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? asked in EnvironmentGreen Living · 8 years ago

Please Help!! Wind Power environmental problems/disadvantages?

Please list some web article/ news links where the topic is about the environmental problems of wind power................ ones with quotes from studies would be very good :))

Thank you!!

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago
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    Wind power has some obvious advantages: it’s clean and renewable and relatively cheap. While these advantages are largely global in nature (e.g. reduced greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel depletion), the disadvantages are primarily local (e.g. land use, noise and visual pollution). Of course, the main disadvantage of wind power is that the wind does not blow consistently or steadily.

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  • 8 years ago

    I don't have links and sources but other disadvantages include:

    harmful to environment (birds)

    if the plant is offshore then transmission cost can be high

    high initial capital cost

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