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Knowing that the fastest growing source of electricity in the world currently is wind power, what is the main environmental advantage and environmental concern to be considered by any community considering wind power's future for their area?
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The major environmental advantage for wind power is that it requires no fuel to generate electricity. Therefore, there is no need for mining, drilling, no radioactive wastes, no need for water in cooling towers, or any water pollution effects. Because there is no fuel to burn, there is no release of air pollutants or greenhouse gases produced with wind turbine generation of electricity. On the negative side, some biologists acknowledge that there is a risk of bird and bat mortality associated with wind farms, but note that this impact is very small compared to the millions of birds that are killed annually by domestic house cats or by flying into cell phone towers.
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