blackaeronaut Wrote:...Aiyeke? How does solar and wind power adversely affect the environment? I know that there are issues with bird strikes on wind turbines, but that's a relatively small thing so long as you are not building turbines in an area favored by an avian species on the endangered list.Solar power ATM requires extremely toxic elements for the construction of solar panels, and the extraction and disposal of those chemicals is hazradous.
Wind power doesn't cause much poluttion that I am aware of, however it can't provide main power. Wind power is a decent supplement (if you overcome NIMBY) but as a primary power source its terrible.
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