What are the environmental issues involved in the utilization of the renewable sources of energy?

Question

What are the environmental issues involved in the utilization of the renewable sources of energy?

Answer 1

Politics.Cost.

Answer 2

There are several depnding on the enrgy source.  

Wind turbines have noise problems for neighbors and kill birds.  

Solar arrays take up land that could be used for other purposes and uses up habitat for native species.  It can also have an unsightly look which has an economic impact on real estate values.

Biodiesal could have problems if too much land is turned over to the production of it.  That will raise the cost of staples like corn and wheat.

Water power- dams really mess up the ecosystem where thay are built.

We never get everything we want for free is the lesson we should draw from this.

Answer 3

Mother nature recycles the fossil fuels . The plants take in the CO2 and gives us back the O2 and keeps the C. The C with the plants oil is the basis for fossil fuel. The plants have recycled this for us for millions of years.