Wind turbines kill birds.
While this is true, it misses an important piece of context:
Fossil fuel power plants kill 35x more birds per GWh than wind turbines do.
"The wider use of wind energy can save wildlife and birds as it displaces more harmful sources of electricity."
In other words, the best way to protect birds is to displace fossil fuels. #ClimateAction #EndFossilFuel
https://michaelthomaswrites.substack.com/p/wind-turbines-arent-the-greatest
While this is true, it misses an important piece of context:
Fossil fuel power plants kill 35x more birds per GWh than wind turbines do.
"The wider use of wind energy can save wildlife and birds as it displaces more harmful sources of electricity."
In other words, the best way to protect birds is to displace fossil fuels. #ClimateAction #EndFossilFuel
https://michaelthomaswrites.substack.com/p/wind-turbines-arent-the-greatest
Wind Turbines Aren't The Greatest Threat to Birds
A short post about one of the most common and misleading arguments against wind energyMichael Thomas (Distilled)
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