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Well, isn't that at least partly because the number of glass windows in most parts of the country is several orders of magnitude greater than the number of wind
by kijin 15y ago
Well, isn't that at least partly because the number of glass windows in most parts of the country is several orders of magnitude greater than the number of windmills? We might need to consider the bird-kill argument a bit more seriously if the plan is to build windmills all over the place.
- Anechoic 15y agoThis link: http://www.coeccc.net/Environmental_Scans/wind_scan_sw_09.pdfestimates http://www.coeccc.net/Environmental_Scans/wind_scan_sw_09.pd... there are about 25,000 turbines in the USA. According to GP, 300,000/year birds are killed by wind turbines, which results in about 12 birds killed per turbine per year. This compares with about 83 birds per radio tower. Of course the growth rate of wind turbines vs towers (and glass windows) is probably different, so you have a point.