Can we get balance between nature and clear energy?

@mrki444 (15149)
Croatia (Hrvatska)
January 4, 2021 3:26pm CST
I read several articles about clean energy - energy from water, wind and Sun. When you read it, it looks promising. Techology is beter, we get more clear energy, less dependency about oil. Later you can read about bad sides of it. Wind farms in UK or Croatia cause troubles with birds. Birds get stuck into propellers or go into another area which is not their natural habit. Some say more and more fish died because of Hydro power plant or lakes are not good for them anymore. Can we get balance between nature and clear energy?
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@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
4 Jan 21
All modern technology can do is try their best and see what happens. If it's good, that's wonderful! If it's not good, try something different. Trial and error, I guess that's what this would be.
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@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
4 Jan 21
@mrki444 I'm nutsy coo-coo over animals, so I'm all for preserving nature! Wind farms? Move them!
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@mrki444 (15149)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
4 Jan 21
@kobesbuddy Where? Birds are everywhere and even winds farm can't be everywhere.
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@mrki444 (15149)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
4 Jan 21
I agree. We can't know if we don't try.Would you ignore example birds in favorite of wind farms?
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@kaylachan (71762)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Jan 21
I think we're trying, but it's hard to say for sure if we'll see that balance in our lifetimes.
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@kaylachan (71762)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
5 Jan 21
@mrki444 While that would seem like the simple thing, rarely is it so. That costs money. To get that money, utility companies would need to raise prices. It's not like they aren't trying, but there's also this 'if it's not broken, don't fix it'. I do know there are researchers already looking into how to effectivly
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@mrki444 (15149)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
4 Jan 21
Maybe we need even more upgrade technology. I think this type of engine will not be able hold balance.
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@mrki444 (15149)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
5 Jan 21
@kaylachan True there is also influence from many sides including money.
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@Shavkat (140119)
• Philippines
5 Jan 21
I think it is possible. At present, we need to clear out the virus that killing lots of people.
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@Shavkat (140119)
• Philippines
6 Jan 21
@mrki444 I hope it will
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@mrki444 (15149)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
5 Jan 21
We will never clear it.
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• Philippines
5 Jan 21
Do you think we have balance now? there's just only a few forest on the planet...
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@mrki444 (15149)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
6 Jan 21
Nope otherwise we would not have both types of articles - for and against free energy.
@paigea (36315)
• Canada
5 Jan 21
I keep hoping, we will find that balance.
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@paigea (36315)
• Canada
6 Jan 21
@mrki444 we are not doing very well here. Still burning coal to produce energy.
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@mrki444 (15149)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
6 Jan 21
@paigea We also mostly use oil. Clean energy is just small part in economy.
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@mrki444 (15149)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
6 Jan 21
It should be set as priority. Do you see changes in climate on north side of country?
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@db20747 (43440)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
4 Jan 21
Yes all sides of a solution need to be weighed. We can also look to other kinds of oil to generate power like peanut oil, used cooking oil, algae oil , and olive seeds etc.
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@mrki444 (15149)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
4 Jan 21
Some people think sugar cane is good source of biodiesel but in two years many farmers give up from growing wheat and choose sugar cane. That cause less flour on market so price of bread and other flour products jump.
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@db20747 (43440)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
4 Jan 21
@mrki444 yes, this is a good point. This might happen with corn too
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@mrki444 (15149)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
4 Jan 21
@db20747 Yes and other culture which we use for food.
@RasmaSandra (80736)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
5 Jan 21
There are always some problems and hopefully, it can all figure out how to get clean energy and not harm wildlife
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@mrki444 (15149)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
5 Jan 21
But it is not easy. We can see everything have good and bad sides.
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• New Delhi, India
5 Jan 21
Well 2020 showed how earth responds when people try to over exploit nature ! I don’t think we will ever be able to balance our nature with our needs.
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@mrki444 (15149)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
5 Jan 21
I think we need another planet or asteroid.