Just Say No to Wind Turbines – Birds and Blades

Just Say No to Wind Turbines – Birds and Blades:
Wind energy is not free, not efficient, not safe for humans, not environmentally friendly... 
Wind energy is viewed by many as an alternative energy panacea.
Is it?
Many issues arise from wind turbine power generation.
The wind is touted as free, non-polluting, efficient, a CO2 reduction technique, environmentally friendly, safe for humans, and effective against climate change.
Let’s review today’s facts. 
Please feel free to request primary source material for each of these observations.
The rare earth neodymium is the magnet at the top of the turbine tower.
Chinese rare earth mines kill and maim thousands of workers each year.
Those who survive have extremely high cancer rates.
The mine tailings for the rare earth mines are the most polluted, poisoned places on Planet Earth, according to Chinese environmental organizations.
Visit Baotou, Inner Mongolia, on Google to see the vast polluted lake of poison.
Infrasound, sound below 20 MHz, sickens many who live near wind turbines.
Wind turbine flicker makes others sleepless or ill. 
While turbine set backs are encouraged, little enforcement ensues.
Those people with health complaints are ignored.
More than 260 people have died in wind turbine structural liberations—crash and burns—around the world.
There have been 1,700+ such structural liberations during the past decade.
Significant amounts of pollutants are released during a turbine fire.
The wind industry receives massive tax support (public supported profits!), while rate payers see massive price increases. 
Prices are guaranteed, even when wind does not blow.
...A $40 increase in a monthly electricity bill takes food off the table for poor children and the elderly.
Wind turbines offer intermittent power.
The wind blows irregularly.
Turbines spin only with the wind.
The power grid demands constant power sourcing.
Stand-by generation comes from coal, natural gas, and nuclear power.
These cause increased CO2 emissions, as they must spin in reserve, whether they are in use or waiting. 
Thousands of tons of CO2 are emitted by these stand-by power sources. 
This completely defeats the very climate advantage sought.
Turbines are inefficient. 
At best they convert 12-20% of the potential energy available into electricity.
Their rated capacity overstates their functional capacity by a significant margin.
Yet operators are paid based upon their rated capacity.
Lots more here.
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