all the nonsense he spews. January can't come soon enough ... (except for missing Obama!)

but his wind power still works.

Thanks, Duh Donald

Oil kills all our birds, dolphin, fish, shrimp, crabs, humans that eat the poisoned sea life...

a few years ago actually objected to windmills because "they kill birds". My reaction was pictures like that. This was before I realized there were professional corporate trolls everywhere.

On land or sea are generally against them only because it ruins their property values or are somehow making money from the oil industry. Anyone that says "won't you please think of the birds" really don't care about the birds.

And as far as ruining property values, the oil spill in the gulf not only killed plants, birds, and fish, it ruined property values there and the tourist trade for a long time.

No, it doesn't kill all the birds, but it kills current 600-750 THOUSAND a year.

Mortality up to 5 million a year is projected if wind power reaches the 35% goal.


It has nothing to do with being corporate trolls. Most conservationist are not opposed to wind power. Any form of energy is going to kill wildlife. But an understanding of the impact, and denying permits in certain areas is definitely in order.



The spoon-billed sandpiper will likely go extinct because of solar power.

http://www.saving-spoon-billed-sandpiper.com/

It is an issue that is being worked on.
Bats are also a consideration.

because at the rate we are going, most life forms could end up extinct if we keep relying on fossil fuels.

and I guarantee you he doesn't give a damn about any dead birds.

Windmills are one of the least damaging things to birds:

http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/wind-turbine-kill-birds.htm

(Feral cats are #1, btw)

And, if anyone cares about birds, it these people:

http://www.audubon.org/content/audubons-position-wind-power

most of the other estimates I've seen are several hundred thousand a year.

The point is that windmills do kill birds, but most of the things we do kill birds one way or another.

And, Trump just throws things out there for effect, not knowledge.

"How many birds are killed each year by wind turbines?" versus "How many are killed each year by collisions with wind turbines?"

They're not the same. As with bat fatalities, most birds die because of the pressure differential that the birds fly through. It ruptures their longs without their being any impact.

Hand grenades often kill the same way: A wave of high pressure is followed by a wave of low pressure, and the lung membrane's shredded. Blast fishing creates the same kind of rupture with fish air bladders for all the same reasons.

"Blast lung refers to severe pulmonary contusion, bleeding or swelling with damage to alveoli and blood vessels, or a combination of these.[3] It is the most common cause of death among people who initially survive an explosion.[4]"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blast_injury

Note that birds have a different lung structure from mammals, and also have air sacs for increased buoyancy., so they're more sensitive to overpressure (and the following underpressure) waves than, say, humans.

by wind turbines?

It's an extemely low number relative to just everything else. For example cats kill about 1 billion to 3 billion.

Everything is in the superlative, good or bad

and it's all what goes on in his own mind

Don't ever let reality intrude

birds too Donald. Are you going to take them down?

I got this really weird visual of Trump as a big orange cat with super tiny paws!

but that's one I just wouldn't be able to even like.

mean cats, though even they would be more likable than TrumpCat!

we renamed Satan would be better than TrumpCat.

that used to visit our yard and we called him Darth Cat - much better than TrumpCat!

Great name!

with long hair, very menacing fellow. I think he probably fathered most of the stray cats in the neighborhood. Much better looking than TrumpCat!

He's a bigass fluffy half-or-maybe-more Maine Coon named... wait for it...

Chairman Meow!

My old roomie named him, and against all odds, it just stuck. From that day to this, he has been "The Chairman."

OMG, he's totally made it down to her level, I didn't think that was possible.

but I have to say she had a bigger vocabulary than Trump. Guess that made for bigger word salads.

The catchphrase Trump loves the most. I know a lot about, insert topic. Bat shit crazy.

Donald Trump is a windbag. He says wind power kills birds.

Therefore he should shut up and deflate for a while.

the bullshit spewing forth from his mouth kills brain cells of all who listen to him.

For those who are concerned about the birds. Yes, during a storm a flock of birds got lost and ran into a windfarm and died. Under normal conditions birds will steer clear of windmills. They know it is something to avoid. Same deal with stationary objects like tall buildings. They can see that windmills blades are moving objects to avoid. And anyone who has actually seen a windmill in action can see how birds can easily avoid the blades. It's big and not that fast.

On the flip side, having wind farms can also lessen the impact of windy storms like hurricanes.

Gas fumes and liquid runoff from fossil fuel plants are several times more dangerous to wildlife.

anything with a payback of more that 1 or 2 years is not worth considering. Solar power requires a life-cycle cost or net present value approach, under which it most certainly makes sense; that's why these solar companies are springing up all over the place.

Wind power is certainly competitive with coal and possibly natural gas at this point and the cost is not subject to the whims of the energy market.

To the Jury.....no actual DUER was harmed in the making of this very inside baseball and tongue in cheek post.

http://www.wired.com/2015/05/future-wind-turbines-no-blades/

AUTHOR: LIZ STINSON. LIZ STINSON DESIGN DATE OF PUBLICATION: 05.15.15.

THE FUTURE OF WIND TURBINES? NO BLADES

IT’S NO LONGER SURPRISING TO encounter 100-foot pinwheels spinning in the breeze as you drive down the highway. But don’t get too comfortable with that view. A Spanish company called Vortex Bladeless is proposing a radical new way to generate wind energy that will once again upend what you see outside your car window.

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The Vortex’s shape was developed computationally to ensure the spinning wind (vortices) occurs synchronously along the entirety of the mast. “The swirls have to work together to achieve good performance,” Villarreal explains. In its current prototype, the elongated cone is made from a composite of fiberglass and carbon fiber, which allows the mast to vibrate as much as possible (an increase in mass reduces natural frequency). At the base of the cone are two rings of repelling magnets, which act as a sort of nonelectrical motor. When the cone oscillates one way, the repelling magnets pull it in the other direction, like a slight nudge to boost the mast’s movement regardless of wind speed. This kinetic energy is then converted into electricity via an alternator that multiplies the frequency of the mast’s oscillation to improve the energy-gathering efficiency.

Its makers boast the fact that there are no gears, bolts, or mechanically moving parts, which they say makes the Vortex cheaper to manufacture and maintain. The founders claim their Vortex Mini, which stands at around 41 feet tall, can capture up to 40 percent of the wind’s power during ideal conditions (this is when the wind is blowing at around 26 miles per hour). Based on field testing, the Mini ultimately captures 30 percent less than conventional wind turbines, but that shortcoming is compensated by the fact that you can put double the Vortex turbines into the same space as a propeller turbine.

The Vortex team says there are some clear advantages to their model: It’s less expensive to manufacture, totally silent, and safer for birds since there are no blades to fly into. Vortex Bladeless says its turbine would cost around 51 percent less than a traditional turbine whose major costs come from the blades and support system. Plus, Suriol says, it’s pretty cool-looking. “It looks like asparagus,” he says. “It’s much more natural.”

MORE AT LINK

Where did he learn English?
He used to demand Obama's school records be made public.
I'd like to see Trump's. They be not so good, I betcha!

solitary shit.

Lets spell that out for you asswipe:

source: New York Times

Obama Says Republicans Should Withdraw Support for Trump

WASHINGTON — In his strongest denunciation of Donald J. Trump so far, President Obama on Tuesday said Mr. Trump was “unfit to serve as president” and urged the leaders of the Republican Party to withdraw their backing for his candidacy.

Mr. Obama said the Republican criticisms of Mr. Trump “ring hollow” if the party’s leaders continue to support his bid for the presidency this fall, particularly in light of Republican criticisms of Mr. Trump for his attacks on the Muslim parents of an American soldier, Humayun Khan, who died in Iraq.

“The question they have to ask themselves is: If you are repeatedly having to say in very strong terms that what he has said is unacceptable, why are you still endorsing him?” Mr. Obama said at a news conference at the White House.
...
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more at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/03/us/politics/president-obama-donald-trump.html?_r=0

Go F urself. F'ing moron.

He doesn't care about birds. He just thinks wind farms spoil the ocean view from his Scottish golf course.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-loses-battle-to-stop-wind-farm-near-his-scottish-golf-resort-1450275439

He's just a bitter old man.

Wind is a wonderful source of energy. Luckily, Trump is only in charge of two things: Going bankrupt and getting divorced.

Face it.....

A cursory, I mean very cursory, search on Google came up with this study.

"Window strikes – estimated to kill 97 to 976 million birds/year – Millions of houses and buildings, with their billions of windows, pose a significant threat to birds. Birds see the natural habitat mirrored in the glass and fly directly into the window, causing injury and, in 50% or more of the cases, death. Simple steps can be taken to reduce the number of birds striking windows."

http://www.sibleyguides.com/conservation/causes-of-bird-mortality/

Seems Trump's passion for building large glass buildings is a leading cause of bird mortality...

SCIENCE!....

Bet he wants that bird to fly into a windmill. (Those tiny hands sure look like mice.)

and cars for that matter.

Like Trump Tower, etc.

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-05-27/tall-buildings-are-bigger-threat-to-birds-than-wind-power

"Cuz I'm practically the same color as the sun. Not from solar rays, of course, but from a spray bottle."

That struts and frets his hour upon the stage

And then is heard no more. It is a tale

Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,

Signifying nothing.

I mean, look at all that habitat for the birds to nest in, and find food in!

And did I mention the quality of the air they get to inhale? Wonderful, especially when it pumps fish full of delicious, nutritious mercury and arsenic!

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Then as now though, it appealed to the anti-intellectual streak in the GOP because that's just how insecure most Republicans are.

I swear, he can't even use proper grammar and his comments are always on about a 4th grade level.

Geez, what a doofus.