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Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Our new wind turbine
From: Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:45:55 -0400
Good. One of my sisters is an avid birder. Years ago, maybe 10 or more, she was 
adamantly opposed to wind farms, new antennae of any variety, and other tall 
objects because of the way they "slaughtered" birds. She was particularly upset 
about guy wires, as they seemed to be the principal culprits.

--Bob Whitmire
Registered Neanderthal

On Jun 18, 2013, at 12:43 AM, Chris Barker wrote:

> It's a continuing, moot point, I believe.  But since there are several 
> members and employees of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds 
> closely involved with the installation, the anwser must be "no".  The blades 
> of a turbine do reach pretty high speeds, but it's probably the larger ones 
> that are the problem.
> 
> Preparation for the application for permission to instal the turbine had to 
> include a study into the habits of the local birds, their migration routes 
> etc . . .: this study found that there would be little or no interference 
> with them.

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