Environment & Energy
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(13,485 posts)how it works, power output, cost to build, what it's made of, life expectancy, and environmental impact.
applegrove
(118,696 posts)guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)The US could do the same thing.
But the fossil fuel and nuclear industries would oppose this.
applegrove
(118,696 posts)guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)I do not know how much power is produced, but the St Laurence river area has very strong tides.
applegrove
(118,696 posts)guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)They were testing units in the St Laurence and as the tide rose, the units moved vertically.
applegrove
(118,696 posts)way ahead of the game in canada.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)in the 1940s, many would call that creeping socialism.
Canada is showing the way in many areas.
applegrove
(118,696 posts)release when they flood such vast areas, but after a generation they are not bad for the environment.
KT2000
(20,584 posts)all things nuclear, including generation of electricity. These alternatives may get grants here and there but it is nothing like what other sources of energy have been given by our government.