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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
The story I've read is that they've said that Quebec hydro power isn't very green because it results in flooding that kills trees. And those trees release their carbon when they die.
It sounds like nonsense to me, but that's part of the opposition story behind getting people to reject the transmission lines.
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That’s true about new hydro to some degree. There is a negative CO2 affect from the flooding. Scale though needs to be looked at closely as when you compare lifecycle emissions it’s still very green.