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I don't have any estimates for coal handy, but here are some other numbers for reference: Syncrude says their tar sand surface mining operations (the most exte
by beefman 10y ago
I don't have any estimates for coal handy, but here are some other numbers for reference:
Syncrude says their tar sand surface mining operations (the most extensive form of oil mining in wide practice) kill 2.5 birds/PJ.
For wind power, estimates of annual bird deaths for the U.S. circa 2013 include 234,000[1], 440,000[2], and 573,000 (including 83,000 raptors and not including 888,000 bats)[3]. EIA says wind made 507 PJ in 2012[4]. So it's something like 800/PJ.
For the U.S., a 2014 meta-analysis[5] gives 600 million[6] fatal collisions with buildings each year. A 2013 study says, "free-ranging domestic cats kill 1.3–4.0 billion birds and 6.3–22.3 billion mammals annually".[7]
Ivanpah made 74 MW of solar electricity in 2015 (644,506 MWh, according to EIA). So 2600/PJ.
[1] http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2013.10.007 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2013.10.007
[2] http://1.usa.gov/IhyaHv http://1.usa.gov/IhyaHv p.188
[3] http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wsb.260 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wsb.260
[4] http://www.eia.gov/electricity/annual/html/epa_03_01_b.html http://www.eia.gov/electricity/annual/html/epa_03_01_b.html
[5] http://dx.doi.org/10.1650/CONDOR-13-090.1 http://dx.doi.org/10.1650/CONDOR-13-090.1
[6] They give a range from 365-988 and a median of 599. Gotta love that kind of precision!
[7] http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2380 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2380
- ch4s3 10y ago>Syncrude says their tar sand surface mining operations (the most extensive form of oil mining in wide practice) kill 2.5 birds/PJ. That seems way too low. I feel like I've read about huge bird kills from migratory birds landing in the containment ponds.