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What should be done and over with by now? (piefed.social)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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[–] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Iceland pretty much runs on thermal energy. You can also use hydroelectric dams, tidal energy and wind energy. And a lot of countries are using that instead of fossil fuel. Of course, there's lunatics like Merz, who wants to literally replace renewables with nuclear, but the less said about that b-st-rd the better.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Well planned hydroelectric dams are fantastic, but they do disrupt ecosystems quite badly.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    The local environmental impacts are horrific, we really shouldn't build more hydroelectric dams if at all possible. (And should be actively transitioning away from and dismantling old ones, but that comes with lots of new problems) Yes it's great having consistent, reliable renewable energy but we're putting everything that relies on healthy salmon populations in danger of extinction.

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