Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Fact-checking Donald Trump's claim that wind turbines kill whales

 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66928305

There is no evidence to back Mr Trump's suggestion that offshore wind turbines are killing whales.

NOAA says there are "no known links" between recent large whale mortality rates and offshore wind surveys. But that doesn't mean building windfarms comes at no cost for natural habitats.

7 comments :

  1. Nope. The noise especially pile driving in the construction phase harms not only whales and dolphins but also fish, and other species
    https://tos.org/oceanography/article/acoustic-impacts-of-offshore-wind-energy-on-fishery-resources-an-evolving-source-and-varied-effects-across-a-wind-farms-lifetime.

    BBC shields people like Jimmy savile and Russell Brand.

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  2. typical conspiracy theory nonsense- big claims no actual evidence

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  3. Just an ad hominem on the BBC

    Oceanography is the official magazine of The Oceanography Society. It contains peer-reviewed articles that chronicle all aspects of ocean science and its applications

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  4. It's like saying the Germans weren't so bad because they didn't kill anyone living on the Falkland Islands.
    So wind turbines kill millions of birds a year, make loud noises that scare animals on neaerby farmland, don't provide any electricity when the wind doesn't blow and are made of 100% non-recyclable parts which then go to fill up dumps on pristine land when they wear out.

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  5. Falkland islands would be a great place for wind turbines, except you would need very long cables to transmit the electricity to the mainland

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  6. Oh for crying out loud
    https://sinay.ai/en/does-offshore-wind-affect-marine-life/
    https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/can-wind-turbines-harm-wildlife

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