tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post140449221847547534..comments2024-03-07T02:00:01.582-05:00Comments on NEI Nuclear Notes: Bald Assertions and Bird Eating MachinesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-51730003723538818422009-12-17T17:29:19.406-05:002009-12-17T17:29:19.406-05:00birds are the source of alot of problems. they get...birds are the source of alot of problems. they get chopped up by wind turbines, burned by solar power and get diced by turbines in planes. they also leave feathers, their dead friends and family, and leave their feces everywhere. it would be great if ppl stopped worrying about the birds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-76350574270569060292009-11-21T20:00:20.740-05:002009-11-21T20:00:20.740-05:00"... a wind farm in the San Francisco region ...<i>"... a wind farm in the San Francisco region had decimated the local raptor population, but that was an early development, and since that time the effect of farms on raptors has declined."</i><br /><br />The cynical mind wonders whether that is because the area simply ran out of raptors to kill.Brian Mayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13962229896535398120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-70731340418446812802009-11-21T18:50:43.424-05:002009-11-21T18:50:43.424-05:00If you haven't already, I'd recommend read...If you haven't already, I'd recommend reading Charles Barton's post (www.nucleargreen.blogspot.com) today where he summarizes his debate with an Energy Collective poster/ rep - Stephen Gloor.<br /><br />While it doesn't contain specific numbers, it does give a concise summary of the debate around the problem of redundancy required by "renewable" sources of energy.<br /><br />How many animals, of any sort, are killed due to a nuclear plant operating normally?<br /><br />BTW, Matthew66, that farm was the Altamont Pass wind farm between Tracy and Livermore.DocForesightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-13789421078258906632009-11-21T18:19:35.341-05:002009-11-21T18:19:35.341-05:00Matthew66 - I know that you probably meant somethi...Matthew66 - I know that you probably meant something else, but I was a bit amused - in a sick kind of way - by the logical implications of the below:<br /><br /><i>I remember reading a long time ago that a wind farm in the San Francisco region had decimated the local raptor population, but that was an early development, and since that time the effect of farms on raptors has declined.</i><br /><br />What I read is that once the raptor population is decimated, the effect on raptors will then be reduced. That is sort of like a smoker who manages to stop smoking because he runs out of cigarettes.Rod Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652375336090790205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-52307190882885711642009-11-21T08:22:17.317-05:002009-11-21T08:22:17.317-05:00I remember reading a long time ago that a wind far...I remember reading a long time ago that a wind farm in the San Francisco region had decimated the local raptor population, but that was an early development, and since that time the effect of farms on raptors has declined.<br /><br />The major threat to all wild bird and animal species was and remains loss of habitat. Suburban sprawl and highways seem to be the main culprits. Most nuclear power plants become wildlife havens because they are required to keep the land around them devoid of human life, so without human neighbors, animals, birds and plant life thrive. The wildlife of Chernobyl region has thrived since the meltdown prompted the humans to leave.Matthew66https://www.blogger.com/profile/14300778464353560180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-31014906171554416472009-11-20T09:55:53.778-05:002009-11-20T09:55:53.778-05:00This post made me hungry. Thanksgiving just a few...This post made me hungry. Thanksgiving just a few days away - cooking turkey in an electric oven!Philnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-22743326112329072672009-11-19T17:54:12.938-05:002009-11-19T17:54:12.938-05:00The problem with wind turbines is they tend to kil...The problem with wind turbines is they tend to kill predatory birds whose population sizes are usually 5 to ten times lower than non predatory bird species. So wind turbines are disproportionately detrimental to small predatory bird populations. <br /><br />Secondly, these predatory birds usually prey on animals (birds and rodents) that can cause harm to agricultural production. Its estimated that pest cause nearly a billion dollars in damage to the agricultural community each year in the US.<br /><br />Bats, of course, keep down the mosquito population. The mosquito is the number one animal killer of humans on Earth. <br /><br />Are wind turbines the end of the world? No (except if you're forced to live near one). But are they as environmentally benign as nuclear energy? No way! <br /><br />Marcel F. WilliamsMarcel F. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16245086958213100840noreply@blogger.com