General Discussions

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Hydroelectric power has strong pros re emissions but even the large dams needed are problematic - setup costs, environmental impact, local community impact, climate vulnerabilities and even methane gas releases over time.

The methane is an issue, but it's an issue made even bigger by the Solar PV and Wind farm boosters, they aren't really for all low or no carbon solutions but for their green solution which is "All Good". It's a hypocrisy that we can all see, and the louder they become the more widely it is exposed.

The truth is of course that every large water basin, lakes, seas and oceans release methane. It is an even bigger problem when they don't because the gradual release is quite natural while the accumulation and sudden release can be devastating.

[member=61]Baggers[/member]‍ As you suggest there is no one solution, the minute they stop postulating their specific solution as the one and only best solution they may actually make some progress in getting people to listen and act. Many hands make light work, and the same applies to technological solutions.

I read an article last year about protestors opposing the mining of underwater resources for rare earths due to the potential release of methane, but apparently it's OK do so under permafrost in high northern latitudes when the mine is collecting rare earths for use in Chinese production of your solar PV or wind farm components. But if Apple or Samsung do it to provide high tech semiconductors for phones, TVs or perhaps on the side the odd pacemaker, then it's evil, the double standard is alarming.