COAL VS. WIND POWER

CONS OF COAL

• Dirtiest energy source
• Greatest contributor to global warming
• Pollution from the burning cause a large amount of deaths

PROS TO COAL
Only source of energy to keep up with our abundant need for energy.

Also coals makes diamonds

CONS TO WIND POWER

• Turbines are very $$$
• The turbines are really ugly
• Turbines can be a threat to wildlife

PROS TO WIND POWER

• No air pollution
• Cannot run out of it
• Operational costs are low

Wind and coal are similar because they both produce energy for us and are very efficient.

They are different however because wind is a renewable resource and is clean while coal costs money to make causing pollution

http://energyinformative.org/wind-energy-pros-and-cons/

http://www.greenamerica.org/programs/climate/dirtyenergy/coal/whydirty.cfm