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Written by Brian LeRoux 💚 on 2024-12-10 at 02:06

So, conservatives are concerned about nine (yes the number nine) wind turbines which will be equal to the power output of a giant fucked dam project that took forever and had a huge negative environmental impact while drought only increasing........because they claim to be worried about "birds".

Our province forrest industry literally mows down thousands acres of trees a year.

How fucking stupid are we? (Don't answer that.)

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Written by Chris Ferdinandi ⚓️ on 2024-12-10 at 02:07

@brianleroux If they're worried about birds I assume they're going to ban outdoor cats, then? Number one killer of wild birds and it's not even close.

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Written by Brian LeRoux 💚 on 2024-12-10 at 02:09

@cferdinandi the bald eagle scene here on the coast notoriously keeps those odds somewhat even 😅

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Written by Steve Wart on 2024-12-10 at 02:21

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Written by Brian LeRoux 💚 on 2024-12-10 at 02:27

@swart wonder what the delta is for forestry activities

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Written by ThePiper on 2024-12-10 at 10:10

@swart @brianleroux

That chart is meaningless in this discussion.

Cats kill small birds, sparrows etc but not big raptors like Black Harriers.

Wind turbines kill the endandered Black Harriers. Conservationists are trying to find a solution so that we can keep the turbines and save the harriers from extinction.

https://overbergrenosterveld.org.za/black-harrier-collisions-with-wind-turbines/

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Written by Steve Wart on 2024-12-10 at 17:29

@ThePiper @brianleroux six birds killed out of a total population of maybe a thousand birds — it's really hard to make any generalizations with numbers this small. So many species are at risk now.

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Written by Brian LeRoux 💚 on 2024-12-10 at 17:38

@swart @ThePiper have either of you seen a clearcut? i'm pretty sure birds like to live in trees. a shocking percentage of BC is reserved for forrestry. if anyone actually cared about the birds this would probably a topic.

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Written by Andy McKay on 2024-12-10 at 02:27

@brianleroux oh god really?

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Written by Brian LeRoux 💚 on 2024-12-10 at 02:28

@andymckay was on ctv Vancouver Island news and I'm reminded again why I don't watch it haha

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Written by Andy McKay on 2024-12-10 at 02:52

@brianleroux we are so doomed 🤦

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Written by Brian LeRoux 💚 on 2024-12-10 at 03:45

@andymckay alas. Things need to get a whole lot worse before we find the political will to get better it seems.

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Written by Andy McKay on 2024-12-10 at 04:10

@brianleroux I’m just not sure how bad it has to get US Civil war? I mean it’s going there just a matter of how long it takes.

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Written by Brian LeRoux 💚 on 2024-12-10 at 04:11

@andymckay eh maybe a mass casualty climate event or pandemic hits first no need to only worry about the social unrest 😅😭

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Written by Andy McKay on 2024-12-10 at 04:22

@brianleroux New Zealand is looking better and better.

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Written by Brian LeRoux 💚 on 2024-12-10 at 04:24

@andymckay it does make sense in so many ways. Lots of unspoiled natural space. Politically uninteresting internationally. Great wine. And there's a Hobbiton!

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Written by Jan Lehnardt :couchdb: on 2024-12-10 at 13:43

@brianleroux birds are a concern, but there are ways to work around that. One just has to want to.

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Written by Brian LeRoux 💚 on 2024-12-10 at 15:32

@janl if they were a concern we probably wouldn't be so enthusiastic about our forestry activities (alas)

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Written by Jan Lehnardt :couchdb: on 2024-12-10 at 15:40

@brianleroux hahaha, “who’s” concern, damn right.

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Written by Kolombiken on 2024-12-10 at 16:57

@janl @brianleroux Yup, there are several systems for detecting birds and preventing collisions. Should be fixable.

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