Don't want to be that guy. But every-time i hear people bring up this argument i cringe. It makes us look like total idiots and is one of the weakest arguments against windmills.
Sure, windmills do kill birds, plenty in fact. But that number is absolutely dwarfed by the amount of birds killed by cats, plastics, poisons etc.
Windpower is fine. Doesn't need to be everywhere and inst going to be replacing oil for pretty much anything except generating electricity for local power-grids. Good for passive energy in large open planes like the steppe, or various deserts.
Or the large windfarms out at sea between England and Europe, good place to put em.
Point is, while there are issues with the price tag, efficiency and a few other factors when it comes to wind power. Comparing a few dead birds to the devastation caused by a major oilspill is dumb and helps detract from better arguments and conservative arguments in general.
Don't want to be that guy. But every-time i hear people bring up this argument i cringe. It makes us look like total idiots and is one of the weakest arguments against windmills.
Sure, windmills do kill birds, plenty in fact. But that number is absolutely dwarfed by the amount of birds killed by cats, plastics, poisons etc. Windpower is fine. Doesn't need to be everywhere and inst going to be replacing oil for pretty much anything except generating electricity for local power-grids. Good for passive energy in large open planes like the steppe, or various deserts.
Or the large windfarms out at sea between England and Europe, good place to put em.
Point is, while there are issues with the price tag, efficiency and a few other factors when it comes to wind power. Comparing a few dead birds to the devastation caused by a major oilspill is dumb and helps detract from better arguments and conservative arguments in general.