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Malcolm wrote:
> 
> In article <nsbca5dop86vds41f9aj1p6rulam9cd1dk@4ax.com>, 
> amacmil304@aol.com writes
>>
>> Some time ago Dr Malcolm Ogilvie of Scottish Natural Heritage
>> suggested ridiculously low figures for bird strikes at wind turbines -
>> something like one in seven years if I remember correctly.  He
>> referred to something being on the Internet about it, but declined to
>> identify the website.  IIRC John supported his stance.
>>
> It's there if you care enough to look. There are a small number of very 
> badly sited windfarms at which total bird deaths can run into hundreds 
> per year. There are some other windfarms where much small numbers are 
> killed on an annual basis. Then there are a great many other windfarms, 
> properly sited, where deaths either don't occur at all or are very rare.
> 
>> In my view many birds will be killed by wind turbines and the true
>> number will never be known as predators will remove corpses
>>
> Ah yes, we've already had a discussion about your "predators", haven't we?
> 
>> I believe the Climate Realists article.
> 
> Of course you do, Angus, it supports your claim. However, the person he 
> quotes who claims millions of birds killed annually did so on the basis 
> of spurious figures and specious arguments.
> 

My article sites an official report on the European Environment Agency 
website - same result. Why would an official government agency paid to 
promote reusable energy make up stuff that hurts their own cause?

http://peacelegacy.org/articles/wind-farms-do-they-kill-birds

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