Sheril KirshenbaumJul 23, 2023

In the U.S., recent annual estimates of bird deaths due to:

Cats = 2.4 billion bird deaths

Collisions from building glass = 600 million bird deaths

Land wind turbines = <200,000 bird deaths

Some politicians claim wind turbines “kill all the birds.”

But… they’re not really worried about birds. Rather, they prefer we stick with oil & gas over renewable #energy.

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

Infographic: What Is Killing U.S. Birds?

This chart shows the estimated range of annual human-caused bird deaths in the U.S., by source.

Statista Daily Data
Show threadSheril KirshenbaumJul 23, 2023

Popping on the visualization (also linked above) bc there were a few questions about the data.

This chart displays the US Fish & Wildlife estimates of annual bird mortality in the U.S. from several human causes. /2

Show threadSheril KirshenbaumJul 23, 2023

It shouldn’t need to be said, but given some comments, let me be clear: This is not a post about harming cats.

The point is that special interests have been framing the narrative around renewables in ways that aren’t evidence based to influence public opinion away from supporting wind turbines & other technologies.

But we need to decrease our dependence on fossil fuels to address #ClimateChange. /3

Show threadludiusvox
@Sheril what about nuclear and geothermal?
Jul 23, 2023 at 10:34pmWeb
Show threadTim BeauchampJul 24, 2023
@ludiusvox @Sheril
I haven't seen the data, but I would guess the number for annual bird mortality in the U.S. due to nuclear and geothermal is pretty small. :)