The findings of a twenty year-long research project has revealed that golden eagles in proximity to the Beinn an Tuirc windfarm in Scotland are thriving, throwing a spanner in the works for anyone who claims wind farms and wind turbines are inherently dangerous to birds. In 1997, during the planning process … [continued]
This article is about debunking myths (deliberately perpetrated) regarding wind energy. First, watch the video: Billion dollar businesses and billion dollar interests have a lot of money they can use to attack their up-and-coming competitors. Even if those competitors are driven by clear thinking and clean energy, money directed in … [continued]
The impact of wind farms on birds has been a topic of debate and concern for many people for years. To many, wind turbines are utterly destructive “bird blenders,” while others don’t buy into that notion. (We’ll come back to that the issue later in this article.) To help … [continued]
There’s a common myth that wind turbines are much worse for birds that conventional, fossil-fuel power plants. As an indication that they certainly aren’t, a leading bird protection charity in the UK is actually going to have a huge wind turbine for its headquarters! The Royal Society for the Protection … [continued]
It seems that green industries are sometimes held to a higher standard than other industries on all environmental matters. For example, even though wind and solar energy are worlds better than their fossil fuel alternatives (in many ways), they are fiercely attacked when they create any environmental or wildlife harm. … [continued]
As more and more wind farms are installed across the planet in response to governmental aims to curb carbon emissions, our lack of knowledge concerning the impact wind farms have on the surrounding wildlife — particularly birds — needs to be improved. A new study has attempted to partially … [continued]
OK, it’s mostly folks from the American Wind Energy Association (but also Jack Clarke of the Audobon Society, who inspired my enthusiastic title). But, seriously, they are right on. I almost never even mention the topic of wind turbines’ effect on wildlife,.. because it is so completely obvious. Wind energy is tremendously needed in addressing both global warming pollution and other pollution. Unless we want to go back to a time when we didn’t have electricity at all, it’s sorely needed.
Watch these wind energy experts discuss the wind industry’s relationship to wildlife in the video below.
