{"id":276248,"date":"2023-08-29T18:55:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T16:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=276248"},"modified":"2023-08-29T18:55:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T16:55:41","slug":"the-wind-industrys-ignored-consequences-whales-in-peril","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=276248","title":{"rendered":"The Wind Industry\u2019s Ignored Consequences: Whales in Peril"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Michael Shellenberger<\/a>\u00a0has an article in the New York Post titled:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New documentary \u2018proves\u2019 building offshore wind farms does kill whales<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He describes how the documentary titled:\u00a0\u201cThrown To The Wind<\/em><\/strong>\u201d sheds light on a disturbing correlation between the wind industry and the alarming increase in cetacean deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Government\u2019s Stance vs. The Documentary\u2019s Findings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe increase in whale, dolphin, and other cetacean deaths off the East Coast of the United States since 2016 is not due to the construction of large industrial wind turbines, U.S. government officials say. Their scientists have done the research, they say, to prove that whatever is killing the whales is completely unrelated to the wind industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/08\/26\/new-documentary-proves-that-offshore-windfarms-kill-whales\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Yet, the documentary, produced by Jonah Markowitz, suggests otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe film documents surprisingly loud, high-decibel sonar emitted by wind industry vessels when measured with state-of-the-art hydrophones. And it shows that the wind industry\u2019s increased boat traffic is correlated directly with specific whale deaths.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/08\/26\/new-documentary-proves-that-offshore-windfarms-kill-whales\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The North Atlantic Right Whale: A Species in Decline<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The North Atlantic right whale, a species already on the brink, has seen its population drop from over 400 to a mere 340 in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cAnd, there have been more than 60 recorded whale deaths of all species on the East Coast since Dec 1, 2022, a number that increased markedly since 2016 when the wind industry started to ramp up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/08\/26\/new-documentary-proves-that-offshore-windfarms-kill-whales\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Ignoring the Warnings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite urgent warnings from leading conservation groups and top scientists at the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), wind projects continue to move forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe waters off New York and New Jersey have seen a sudden upsurge in whale deaths this year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/08\/26\/new-documentary-proves-that-offshore-windfarms-kill-whales\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The Mechanisms of Death<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The documentary highlights two primary mechanisms by which wind industry activities are harming whales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe first is through boat traffic in areas where there hasn\u2019t historically been traffic. The second is through high-decibel sonar mapping that can disorient whales, separate mothers from their calves, and send them into harm\u2019s way, either into boat traffic or poorer feeding grounds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/08\/26\/new-documentary-proves-that-offshore-windfarms-kill-whales\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The Role of Money and Influence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s hard to ignore the influence of money in this scenario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWind energy companies and their foundations have donated nearly $4.7 million to at least three dozen major environmental organizations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/08\/26\/new-documentary-proves-that-offshore-windfarms-kill-whales\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, attempts to shed light on the issue have faced challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cFacebook went so far as to censor my post linking whale deaths to wind energy off the East Coast of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/08\/26\/new-documentary-proves-that-offshore-windfarms-kill-whales\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

A Call to Action<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given the evidence presented in \u201cThrown To The Wind,\u201d it\u2019s evident that the public cannot trust certain government agencies. Schellenberger writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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it\u2019s clear that the American people and our representatives cannot trust NOAA and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the two government agencies that, for years, have repeatedly betrayed the public\u2019s trust in service to powerful industrial interests.https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/08\/26\/new-documentary-proves-that-offshore-windfarms-kill-whales\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wind industry\u2019s impact on marine life, particularly the North Atlantic right whale, cannot be ignored. It\u2019s time for a serious discussion of the true cost of so-called \u201csustainable\u201d energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the full article at the New York Post.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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