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Aethelstan Jan 3, 2025

@globeandmail @business-globeandmail windmills? What grains are they milling in the North Sea? #wind_turbines

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🦣Jun 27, 2024

#ScientificAmerican

#Whales Are Dying but
Not from Offshore Wind

Politicians and nonprofit groups have blamed offshore #wind_turbines for whale deaths, but the #science doesn’t support those claims—at all

BY JOSH AXELROD
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/whales-are-dying-but-not-from-offshore-wind/

Whales Are Dying but Not from Offshore Wind

Politicians and nonprofit groups have blamed offshore wind turbines for whale deaths, but the science doesn’t support those claims—at all

Scientific American

Manly Blog Oct 29, 2023

"Wind turbines will be constructed approximately 20 to 35 kilometres from the shorelines across a designated area. About 1,000 people gathered for a rally in Wollongong opposing the proposed Illawarra offshore wind zone.The zone will cover a 1,461-square-kilometre area, stretching from the Royal National Park to Kiama."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-29/offshore-wind-protest-paddle-out-illawarra-hunter/103036846

Noise pollution from wind turbines and its effects on wildlife: A cross-national analysis of current policies and planning regulations
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032122006852

#energy #renewables #NSW #coast #wind_turbines #impacts #whales #birds #wildlife #noise #drilling #PileDriving

Hunter, Illawarra surfers paddle out against NSW offshore wind zone plans

An offshore wind zone has been formally declared for the New South Wales Hunter's coast, with more to come elsewhere, including the Illawarra. Some locals are worried about the impact of the turbines.

ABC News