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All energy resources have an impact on our environment. Fossil fuels do substantially more harm than renewable energy sources by most measures, including air and water pollution, damage to public health, wildlife and habitat loss, water use, land use, and global warming emissions. It is important to understand the environmental impacts associated with producing power from renewable sources such as wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, and hydropower. The type and intensity of environmental impact from each resource varies depending on the technology used, the geographic location, and several other factors specific to each resource. 9) Harnessing wind power is one of the cleanest and most sustainable ways to generate electricity as it produces no toxic pollution or global warming emissions. Wind is also abundant and inexhaustible. But it has its disadvantages.

All BUT ONE could be considered a disadvantage to using wind power as a sustainable energy resource. A) Wildlife - Wind turbines negatively impact wildlife, most notably on birds and bats. B) Public health - People living close to wind turbines have complained about sound and vibration issues. C) Land use - Wind turbines can be sited on brownfields: abandoned or underused industrial land which significantly reduces concerns about land use. D) Competition - Off-shore wind facilities may compete with a variety of other ocean activities, such as fishing, recreational activities, and aquaculture.

Answer 1

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Wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, and hydropower also have environmental impacts, some of which are significant. Fossil fuels do substantially more harm than renewable energy sources by most measures. By understanding the potential environmental issues associated with each renewable energy source, we can takes steps to effectively avoid or minimize these impacts. Biomass power plants generate electricity from biomass that can be sustainably produced and utilized in the United States for energy and fuel, focusing on agricultural residues, waste materials, and forest biomass. In other regions enhanced geothermal systems (or hot dry rock geothermal), which involve drilling into the earth's surface to reach deeper geothermal resources, can allow broader access to geothermal energy.

Future of hydroelectric power in the United States will likely involve increased capacity at current dams and new run-of-the-river projects. Large-scale hydroelectric dams continue to be built in many parts of the world (including China and Brazil) There are environmental impacts at both types of plants. While actual impacts of large-scale operations have not been observed, a range of potential impacts can be projected.

Answer 2

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All energy sources have some impact on our environment. Fossil fuels—coal, oil, and natural gas—do substantially more harm than renewable energy sources by most measures, including air and water pollution, damage to public health, wildlife and habitat loss, water use, land use, and global warming emissions.