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Climate Change / Re: More than 1 million trees cut down for wind turbines last year, 17 million over 24 years
« Last post by catfish1957 on Today at 03:05:45 pm »
2. It is estimated 250-300 thousand birds are killed each year by wind turbines. Cats kill 2.4 billion each year. Another 2.5-3 billion die to cars, buildings, high tension lines etc. 300k is a far cry from 6 billion.
That number is debatable. I have seen numbers as high as 1-3M annually. I understand your level of enumeration includes those carcasses that at are at the location of the turbines. How many of these get injured, fly off a short distance, and die? I am guessing double to triple the count
2.4 billion birds are killed by cats each year.
Cats #1 Threat to Birds
In the United States alone, outdoor cats kill approximately 2.4 billion birds every year. Although this number may seem unbelievable, it represents the combined impact of tens of millions of outdoor cats. Each outdoor cat plays a part.
From an ecological ornithological perspective, there is a multitude of difference between a Sparrow or a Robin and Raptors like Eagles, Hawks, Owls, Osprey etc. BTW... How many kitty cats kill Eagles? At, BTW, how long have cats been ubiquitous in our society? 10,000 years? Birds low on the food chain also are as much as 3-10X more prolific with nest clutches than Raptors Sorry, false premise. And don't get me started on those monstrosities that are getting ready to litter our coast lines. Sea birds are even more vulnerable. And impacts on other sea creatures, like whales, dolphins, etc. Do you really support this level of insanity?
3. Turbine companies are working diligently to solve the bird issue with wind turbines.
The solution is not build them in the first place. I took my first road trip out west last year, in decades, and was horrified of how our beautiful western landscapes and vistas are getting littered and ruined by this shit. Totally unnecessary.
4. Turbines companies are coming out with recyclable blades and other co's are finding ways to recycle the old carbon fiber blades.
lol... Do you realize the amount of manpower, cost, and logistics issues it will take to cut even a recyclable blade? Not to mention the reenforced towers, foundations, and mechanical parts? Isn't going to happen. 30 years from now these 3 fingered monstrosites are going to be rusting monuments as a frozen momento to man's stupidity.
You do nothing but trash new technology.
I was using computers in the mid 70's, and owned one (PC) in 1982. Cell phone in 1993, Stick your Luddite accusations where it doesn't shine.