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The Myth That Wind Farms Are a Guillotine for Birds Is Being Debunked by Hard Data (www.zmescience.com)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/energy@slrpnk.net
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[–] 1 point 8 months ago (6 children)

Fuck them birds. Now study the effects of fossil fuel and compare the two.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago

    I don't have a link but I believe this has absolutely been studied and it's the same as what OP says above but specifically about fossil fuels. The amount of birds that die to wind turbines is significantly less than the amount of birds that die to the fossil fuel industry.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    It's obvious parties who are against renewables will use this problem to their advantage acting like the dead birds are the thing care about. Obviously switching from wind energy to fossil energy is not desirable, and luckily fossil fuels aren't the only alternative. Birds prefer to travel during the day, when there is also solar power for example. This is not a black and white discussion where you are either in favour of killing birds or in favour of saving the planet. Halting climate change and limiting the amount of animals dying for bad reasons are not mutually exclusive goals.

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  • [–] -2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    I also find that birds movements are not black and white as some birds such as the owl prefers moving under the cover of night.
    However I feel like everyone who meets you is pro killing of the conversation.

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