Electric Cars
Wind Power
Environmental Issues
100

This is the main reason for pollution caused by electric cars.

What are batteries?

100

These are used in turbine production and cause pollution in their manufacturing.

What are steel, cement, and glass?

100

This is how many times more resources are used for solar power, than gas.

What is 3x?

200

This is where the energy used to charge electric cars come from.

What are coal-fired power plants?

200

These are required for efficient running of a 500 megawatt wind plant.

What is a 500 megawatt wind facility and a 375 megawatt power plant?

200

This aspect of solar power generation creates more pollution than natural gas.

What is aluminum, steel, and glass production?

300

80,000 miles.

Up to how many miles do electric and gas cars produce equivalent amounts of carbon?

300

This mineral must be boiled in acid to be usable in turbine production; leaves behind radiation.

What is neodymium?

300
Solyndra solar panels

What is not economically sustainable?

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