Comment on The Myth That Wind Farms Are a Guillotine for Birds Is Being Debunked by Hard Data
LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 1 week ago
People saying this is some kind of hoax have not done their research. As someone who works for a renewable energy company they do hit birds (and bats, which are attracted to their low-frequency hum). I thought it was kind of nonsense before this job, but up close you realize those blades are spinning FAST. Theres nothing like them in the animal kingdom so birds arent afraid of them. There are steps you can take to mitigate the threat, but it is a valid concern. On the whole, though, they are still much better for the environment than pretty much any other type of energy generation.
FLP22012005@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Did you read the article? It contains numbers for the amounts of birds killed by turbines. To be clear: the article does not say no birds are killed. The number just is not very relevant as compared to other dangers, such as buildings, power lines and, most importantly, cats. 4,000 birds are killed by pet cats for every bird killed by a turbine.
LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Yeah people in the comments are talking about wind turbines killing birds being a hoax though. It definitely isn’t.
Another important distinction is that wind turbines disproportionately kill raptors like eagles, which are not threatened by cats.