In article >, graham says...
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> On 11/17/2016 8:24 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> > In article >, sf
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> The only time wind farms could be a problem is if they are put in
> >> migratory flight paths and most birds fly higher than that. In any
> >> case, there's more to wind turbines than the windmill style.
> >
> > http://www.audubon.org/news/will-win...-be-safe-birds
> > http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-...wind-turbines-
> > really-kill-180948154/
> > http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-321636
> > and from yet another bogus "fact checker"
> > http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-me...y/31/donald-tr
> > ump/trump-exaggerates-wind-turbine-eagle-deaths/
> > Which says:
> > "Trump said that in California, windmills are killing hundreds and
> > hundreds of eagles. The best estimate is that about 100 golden eagles
> > die each year from collisions with wind turbine blades. The data are
> > not perfect, but the people most concerned about the welfare of the
> > eagles do not go along with Trumpšs figure."
> >
> > So, as I said, they're bird grinders. All kinds of birds. Rest assured
> > that the bloody facts are hidden from us for political reasons.
> >
> > I love birds. I've shot my share of edible ones. But what I did is
> > on a
> > microscopic level compared to the slaughter that green energy provides.
>
> Domestic cats are far and away the biggest killer of birds.
That's why our cats are indoor cats.