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Re:The Future of Wind Turbines? No Blades (2015) by luc4sdreyer on Saturday September 07, 2019 @10:12AM (#20903857)
The risk that wind turbines pose to birds is already very small. Wind farms kill 440 thousand birds per year. Meanwhile, building windows kill about 500 million, and cats another 500 million. A standard wind turbine kills 4.27 birds per year, so of course you shouldn't build a massive wind farm in an area with endangered birds.

Outside of that case, what if the whole US was powered by wind energy? That would mean 315333 wind turbines, causing 1.34 million bird deaths per year. That's still negligible compared to cats, windows, hunting or communication towers.

sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_wind_p...

The US uses 473 GW on average, A standard wind turbine produces 1.5MW. 473000/1.5 = 315333. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_the_United_States#Co...

Re:The Future of Wind Turbines? No Blades (2015) by fruktstav on Saturday September 07, 2019 @10:44AM (#20904039)
It’s not all about numbers. Wind turbines kill rare, and threatened species, such as birds of prey and bats. Cats and window accidents mostly kill very common species.
Re:The Future of Wind Turbines? No Blades (2015) by plorg on Saturday September 07, 2019 @01:12PM (#20905096)
...which is why, as the parent states, they shouldn't be built in the habitats or flight paths of endangered species. Environmental impact studies are now a routine part of the wind farm development process, and have been for over a decade.
Re:The Future of Wind Turbines? No Blades (2015) by fred_is_fred on Saturday September 07, 2019 @10:02PM (#20908119)
How many birds do you think a mountain top coal mine kills?
Re:The Future of Wind Turbines? No Blades (2015) by dvtrn on Saturday September 07, 2019 @11:32AM (#20904380)
Why was this comment flag killed???