Comments on: Painting Wind Turbines Purple Will Save Wildlife http://inhabitat.com/painting-wind-turbines-purple-will-save-wildlife/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 22 May 2013 16:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: captains http://inhabitat.com/painting-wind-turbines-purple-will-save-wildlife/comment-page-1/#comment-272402 captains Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:57:58 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=181306#comment-272402 It's important that research continues to look into how wind power can be seamlessly integrated into natural habitats--that means protecting not only wildlife, but indigenous plants and lands. There's a great video about the environmental monitoring efforts undertaken by wind farms here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf4jc4BUamk (disclaimer: the company that produces these videos is a client of mine) It’s important that research continues to look into how wind power can be seamlessly integrated into natural habitats–that means protecting not only wildlife, but indigenous plants and lands. There’s a great video about the environmental monitoring efforts undertaken by wind farms here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf4jc4BUamk

(disclaimer: the company that produces these videos is a client of mine)

]]> By: savvyone http://inhabitat.com/painting-wind-turbines-purple-will-save-wildlife/comment-page-1/#comment-271682 savvyone Sun, 07 Nov 2010 16:08:28 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=181306#comment-271682 On Wolfe Island in Lake Ontario, a large number of birds, including endangered raptors have been killed by the turbine farm there. http://windconcernsontario.wordpress.com/2010/06/10/wolfe-island-windfarm-turbines-deadly-for-birds-bats/ The number is MUCH larger than predicted by TransAlta Corp., the Alberta-based energy giant that owns the Wolfe Island wind farm, The company insists that the death rates for birds and bats are "within industry norms". According to results presented in "Current Biology" and other scientific sources, bats are killed by blood vessels in their lungs that burst due to the air pressure difference created by spinning turbine blades. Perhaps purple paint will help. What's clear, however, is that more studies have to be done and accurate facts presented before more turbines are built in important bird areas. On Wolfe Island in Lake Ontario, a large number of birds, including endangered raptors have been killed by the turbine farm there. http://windconcernsontario.wordpress.com/2010/06/10/wolfe-island-windfarm-turbines-deadly-for-birds-bats/

The number is MUCH larger than predicted by TransAlta Corp., the Alberta-based energy giant that owns the Wolfe Island wind farm, The company insists that the death rates for birds and bats are “within industry norms”.

According to results presented in “Current Biology” and other scientific sources, bats are killed by blood vessels in their lungs that burst due to the air pressure difference created by spinning turbine blades.

Perhaps purple paint will help. What’s clear, however, is that more studies have to be done and accurate facts presented before more turbines are built in important bird areas.

]]> By: brownlace http://inhabitat.com/painting-wind-turbines-purple-will-save-wildlife/comment-page-1/#comment-270886 brownlace Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:48:58 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=181306#comment-270886 This was very interesting, thank you for the post. This was very interesting, thank you for the post.

]]> By: NorthWesley http://inhabitat.com/painting-wind-turbines-purple-will-save-wildlife/comment-page-1/#comment-270772 NorthWesley Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:03:57 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=181306#comment-270772 Why was this study done? AWEA and CanWEA both say that independent studies have proven that there is only 1 bird death/per year per turbine? And there's lots of bats. They have hardly any impact at all on the environment..... do they not? We need to get off oil and use wind energy..... do we not? Wind turbines are clean. They don't make noise. They don't kill birds.... or bats. And they increase property value and tourism...... do they not? And they create green jobs and help the economy...... do they not? Why was this study done? AWEA and CanWEA both say that independent studies have proven that there is only 1 bird death/per year per turbine? And there’s lots of bats. They have hardly any impact at all on the environment….. do they not?

We need to get off oil and use wind energy….. do we not?

Wind turbines are clean. They don’t make noise. They don’t kill birds…. or bats. And they increase property value and tourism…… do they not?

And they create green jobs and help the economy…… do they not?

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