Re:Renewables now account for 25% of German energy production
by zokier on Monday July 30, 2012 @11:33AM
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The damage of hydro is fairly localized afaik, both spatially and temporally. Fossil fuels cause damage globally (in addition to the local damage of oil fields/coal mines, and the power plants), and the damage is much more long lasting. Also the damage of hydro does not accumulate over time afaik.
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Re:Renewables now account for 25% of German energy production
by maxerickson on Monday July 30, 2012 @12:16PM
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Hydro plants have huge impacts on stream and river ecosystems. A good case study would be the impact on salmon in the pacific northwest of the U.S.