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FYI tidal power plants are slowing down Earth's rotation. http://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/6400/are-tidal-power-plants-slowing-down-earths-rotation ht

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• bjelkeman-again 12y ago
  The movement of the oceans, and flexing in the earth crust, also slows down earth's rotation. But we are talking milliseconds per century. [1] So, tidal power plants are going to have a very small effect overall. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_acceleration http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_acceleration