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Tesla is not 100% open source. The Tesla Car battery circuit is a secret. You can't find the exact specs how many cells in how many rows and what order the - and + go etc.
I did the trip to Radisson/La Grande/etc.. last summer was a great road trip. (I'd suggest you rent an SUV it's a long rough road) But I'd say the impact the dams had were not exactly small.
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For sure. Dams can cause huge change to any eco system.
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Hydro power still produces GHG such as CO2.
Gross GHG emissions of reservoirs in the James Bay area fluctuate around 30,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per TWh of generated power.
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Thats true and actually this is something I only learned about a year ago. I forget the reasons - something about the plant life at the bottom?
There are always trade offs when it comes to energy production. The best we can hope for is to get the most energy for the smallest carbon footprint, or least amount of damage, etc.
And when that can't happen, at least, to clean up the damage left behind. This is something I wish big oil would be better at. They have accidents like oil spills and train derailments, but the clean up seems to be piss-poor. The golf of Mexico is a good example.
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I'd say the current best long term solution would be a mix of solar and Thorium Molten Salt Reactor pods.
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YES!!! I totally agree. Even current reactors are cleaner than coal. Did I hear that they already building Thorium reactors?