{"id":343006,"date":"2024-09-14T18:42:56","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T16:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=343006"},"modified":"2024-09-14T18:42:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T16:42:58","slug":"billionaire-ballmer-blurts-out-to-jon-stewart-wind-turbines-destroy-habitats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=343006","title":{"rendered":"Billionaire Ballmer blurts out to Jon Stewart: Wind turbines \u201cdestroy habitats\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"443\" data-attachment-id=\"343007\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=343007\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0Balmer-Stewart-Wind-turbines-destroy-bird-habitats.jpg?fit=1039%2C637&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1039,637\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Michael Goetz&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1726134571&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=\"0,Balmer-Stewart-Wind-turbines-destroy-bird-habitats\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0Balmer-Stewart-Wind-turbines-destroy-bird-habitats.jpg?fit=723%2C443&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0Balmer-Stewart-Wind-turbines-destroy-bird-habitats.jpg?resize=723%2C443&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-343007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0Balmer-Stewart-Wind-turbines-destroy-bird-habitats.jpg?resize=1024%2C628&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0Balmer-Stewart-Wind-turbines-destroy-bird-habitats.jpg?resize=300%2C184&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0Balmer-Stewart-Wind-turbines-destroy-bird-habitats.jpg?resize=768%2C471&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0Balmer-Stewart-Wind-turbines-destroy-bird-habitats.jpg?w=1039&amp;ssl=1 1039w\" 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:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2024\/09\/12\/billionaire-ballmer-blurts-out-to-jon-stewart-wind-turbines-destroy-habitats\/#\"> CFACT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/author\/crucker\/\">Craig Rucker<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PdX3nOo7BCQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Donald Trump was not the only unscripted billionaire America heard from Tuesday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer blurted out one of the roughest facts about so-called \u201crenewable energy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"343011\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=343011\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-297.png?fit=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"450,300\" 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\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-297.png?fit=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-297.png?resize=450%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-343011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-297.png?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-297.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incredibly massive land required for wind and solar wrecks natural habitats and threatens the survival of birds,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/?s=whales\">whales,<\/a>&nbsp;and other species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s the lesson comedian Jon Stewart accidentally shared with America, as Stewart got a quick lesson on the perils of live television.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stewart did a&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PdX3nOo7BCQ?si=BMx0jti6lzcJ0hkO&amp;t=891\"><strong>live post-debate episode of The Daily Show<\/strong><\/a><\/em>.&nbsp; Ballmer was his special guest, and the topics were government data and Capitalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imagine Stewart\u2019s surprise when Ballmer chose the devastating impact of wind turbines on birds to illustrate the challenges of balancing free market efficiency with environmental regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Ballmer:<\/strong>&nbsp;Let\u2019s say my base instinct is to\u2026 I want to destroy the habitat of a set of birds by building a windmill, OK? Let\u2019s say that\u2019s the topic.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Stewart:<\/strong>&nbsp;Can I just say something very quickly?&nbsp; You bastard. Why\u2013 you son of a bitch!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Ballmer:<\/strong>&nbsp;OK, Mister Democracy, let\u2019s take it on! The birds\u2013<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Stewart:<\/strong>&nbsp;Yes<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Balmer:<\/strong>&nbsp;The capitalist is going to try and get that windmill built.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Stewart:<\/strong>&nbsp;Sure<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Ballmer:<\/strong>&nbsp;If you want it built, capitalist will get it built. If you want to protect the birds, the capitalist will stop trying to build that windmill.&nbsp; I talked to a guy who\u2019s actually trying to build one of the largest wind farms in the world\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Stewart:<\/strong>&nbsp;Let me give you a different example\u2026 (deftly deflects to offshore labor).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don\u2019t you wish Stewart had asked instead, \u201cWhat did the guy trying to build the giant wind farm tell you about how wind turbines harm birds, and how is he getting around it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2009\/09\/26\/979\/\"><strong>Wind farms can reduce bird numbers by up to half,<\/strong><\/a>\u201d according to Britain\u2019s Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/earth\/earthnews\/6231580\/Wind-farms-cause-decline-in-bird-population-RSPB.html\"><strong><em>The Daily Telegraph reporte<\/em>d<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;in 2009 that even worse than the obvious impact of turbines striking birds from the sky is \u201cthe fact that birds are less likely to live near wind farms because of the noise and development.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Royal Society saw resignations and defections when it ignored its own report and endorsed wind turbines despite their destructive impact on birds, and its study has not been properly followed up by regulators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Billionaire Steve Ballmer inadvertently provided us a peek into what government regulators and all of us need to know about the devastating environmental impacts of wind and solar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Will our government \u201cwatchdogs\u201d pay attention and exercise due diligence while there is still time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump was not the only unscripted billionaire America heard from Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Growing evidence of wind farms\u2019 horrific toll on wildlife: This time from IndiaFormer Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer blurted out one of the roughest facts about so-called \u201crenewable energy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The incredibly massive land required for wind and solar wrecks natural habitats and threatens the survival of birds, whales, and other species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":343007,"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":[691830591,691818181,691818322],"class_list":{"0":"post-343006","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-billionaire-ballmer","9":"tag-renewable-energy","10":"tag-wind-turbines","12":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0Balmer-Stewart-Wind-turbines-destroy-bird-habitats.jpg?fit=1039%2C637&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1rem","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":359447,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=359447","url_meta":{"origin":343006,"position":0},"title":"Habitat destruction offsets for \u201crenewables\u201d are just indulgences","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"28\/12\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"A bad idea is emerging in the \u201crenewables\u201d world, namely that projects can buy their way out of destroying natural habitats. 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