VitskapsdamaMar 7

"Ask most people, and the image of wind turbines as bird killers still persists, often amplified by anti-renewable rhetoric. But if you look at the hard data, a different story emerges. It turns out that while wind turbines do kill birds, they are statistically insignificant compared to the bigger killers we have in our cities and in our bedrooms. In fact, when you factor in climate change, wind power might actually help birds."

Data not only shows the relative impact of wind turbines on bird deaths, but also gives us the insight to reduce their impact further.

https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/technology-articles/sustainability/renewable-energy/birds-and-wind-turbines/

#windpower #science #debunk #renewableenergy #sustainability

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

The harm caused by wind turbines isn't nearly as bad as you think.

ZME Science
Show threadStephen J. AndersonMar 7
@vitskapsdama It’s always amused me how many people who are suddenly concerned about the impact of wind turbines on birds had no prior concerns about, say, skyscrapers, cats, habitat destruction, or urban noise limiting mating call range.
Show threadChrisMar 7
@utterfiction @vitskapsdama same sorta people who 'suddenly' care about womens' safety when a trans person needs to pee
Show threadOrion Ussner kidderMar 7
@ASprinkleofSage @utterfiction @vitskapsdama Yes! This! Same, again, as people who don't give a single dog turd about children's safety but insist everyone need to show ID just to boot up Windows. It's cynical. It's bad-faith. We need to simply call bullshit on these people.
Show threadWesDym
@OrionKidder I won't assign malice where ignorance will suffice. I think that many or most people are good at reasoning from A to B, and B to C, but not A to C. I think they mostly mean well, but don't have good solutions in mind.
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Show threadOrion Ussner kidderMar 8
@wesdym If the last ten years have taught us anything, it's that ignorance is often deliberately deployed by the malicious.
Show threadOrion Ussner kidderMar 8

@wesdym And there are lots and LOTS of malicious people out there.

About 30%, turns out.