Study: #Wind does not present population-level risks to birds. Fossil fuels do. #green #energy

Rhetoric vs. Reality: Wind Energy and Birds

awea.org 08 Mar '12, 6pm

Study: #Wind does not present population-level risks to birds. Fossil fuels do. #green #energy

Wind is the only source of energy that does not present population-level risks to birds, according to a study of coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, hydroelectric, and wind power. ³ Wind turbines are estimated to cause less than three out of every 100,000 human-related bird deaths in the U.S., and will never cause more than a very small fraction no matter how extensively wind power is used in the future, the National Academy of Sciences found. 4 Wind power causes far fewer losses of birds (approximately 108,000 a year) than buildings (550 million), power lines (130 million), cars (80 million), poisoning by pesticides (67 million), domestic cats (at least 10 million), and radio and cell towers (4.5 million). 5 Non-renewable energy sources "pose higher risks to wildlife" than renewable sources. Coal - which wind directly replaces - "is by far the largest contributor" to wildlif...

Full article: http://www.awea.org/newsroom/realstories/release_030111_2...

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@tonat030 » 08 Mar '12, 11pm
Mythe: #Wind energie serieuse bedreiging voor vogelpopulaties Feit: Niet,dus;Fossil fuels do! [link] #wetenschap #nodenying
@StollmeyerEU » 08 Mar '12, 7pm
#Wind power is far less harmful to birds than the #fossil fuels it displaces [link]
@softgrasswalker » 08 Mar '12, 6pm
RT @oliveridley: RT @emileepierce: Study: #Wind does not present population-level risks to birds. Fossil fuels do. [link] #green #energy
@Ken_Silverstein » 08 Mar '12, 6pm
RT @emileepierce: Study: #Wind does not present population-level risks to birds. Fossil fuels do. [link] #green #energy
@emileepierce » 08 Mar '12, 6pm
Study: #Wind does not present population-level risks to birds. Fossil fuels do. [link] #green #energy
@elaineishere » 09 Mar '12, 8pm
RT @emileepierce: Study: #Wind does not present population-level risks to birds. Fossil fuels do. [link] #green #energy
@Solarkids » 08 Mar '12, 11pm
RT @emileepierce: Study: #Wind does not present population-level risks to birds. Fossil fuels do. [link] #green #energy
@BartvdRee » 08 Mar '12, 10pm
RT @emileepierce: Study: #Wind does not present population-level risks to birds. Fossil fuels do. [link] #green #energy
@str03k » 08 Mar '12, 7pm
RT @emileepierce: Study: #Wind does not present population-level risks to birds. Fossil fuels do. [link] #green #energy
@EcoLeeAnn » 08 Mar '12, 6pm
RT @emileepierce: Study: #Wind does not present population-level risks to birds. Fossil fuels do. [link] #green #energy
@oliveridley » 08 Mar '12, 6pm
RT @emileepierce: Study: #Wind does not present population-level risks to birds. Fossil fuels do. [link] #green #energy
@votesolar » 08 Mar '12, 6pm
RT @emileepierce: Study: #Wind does not present population-level risks to birds. Fossil fuels do. [link] #green #energy
@Sustainable2050 » 08 Mar '12, 6pm
RT @emileepierce: Study: #Wind does not present population-level risks to birds. Fossil fuels do. [link] #green #energy