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GLG 220 Week 5 Environmental Sustainability Paper
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Wind Power: Its Pros and Cons
The quest to find an alternative energy resource that is in
accordance with history and latest trend in technology has paved the
way for humans to look after the environment and to preserve the
natural resources. An alternative energy resource is wind power.
This is not a new discovery but overtime it took a fresh and better
tactic. History will reveal that hundreds of years ago, windmills
were already use in Europe in wind farms with wind turbines in
order to gain as much as wind energy as possible. This is an
effective method in producing the maximum wind energy; however,
there are pros and cons that one has to be aware with in this kind of
alternative source of energy.
Introduction
Missouri produces wind energy coming from more than 2,500
square miles land that the state use as 63% portion of electricity.
Windmills are producer of clean energy; however worn-out
windmills produce otherwise. One hazardous element of wind
turbines is carbon fiber composite. When wind turbine is worn-out,
it has to be burned and trashed out, a process that is perilous to the
atmosphere. This wind turbine replacement is necessary. One
material of wind turbine is thermoset plastic; this usually creates the
wind turbines’ strength and low weight requirement. A breakage
from this wind turbine might destroy houses and buildings nearby
and pieces of the blade might be scattered meters away. Wind power
accidents are much common compared to nuclear accidents.
Recorded in 2008 were casualties of 16 civilians and 41 workers—a
continuously increasing number. During high winds, the turbines
should be stopped and the rotation should be stopped in order to
reduce this staggering figure of casualties. Moreover, a regular