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Wind power kills more people per kWh than nuclear does. Hydro power often relies on dams that devastate ecosystems. Solar is expensive as hell. I don't even kno

• Nadya 10y ago
  For what it is worth the cost of solar is dropping - and pretty steadily at that, if I recall correctly. Japan has researched and is working on developing tidal energy [0]. But that's the only case I know of off-hand even related to tidal energy at all... and it hasn't been built yet. [0] http://www.hydroworld.com/articles/2014/12/japan-develops-tidal-energy-as-part-of-us-501-million-project.html http://www.hydroworld.com/articles/2014/12/japan-develops-ti...
• hyperpallium 10y ago
  > Wind energy kills a mere 100 people or so per trillion kWhrs, the majority from falls during maintenance activities https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2013/09/29/forget-eagle-deaths-wind-turbines-kill-humans/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2013/09/29/forget-ea...
  • opo 10y ago
    According to wikipedia, wind kills about 150 per trillion Kwh. This is significantly more than nuclear. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_accidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_accidents
• 205guy 10y ago
  France has had a tidal generator for 50 years, where have you been? I do recognize that model is limited, and other sites are few and fraught with the same issues as dams: natural flow is better for the ecosystem in those locations. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rance_Tidal_Power_Station https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rance_Tidal_Power_Station Also [citations needed].