How many birds die from wind turbines? Surprising findings

Critics say wind turbines endanger birds but two new studies have now analysed the risk in more detail. What they have found could change the debate.

euronews

To the people who think #wind #turbines and #solar #farms spoil the #natural #landscape; it's worth remembering that some of that landscape (the patchwork of rolling green fields, for example) is itself the visible outcome of #technological advance and they're anything but natural. What about the charming old watermills and windmills that are so symbolic of Olde #England and the #Netherlands? The vineyards of #France and #Italy, the olive groves of the #Mediterranean, or the magnificent hills and glens of #Scotland, that were once the ancient #Caledonian forests, subsequently cleared for sheep and cattle grazing. These too symbolise earlier technological advance. Canals, railways, castles, churches, lighthouses and hedgerows are the same. Once upon a time these too may have been considered a blight on the landscape and yet nowadays they are often viewed as part of our cultural heritage, to be preserved and managed for posterity. A sense of perspective is surely required? Take a closer look at the #rural landscape you think is being spoiled.

#energy #renewableenergy #renewables #renewable #fossilFuels #green #GreenEnergy #WindTurbines #SolarFarms

Wind Turbines in the Columbia Gorge.
Summer 2024
How I miss those days
#digitalphotography #photography #windmills #windturbines #ColumbiaValley #washington #Oregon #columbiagorge #PacificNorthwest

@greenpeace

AND…all of those stories about how the turbines kill birds is just oil-industry propaganda.

Source:
https://www.statista.com/chart/15195/wind-turbines-are-not-killing-fields-for-birds/

#Data #Facts #Green #Environment #WindTurbines #Birds

@LillyHerself @mralancooper
RE
cats kill more birds than #windturbines

Yea, like 5,000 times more, Trump is in permanent not funny story book land 🤪

RE
happy to kill millions of humans in the #middleeast, but #Trump is loath to kill any birds with wind turbines

Yea, another BS backwards fake animal story, like his campaign classic, #TheSnake
#scorpionandthefrog

https://www.stephenhprovost.com/on-life/the-snake

#Iran #Hormuz

Stahl statt Holz: In Niedersachsen steht der erste private Windbaum

Ein Baum aus Stahl statt Holz: In Thüdinghausen (Landkreis Northeim) betreibt Sebastian Harms als erste Privatperson einen Windbaum in Deutschland. 36 Mini-Turbinen erzeugen Strom - ein Projekt zwischen Design, Technik und Energiewende.

ndr.de
Wolfe Island wind turbines restart as blade failure probe continues
More than half of the wind turbines on Wolfe Island are back online following a recent blade failure, though the investigation into the exact cause remains ongoing.
#Canada #TransAlta #WolfeIslandwindturbines
https://globalnews.ca/news/11756796/wolfe-island-wind-turbines-restart-blade-failure-probe/
Wolfe Island wind turbines restart as blade failure probe continues
More than half of the wind turbines on Wolfe Island are back online following a recent blade failure, though the investigation into the exact cause remains ongoing.
#Canada #TransAlta #WolfeIslandwindturbines
https://globalnews.ca/news/11756796/wolfe-island-wind-turbines-restart-blade-failure-probe/