Midjourney generated image of flock of birds flying above wind turbines, birds-eye view

Wind turbines much better for birds and bats than alternatives

Barnard On Wind Redux Post: People who blame wind turbines for bird deaths shouldn’t own cats or light their house at night

Wind turbines are often criticized for killing birds and bats. Fights against siting wind turbines in bird migration corridors or in bird habitat are frequent. Highly inflammatory language is used by anti-wind energy advocates such as ‘bird mincer’, ‘bird blender’ and ‘eagle killers’. Outlandish numbers of deaths are often attributed to them.

News outlets which should know better and ones which can’t be expected to share similar language.

• Wind farms under fire for bird kills — Washington Post
• Windfarm turbines deadly for birds, bats — Globe and Mail
• Spanish wind farms kill 6 to 18 million birds & bats a year — Canada Free Press

How significant is the mortality of wind turbines upon birds and bats?

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