[nattofriends]

Hydroelectric power is not something all countries are lucky enough to have.

[exDM69]

Hydroelectric power is not very environmentally friendly either. Like the giant dams of China that destroy the whole ecosystem near the power plant.

[zokier]

The damage of hydro is fairly localized afaik, both spatially and temporally. Fossil fuels cause damage globally (in addition to the local damage of oil fields/coal mines, and the power plants), and the damage is much more long lasting. Also the damage of hydro does not accumulate over time afaik.

[nosse]

Norwegian hydroelectric plants usually don't destroy a ecosystem, just some nice looking waterfall. They have so long and steep falls that ecosystem would be naturally separated by it anyway.

[maigret]

And in the future, lucky enough to keep. Glaciers melting due to global warming will probably harm many countries in South America and elsewhere.