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There are rules (releasing water...) and equipment aiming at reducing harm to aquatic life, even worst cases (migratory fishes). https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/

There are rules (releasing water...) and equipment aiming at reducing harm to aquatic life, even worst cases (migratory fishes). https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/habitat-conservation/improving-fish-migration-hydropower-dams https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/habitat-conservation... "the rate of emissions per unit of electric generation from hydropower (excluding tropical reservoirs) is much lower than for fossil fuel technologies." Source: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1209/ML12090A850.pdf https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1209/ML12090A850.pdf

arcticbull 4y ago
This is the study I was referring to re: GHG impact. It depends where and most importantly how long you run the plant. [1] I'm not really opposed to hydro, I only responded because the impact of the creation of reservoirs is likely not factored into the headline numbers. [1] https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.est.9b05083 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.est.9b05083