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16-03-2011, 12:12 PM
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| | | Wind Turbines and Wildlife!
Hello,
I wonder if you can help me please? I am conducting a survey about wind turbines and British wildlife for an investigative project at college and wondered if you would take a few minutes to complete one please? Here is the link - Wind Turbines and Wildlife Survey
Thank you! 
I am not allowed to give my opinion on this at the moment as I have to remain neutral  . But please feel free to add any comments on here, I am allowed to discuss it, just not give my own personal opinion.
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16-03-2011, 01:30 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bandit country between Offa's Dyke and Welsh border
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| | | Re: Wind Turbines and Wildlife!
Is this a university science project? If so, I would suggest a review of the scientific literature rather than a questionnaire seeking personal opinions. |
16-03-2011, 01:32 PM
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| | | Re: Wind Turbines and Wildlife!
Wind turbines are being linked to whale deaths now, so thats Bats Birds and now Whales. No smoke without fire?
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16-03-2011, 02:26 PM
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| | | Re: Wind Turbines and Wildlife!
There is a concern about offshore windfarms affecting migratory fish routes here in the northwest.
Electromagnetic fields around supply cables in the sea bed and vibration are of concern to some interests. |
16-03-2011, 03:58 PM
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| | | Re: Wind Turbines and Wildlife!
This is a college project I am doing which is why its opinion I am after, I am reading the literature myself but I need public opinion in order to complete my findings
Thank you for your comments, I also read about the whales being affected. I did not know about the electromagnetic fields, but I shall research them now. Thank you! |
19-03-2011, 06:49 PM
|  | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2010
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| | | Re: Wind Turbines and Wildlife!
It's a great idea to find out people's feelings on the use of wind turbines.
In my opinion, wind farms will continue to make an increasingly important contribution and to the U.K's energy mix. I prefer off-shore farms to on-shore.
I think it is essential also that they are located sensitively, and not - for example - in the flight paths of migratory birds.
I've just completed the survey for you. |
19-03-2011, 06:53 PM
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| | | Re: Wind Turbines and Wildlife!
I answered 'agree' to the question about migratory birds - it does depend on the location of the turbines though.
Some wind farms will of course cause more problems of this nature, compare with ones at other locations. |
19-03-2011, 07:02 PM
| | Frozen | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Outer Mongolia
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| | | Re: Wind Turbines and Wildlife!
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Originally Posted by nightshade  Wind turbines are being linked to whale deaths now, so thats Bats Birds and now Whales. No smoke without fire? |
Hey thats weird, just this morning I came across this, concerning the Whale story: A case of never letting the source spoil a good story | Ben Goldacre | Comment is free | The Guardian
Funny thing is it is written by a journalist, so probably a load of old tosh as well.  |
19-03-2011, 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Doggle Avaddit | Ben Goldacre is primarily a scientist and medical doctor and campaigns against bad science in the press. His comments on scientific matters seem to be well researched. I liked his book. |
19-03-2011, 10:32 PM
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| | | Re: Wind Turbines and Wildlife!
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Originally Posted by Guinnessman1974 It's a great idea to find out people's feelings on the use of wind turbines.
In my opinion, wind farms will continue to make an increasingly important contribution and to the U.K's energy mix. I prefer off-shore farms to on-shore.
I think it is essential also that they are located sensitively, and not - for example - in the flight paths of migratory birds.
I've just completed the survey for you. | Trouble is - many of the questions are a matter of evidence not opinion or feelings. | | | |
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