Question

What is an advantage of using wind for producing electricity instead of coal?

A lot of energy is produced by wind compared to coal.
Obtaining wind does not harm the environment, but obtaining coal does.
Using wind is less expensive than using coal.
Wind is abundant in certain areas, and coal is not abundant.

Answer 1

Obtaining wind does not harm the environment, but obtaining coal does.

Wind power doesn’t require mining or burning fossil fuel, so it produces little air pollution or greenhouse gases compared with coal (which causes habitat damage from mining and air/water pollution and CO2 when burned).