ANTH 316 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: 10Th Parallel North, Landfill Gas, Indomalayan Realm
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Used as alt for fossil fuels, some don"t want to or at least don"t want to be forced or don"t want to be overly regulated. The sound from wind turbines can be detrimental such as headaches and lack of sleep. Are some possible ecosystem impacts in regards to changing wind patterns, can affect birds, etc. Biodiversity conservation act -- done to limit wind turbines to minimize effect on bird species, limits wind farms in crucial wildlife areas. Ex: incineration, gasification, pyrolysis, anaerobic digestion (composting), landfill gas recovery. Can be done with low-tech or high-tech making it economically expedient. Extracting transporting and disposing fossil fuels and their effect (natalie) Can cause environmental harm and harm to the local population as well as affecting global warming. In relation to mining this all applies, dangerous for workers and environment. When it comes to extracting liquids and gas (fracking), tons of negative impacts, contamination of groundwater, production of methane.
