Quote Originally Posted by arthurking83 View Post
I'm with Tony on this one, just scare mongering.

If wind turbines had such a gross impact on birdlife, then by extension windmills would also have had the same effect over thousands of years they they've been used.
You can't have one effect without the other ... and history has shown us that birds have survived the impacts of wind mills .. which by common sense would dictate would me far more in sheer numbers around the world than there are power generation turbines!

And as for so called scientific studies on such topics ... first and foremost I want to know WHO paid for the study before it is to be respected as a scientific study!
Bob Brown is only really referring to this particular wind turbine and transmission lines on Robbin Island.
This should not be confused with him being against all wind turbines.
From same article Bear quotes, "The world needs energy efficiency and renewable energy to replace fossil fuels, and fast. However, as with the Harmony Hotel proposal, this Robbins Island wind farm is an aileron too far."