Coastal Wind Farms
Negative Possibilities
Suseptible to Elements
Tropical Storms may knock down
Hurricanes
Effect on Wildlife
(Birds, etc.)
Effects on habitats of wildlife
Birds Flying into Blade
Find ways to repel birds without harming
Study migratory patterns of birds in that area
Location
do we put them on public beaches
People reaction
Land acquisition
Residential/populated areas?
Distance from actual water
Positive Possibilities
providing jobs to build and operate
provides a steady flow of income to area with it
helps economy
Clean source of energy
helps environment by reducing carbon footprint
reduce reliance on fossil fuel energy sources
long termthere is more energy to the amount of money spent on it
Increase of energy production on gulf coast
Renewable energy source
