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vitskapsdama ( vitskapsdama@slrpnk.net )  to Green Energy@slrpnk.net · 8 months ago

The Myth That Wind Farms Are a Guillotine for Birds Is Being Debunked by Hard Data

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The Myth That Wind Farms Are a Guillotine for Birds Is Being Debunked by Hard Data

www.zmescience.com

vitskapsdama ( vitskapsdama@slrpnk.net )  to Green Energy@slrpnk.net · 8 months ago
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The harm caused by wind turbines isn't nearly as bad as you think.
  • ExLisper ( ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net ) 
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    It was never a myth. It was a lie.

    • INHALE_VEGETABLES ( INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone ) 
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      Removed by mod

    • SaveTheTuaHawk ( SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ) 
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      Anyone can drive out to a windfarm and look for dead birds, there never were any.

      Also, wind turbines are geared to spin slowly, it’s not like a room fan, they only turn at 10-20 rpm.

      Anyone can also visit a glass office building and ask caretakers how many birds a day they clean up.

      • luciole (they/them) ( luciole@beehaw.org ) 
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        You should read the article fr. It says that wind turbines can and do kill birds, but that they are now designed and placed judiciously to reduce death toll. And that there are much greater threats, namely climate change which wind turbines helps with.

      • jmill ( jmill@lemmy.zip ) 
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        I’m not saying wind turbines kill a lot if birds, but that 20 RPM can translate to blade tip speeds well over 100MPH because of how long they are.

        • SaveTheTuaHawk ( SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ) 
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          And yet, no dead birds.

          If every wants to save birds, remove the windows from your house.

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