Unfounded claims about offshore wind threatening whales have surfaced as a flashpoint in the fight over the future of renewable energy.
In recent months, conservatives including former President Donald Trump have claimed construction of offshore wind turbines is killing the giant animals.
Scientists say there is no credible evidence linking offshore wind farms to whale deaths. But that hasn’t stopped conservative groups and ad hoc “not in my back yard”-style anti-development groups from making the connection.
The Associated Press sorts fact from fiction when it comes to whales and wind power as the rare North Atlantic right whale’s migration season gets underway.
If a conservative is against it:
- their claims are likely untrue
- the thing they’re against will cost them money
- the thing probably helps you or others like you
- the thing isn’t something they’re invested in, otherwise they’d be for it
- taken out of the context of politics, a normal, well adjusted person would probably be in favor of the thing
And they don’t actually care about the criticism they levee at it. Who honestly believes they gave a fuck about the whales?
And how many animals have oil spills killed?
Also, military sonar pings.
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Asteroids still #1.
Even ahead of domesticated cats.
Lol!
Fucking asteroids… Outdoing my kitty.
There are valid concerns about building these in sensitive coastal ecosystems (such as kelp forests), but this is the first time I’ve heard someone suggest that whales could be endangered.
I don’t really follow Donald Trump, but that doesn’t surprise me.
I’m concerned, too, but I guess relying on fossil fuels will devastate the ecosystems even further eventually.
There are probably plenty of areas to use that aren’t as sensitive.
Concussions.
But also probably will be some noise signature to these things.
Sure they kill whales. All whales that jump several hundred feet up in the air right into the blades.
Kill whales? What the fuck???
Contrary to politicians claims
Eh? What politician would clai…
Oh, right, as you were, it’s them again 😂
But it use up the wind 🤪
Like Republicans are anti-whaling anyways… 🙄
The selective outrage over animal rights is such manufactured bullshit. But if I am being honest, democrats, progressives and leftists are all equally culpable in these do nothing virtue signal outrages. If you are wearing leather, eating meat and financing animal factory farming, I don’t wanna hear about your crocodile tears when an imaginary whale or a fictional dog is hurt.
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Not quite, the whole “Enlighten centerist” is a crap feel good argument to side with oppressers out of personal convience, far from a legitimate political perspective.
But this isn’t politics, it’s me as part of the <1% outsider vegan community in a EXTREMELY carnist world. I’m just so bloody tired of people talking about the horrors of “animal abuse” as they pay others to perpetuate it. It’s less centerist, and more annoyance at large scale cognitive dissonance from a historical norm.
Imagine being a leftist and not opposing animal exploitation.
iknorite?
Cows are the finest example of the proletariat. The only service they provide to the economy is their body itself, so they are literally stripped of it to enrich others with more power, just an endless cycle of suffering.
Cows also give us milk, which is a massive industry with lots of different products.
The amount of cheese I had last night says otherwise
Not only are these claims not true, they are made in bad faith. https://www.aaronhuertas.com/a-field-guide-to-bad-faith-arguments-7-terrible-arguments-in-your-mentions/
Only during whalenados
What?!? Astro turfed NIMBYism lied to me?
I’m shocked.
I think a great way to offset a windmill’s presence in the ocean bed is to integrate it as an artificial reef. I wonder what other ways it could be a benefit.
Fund whale concussion research, CTE effects on whales, etc.
Do they only kill flying whales or are the others at risk of accidently jumping into the blades, too?
NOW I CAN SEE THE WHALES
