Media Blame Climate Change For Bird Die-Off, Ignore Wind And Solar Farms
A recent article in the Washington Post caught my eye. It outlined the astounding loss of over three million birds among breeding adults — 30 percent of the adult population — in the last half century (waterfowl are an exception due to wetlands protection). [emphasis, links added]
The article goes on to discuss possible causes. Not surprisingly, loss of habitat was among them. Then, of course, the leading usual suspect was rounded up; that being climate change.
The Post — being the Post — did not dare to bring up solar and wind farms as culprits. That is the third rail of the Green-Industrial Complex, and the Post, New York Times, and NPR dare not touch it for fear of offending their elite progressive base; or are birds and butterflies sacrifices on the altar of climate change?
I am not a birder, but I keep feeders and a couple of Milkweed and Wildflower gardens in my yard to attract other pollinators. I recognize the value of their contribution and have followed with interest for several decades the decline of bird and butterfly species.
It strikes me that these rapid declines have coincided with the progressive rise of wind and solar generation farms beginning during the Carter Administration four and a half decades ago.
The death of many birds nationwide has been attributed directly to wind farms. However, we hear very little about their impact in the mainstream media. I suspect that the baleful influence of the Green Industrial-Academic Complex has much to do with it.
In the Upstate New York county where I live, many residents complain bitterly about the amount of arable land lost to wind and solar farms. They are generally written off by the Democratic state government, which tells them it is for their good and the good of the planet.
Unlike the Military-Industrial complex before it, which was driven by a real need to compete militarily with the Soviets, the Green Industrial-Academic complex is fueled by a ridiculously overhyped threat.
Rarely a day goes by when the Washington Post, NPR, or CNN does not blame climate change for something. There is even one group of loons that claims increasing earthquakes and volcanic activity are linked to climate change.
The Big Lie on climate change has become conventional wisdom among a large segment of the population
The philosophy here is based on Joseph Goebbels’ “Big Lie” theory. If a lie is repeated often enough, it becomes the truth.
Today, the Big Lie on climate change has become conventional wisdom among a large segment of the population.
Fortunately, however, if the last election is any indication, a majority of Americans have not yet drunk the Kool-Aid.
The climate change cult has many acolytes, and some are sincere believers. But too many are far-left fanatics who want to eliminate carbon-based power entirely, whatever the economic impact.
Still others are academic charlatans producing reams of suspect studies and computer models. Worse are the scam artists who are making billions sucking from the government teat.
If green energy is ever forced to survive on market demand rather than government funding, it will likely collapse within five years
So far, the Trump Administration has done a good job of trying to kill this parasitic vampire, and I hope the efforts succeed. However, like Count Dracula, if a stake is not driven through its heart finally and forever, it will rise from the dead, the next time the Democrats control Congress.
Like most zany progressive schemes, the climate change cult has tremendous potential to create unintended consequences along with the stated objective of eliminating carbon-based power sources.
I just hope we are not destroying the environment in an attempt to save it.
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Paul
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No bugs, moths, there’ll be bird loss. There’s not many windfarms in sunny South Australia but the bug population was in marked decline a long time before the first ones were built. My suspicion has been a combination of over zealous broadacre bug spraying coupled with microwaves from mobile phone towers.
At the turn of the century, we couldn’t drive at night for anymore than ten minutes in late summer, when the bugs midges and moths came out, before the windshield was a mess. Now I can drive all the way from Adelaide, capital, to home 100Km and not need to clean!! That’s why the birds have dropped off, no food.
I heard an article read out on our local public FM station and in the 80s, an impromptu back yard survey was done and over 3,000 bugs and moths were logged on the white sheer lit up with a bright light.
The same experiment was done every year and this year and 300 was the grand total.
Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring anyone?
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Peter
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I too suspect microwaves as one of the main culprits.
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Robert Beatty
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I agree, wind turbines need a much more critical investigation. An engineering relook at the basic design of the current wind turbine technology shows it is based on the work by Albert Betz, 1919. His calculations reveal the maximum power extraction available is 59%. Most actual installations get around 30%!
If we develop the fuselage turbine technology, a much higher level of efficiency is possible. The blades are enclosed, so no impact with avian species. There is no practical limitation on wind speed, and the low noise problem is eliminated. The incoming wind can be conditioned with water to increase wind density, or antifreeze in the colder climates. Importantly, spraying water mist at the intake extracts latent energy from the air stream, regardless of the wind velocity.
Further details at http://www.bosmin.com/turbine/bturbine.pdf
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