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ev4n:
--- Quote from: Akima on 03 Feb 2015, 23:10 ---
--- Quote from: Orkboy on 03 Feb 2015, 12:53 ---I'm a fan of water power.
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Leaving aside the issues associated with construction of dams (displacement of populations, loss of productive land, requirements for gigantic quantities of concrete and steel), the environmental effects others have mentioned, and the political problems where rivers run through multiple nations/jurisdictions, hydro-power only works where there is sufficient precipitation and suitable topography close to where the power is needed.
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That doesn't really address Northern Quebec.
explicit:
I listened to Fox News have an executive from the Heartland Institute come in and talk about global warming and now I'm just upset. Ughhhhh, the dumbness
SubaruStephen:
--- Quote from: explicit on 12 Feb 2015, 14:14 ---I listened to Fox News...
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That was the frst mistake.
Kugai:
Isn't Fox News an oxymoron?
explicit:
I switch between the 3 major stations, that way I can get mad at three different things. This is usually how I view the three American stations:
FoxNews: Way too conservative
MSNBC: Way too liberal
CNN: Way too stupid
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