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Gold/Mining/Energy : Copper Fox

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To: Metacomet who wrote (9552)5/31/2015 3:08:46 PM
From: Hog Head  Read Replies (3) of 10654
 
What we see happening, at an increasing rate, is a massive transition to renewables where possible

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Can you give me some examples of this - I would like to dig into that further.

What do you consider "renewables"? Most renewable sources have other impacts, but would like to know what you consider renewable.

For example, do you consider hydroelectric renewable? If so, consider other impacts of flooding the prime valley bottom habitat/farms and interruption of wildlife and spawning - not to mention the reduction of crucial nutrients that free flowing rivers deliver to the coastal seawater. Dams stop the flow and all the sediments and nutrients settle to the bottom and don't reach the coast as in the past.

Wind farms have problems too with bird kills and low frequency modulation.

Im just saying - there is no free lunch, and the truly viable green solutions don't see the light of day because they are the ones that could really effect change...

Thorium reactors is a prime example - the technology has been there since the 60's, yet we are still just talking about it.
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