1. Hydroelectric Power
When dams are built and filled with water, the wildlife is moved into a new habitat, which can cause high mortality rates with any species.2 ______________ 1. ... "Windmills have been used to grind grain, pump water, and power small electric generators."8 The reliability and efficiency of wind turbines have improved; the cost of wind-generated electricity has come down. ... Windmills would get in the way of the migration of birds, and many of them could be killed. ...
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