Don wind turbines kill lots of birds?
Australian, US, Danish and Canadian studies have all confirmed that the average mortality rate is 2 birds per turbine per year (Australian Wind Energy Association: Wind Turbines and Birds in pdf). By contrast, office towers in Toronto kill far more birds per year. The Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP) shows between 1000 and 3000 birds die each year over the last 10 years as a result of birds colliding with buildings. A Canadian Geographic magazine article found that at least 17,000 birds died due to collisions.
