{"id":278172,"date":"2023-09-10T21:30:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T19:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=278172"},"modified":"2023-09-10T21:30:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T19:30:50","slug":"the-wind-industry-is-killing-whales-michael-shellenberger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=278172","title":{"rendered":"The Wind Industry Is Killing Whales\u2013Michael Shellenberger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"362\" data-attachment-id=\"278179\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=278179\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0F5YQZeobAAA0fI1.jpeg?fit=1162%2C582&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1162,582\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0F5YQZeobAAA0fI1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0F5YQZeobAAA0fI1.jpeg?fit=723%2C362&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0F5YQZeobAAA0fI1.jpeg?resize=723%2C362&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0F5YQZeobAAA0fI1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C513&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0F5YQZeobAAA0fI1.jpeg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0F5YQZeobAAA0fI1.jpeg?resize=768%2C385&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0F5YQZeobAAA0fI1.jpeg?w=1162&amp;ssl=1 1162w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com\/\">NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">h\/t Tim Hossack<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Where are Greenpeace?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The govt says the wind industry isn&#39;t killing whales, but it is. Here&#39;s the proof: another dead one, nicknamed &quot;Faith.&quot; They found her yesterday at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Orsted?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Orsted<\/a> Southfork Wind site (#517), Rhode Island, right next to the (yellow) turbine base. 71st whale killed since last Dec <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TeMAUisAsL\">pic.twitter.com\/TeMAUisAsL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shellenberger\/status\/1699564637195497818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is not normal. Deaths of whales have spiked since 2017. The only significant change that occurred in this period has been the introduction of high-decibel sonar and new boat traffic in previously untrafficked areas.<\/p>&mdash; Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shellenberger\/status\/1699565811487396281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people who claimed the wind industry wasn&#39;t killing whales were lying, and we caught them. It&#39;s all in this documentary. And the research behind it is about to explode into view in a big way. Everyone involved in this scandal will be exposed.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iH4ydcWOo1\">https:\/\/t.co\/iH4ydcWOo1<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shellenberger\/status\/1699566461436768428?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Have a look at this short video:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For years, the government has insisted that the increase in whale deaths off the East Coast has no relationship to the wind industry&#39;s high-decibel pile driving and boat activity. But now, a new documentary, &quot;Thrown To The Wind,&quot; based on new research, will challenge that. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Iu7mxH0BaI\">pic.twitter.com\/Iu7mxH0BaI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shellenberger\/status\/1690449569472204800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"812\" data-attachment-id=\"278178\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=278178\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-314.png?fit=663%2C812&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"663,812\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-314\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-314.png?fit=663%2C812&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-314.png?resize=663%2C812&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-314.png?w=663&amp;ssl=1 663w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-314.png?resize=245%2C300&amp;ssl=1 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The govt says the wind industry isn&#8217;t killing whales, but it is. Here&#8217;s the proof: another dead one, nicknamed &#8220;Faith.&#8221; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":278179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691818058,691822483,691822482,691822293],"class_list":{"0":"post-278172","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-dead-whales","9":"tag-east-coast","10":"tag-orsted-southfork-wind","11":"tag-rhode-island","13":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0F5YQZeobAAA0fI1.jpeg?fit=1162%2C582&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1amE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":177211,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=177211","url_meta":{"origin":278172,"position":0},"title":"Not Right: Offshore Wind Turbines Threaten Endangered Atlantic Right Whales","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"10\/12\/2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The environmental destruction wreaked by offshore wind power is one almighty whale of a problem. 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