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Re:Forests Around Chernobyl Aren’t Decaying Properly by PeterisP on Sunday March 16, 2014 @10:42PM (#7412582)
Going to hydro is exactly what the parent poster says - gradual powerdown and/or population reduction. There's just so much hydro potential around, we're already using almost all of the good spots, and there's not nearly enough capacity on this planet for our current use.
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Re:Forests Around Chernobyl Aren’t Decaying Properly by maxerickson on Monday March 17, 2014 @09:42AM (#7414923)
I thought they were claiming that EROI makes alternative energy sources intractable. That isn't true. The oil/coal preference is all about cost and convenience.

(The 'hydro wins' was just the sort of fun/obnoxious way to link to the chart showing that lots of systems have a net EROI, which is almost all you need)

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