Wind Energy - Mind Map

Wind Energy

Human Impact

New Careers

Construction

Maintenance

Engineering

Administrative

Audio Pollution

Farmers

Zoning Regulations

Not in urban areas

Can't be put on roofs

Solar

Headaches

Visual Pollution

Not in my backyard

No negative health impacts of coal

Asthma

Cancer

Economic Impact

Cheap Electricity

Kills non-renewable companies

No fuel costs

Relatively cheap to set up

Improves rural economy

Shares land with agriculture

Second source of income for farmers

Wealth redistribution

No economic damage
caused by climate change

Environmental Impact

100% renewable

Wind doesn't end

No Fuel

No greenhouse gases

No climate change

No pollution

Lower harm to ecosystems

Less damage to habitats

No damage from
mining / extracting gas

Small land footprint

Share land with agriculture

Threat to birds

Science

Energy generated by wind

Unreliable

Some areas are windier

Unpredictable

Power Storage Infrastructure

Batteries

Flywheel

Wind Hydrogen Diesel

R&D

Improved Efficiency

Requires Investment

Floods

Droughts

Storms

Rising Sea

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