How a false claim about wind turbines killing whales is spinning out of control in coastal Australia::Windfarm critics claim projects will harm marine life. Scientists say that’s not backed by credible evidence

  • youngalfred@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    The worst part is it’s not just ‘they’ll kill whales, trust us’, it’s that they’ve cited a study in a journal to support their claim - but the journal says they have no record of the study being published or existing in the first place!

  • books@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I heard that the invisible vibrations from the turbines spinning makes your dick slightly longer and girthier

  • Raxiel@lemmy.world
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    I was at the coast in the summer, not far from an offshore wind farm, and I didn’t see a single whale in the sky, checkmate libs.

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      My understanding is any time you have a construction project in a marine environment you can potentially put the local fauna at risk.

      The specifics matter, however, and there are ways to mitigate risks.

  • Strayce@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    This reeks of astroturfing. I guarantee you the people behind it do not give a fuck about whales or marine life in general. They’re the same ones spilling crude oil on the great barrier reef.

  • KᑌᔕᕼIᗩ@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    In Australia there’s a push for nuclear even though we have access to some of the best renewables on Earth and it’s way more cost effective to use renewables here too.

    We even had some annoying ass shill kid doing the rounds in the media with a fake “movement campaign” proportioning to be the “voice of the youth”. It turned out the little bastard was the kid of some wealthy family with direct support and ties to the paid off political party here who’s pushing nuclear for their masters. He was sprung when some nerd compared the code in his website to that of the political party and large parts of it were identical.