Dams & Hydroelectric power are always considered an important part of reducing our dependence on FFs. As this article demonstrates though, they have their own set of problems which are just about as bad.
There's no Free Lunch. Every technology going right back to the control over Fire by Homo Sap has negative blowback, and the more complex the tech, the worse the blowback.
https://slate.com/business/2024/08/construction-traffic-cars-driving-transportation-highway.html
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