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Out of curiousity, what are we going to be replacing wind farms, dams, coal and nuclear technologies with?  Hopefully the coal plants will go, and maybe the nuclear since it is so controversial, but why get rid of the dams and wind farms? They're fully legitimate forms of renewable energy.  The dams are especially good because not only are they harvesting a renewable energy source, but they are also fairly reliable and stable, as opposed to wind farms.  I would like to see solar become a substantial energy source, but until they come up with a way to produce solar modules more cheaply, I don't see it becoming a large contributor to energy sources in the near future. I think that for now, and potentially quite a ways into the future, wind and hydro are our renewable energy sources. 

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