Hydro power floods huge areas of land and destroys fisheries. Fossil fuels produce harmful air pollution that kills both wildlife and people, in addition to the

Hydro power floods huge areas of land and destroys fisheries. Fossil fuels produce harmful air pollution that kills both wildlife and people, in addition to the long term effects of climate change. All energy sources have impacts, at least with wind once you decommission the plant the landscape is left largely intact. Try doing that with a hydro reservoir or open pit coal mine.