alt Hacker NewsAlso wind turbines kill birds and bats, it is an actual problem to be put in the balance.
The balance being: do you build a ton of those turbines, or one nuclear plant?
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eldaisfish • today at 12:38 AM
no, this is not an "actual" problem. It is a problem in the sense that it happens, but not at a meaningful enough scale.
The bats and birds is an issue that the oil and gas industry regularly pushes because it sounds concerning, but really isn't.
They do and it's a problem, but it's a minor issue compared to, say, cars or rat poison. Both kill lots of birds, but somehow when it's wind turbines people suddenly care about the birds. See also: https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/technology-articles/...