Wind Farms Kill Whales
By James Delingpole, UK Telegraph, March 16th, 2011 [here]
So wind farms don’t just despoil countryside, frighten horses, chop up birds, spontaneously combust, drive down property prices, madden those who live nearby with their subsonic humming, drive up electricity prices, promote rentseeking, make rich landowners richer (and everyone else poorer), ruin views, buy more electric sports cars for that dreadful Dale Vince character, require rare earth minerals which cause enormous environmental damage, destroy 3.7 real jobs for every fake “green” job they “create”, blight neighbourhoods, kill off tourism and ruin lives, but they also
KILL WHALES!
According to researchers at the University of St Andrews, the sound of offshore wind farms is likely to mess with the whales’ sensitive sonar systems and drive them ashore, where they get stuck on beaches and die. … [more]
by Brooks
by Carolchi
Following a complaint from the author of the paper, the Telgraph has withdrawn the article and apologized.
There is no proof that windfarms kill whales. They could contribute to reducing the effects of CO2 on our planet and save whales.
Reply: There is no proof that CO2 kills whales. In fact, whales are totally dependent on CO2. CO2 is the chief nutrient that feeds bluegreen algae and hence krill, which whales eat. It’s called the Food Chain and it starts with CO2. Reduce CO2 and whales will starve to death, along with all other lifeforms on the planet, including you. CO2 is the Gas of Life. You can’t live without it.
That’s sad. Something should be done with windfarms. This is not the first time that they have harmed the natural environment. Besides, whales should be protected at any cost.