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The cover story in the new issue of German nature magazine, Geo, reports that industrial wind turbines could make the red kite, a raptor species similar to hawks and eagles, extinct
Industrial wind threatens 28 endangered bird & bat species in Germany alone.
Industrial wind threatens 28 endangered bird & bat species in Germany alone.
Onshore wind expansion in Germany has fallen to its lowest level in 20 years because of citizen resistance and lawsuits filed to protect wildlife endangered by industrial wind turbines:
cleanenergywire.org/news/germanys-…
cleanenergywire.org/news/germanys-…
Industrial wind energy has emerged as one of the greatest threats to endangered bird & bat species, as well as insect populations, around the world
Extinction is no joke. As evidence of its ecological impact grows, industrial wind’s expansion will slow
forbes.com/sites/michaels…
Extinction is no joke. As evidence of its ecological impact grows, industrial wind’s expansion will slow
forbes.com/sites/michaels…
The problem is that renewable “fuels” — wind, sunlight, water — are energy-dilute, and thus require 400-700x more land than gas or nuclear
The reason renewables can’t power modern civilization is because they were never meant to
forbes.com/sites/michaels…
The reason renewables can’t power modern civilization is because they were never meant to
forbes.com/sites/michaels…
In sum, Germany is close to having spent $580B to not only make its electricity nearly 2x more expensive & 10x more polluting than France’s, but also to make endangered species, including this magnificent bird, extinct 😢
