tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post2051644171973205272..comments2024-03-19T07:10:27.303-07:00Comments on Quark Soup by David Appell: ... And Fake Concern about Bird HazardsDavid Appellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-78929618601145744182015-06-07T07:06:13.725-07:002015-06-07T07:06:13.725-07:00Richard, as noted earlier, the photos were taken f...Richard, as noted earlier, the photos were taken from a distance, using a long focal length lens, to make the turbines appear closer to the buildings than they actually are. <br /><br />Now, how about providing before/after pictures of a coal mine? Or a village destroyed by a dam? Or a uranium mine? Or an oil field?<br /><br />Nobody is advocating building wind turbines as useless decorations. The point is that they reduce the need for power from other sources. If you're goi to argue that wind turbines are bad, you have to answer the question "compared to what?"Ned Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-22456396384205591492015-06-06T06:15:40.673-07:002015-06-06T06:15:40.673-07:00http://mothersagainstwindturbines.com/2015/06/06/t...http://mothersagainstwindturbines.com/2015/06/06/tales-of-wind-turbine-torture-not-a-bedtime-story/ has a good account of the effect on humans living near to wind turbines, such as those depicted in the photos.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08853654751482692260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-78427691841719556512015-06-06T02:10:10.960-07:002015-06-06T02:10:10.960-07:00Three comments :-
1. The figures for bird mortal...Three comments :-<br /><br />1. The figures for bird mortality have large error margins.<br />2. Wind power requires another form of electricity generations as backup for when the wind doesn't blow (or blows too hard) as it can not be stored economically, or transmitted from elsewhere economically.<br />3. The air brushed photos accurately show what those places look like without wind turbines.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08853654751482692260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-72599313867093221692015-06-05T13:30:06.052-07:002015-06-05T13:30:06.052-07:00Wind turbines are rough on bats - http://www.aibs....Wind turbines are rough on bats - http://www.aibs.org/bioscience-press-releases/131104_high_bat_mortality_from_wind_turbines.html<br /><br />Although I'm not aware of any comparable statistics for other forms of power generation, and of course this white-nose business seems to make the whole debate academic.Larshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07915440101940467640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-46923416506131785212015-06-05T00:15:09.363-07:002015-06-05T00:15:09.363-07:00Also: cats!
http://www.rspb.org.uk/makeahomeforwi...Also: cats!<br /><br />http://www.rspb.org.uk/makeahomeforwildlife/advice/gardening/unwantedvisitors/cats/birddeclines.aspxTony Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793245303802414316noreply@blogger.com