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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (31010)	5/29/2005 2:38:29 PM
From: Tommaso	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

Best I can tell from my reading, wind turbines do kill some birds. Of course, thousands of migrating birds die flying into Manhattan skyscrapers. It seems unlikely that turbiens would lead to the extinction of any bird species. Also, my understanding is that the kinetic energy of the moving atmosphere is so immense that the little extracted from in by wind turbines would cause very little change in climatic patterns. I remember reading estimates that the energy of a hurricane is comparable to numerous hydrogen bombs exploding in constant succession. The turbines certainly would disfigure the landscape, whether at sea or on land. But the population density of most places where they might be put is pretty small. I think highways are much more objectionable in that respect.