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Wind farms are hardly the bird slayers they're made out to be. Here's why

  • Written by Simon Chapman, Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
imageThe potential to harm local birdlife is often used to oppose wind farm development. But research into how birds die shows wind farms should be the least of our concerns.from www.shutterstock.com

People who oppose wind farms often claim wind turbine blades kill large numbers of birds, often referring to them as “bird choppers”. And...

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