Read these climate change items to see both the ridiculousness and the antidote to the silliness. The bad news will be out of the way before the good is revealed. Observe the absurdity of some outlets promoting climate change and consider the counterargument.
The bad news
"Well, in reality, crash landings on windows are more responsible for bird deaths than turbines."
Elizabeth Weise authored a 2022 article positing that turbines are fundamentally safe, since birds are more likely to crash into buildings or be eaten by feral cats than to die from wind turbines.
People put ultraviolet clings on their windows to help birds see them, reducing crash landings. These homeowners are actively aiming to reduce bird crashes, which wind energy manufacturers should realize and imitate by adding ultraviolet decals to turbine bases and blades. The decals work because many birds see ultraviolet light, and some species use it as a reference marker. For example, pigeons orient themselves using the sun. If a bird sees ultraviolet light instead of a glare that blocks its vision, it will probably have a better chance of staying away from a turbine. Consumers’ usage of ultraviolet decals on windows disproves Weise's argument.
Insects and vegan food are good for you
In May 2023, a public school in Switzerland was purposely manipulating visibly disgusted children to eat bugs.
In March 2026, history repeated itself as the student union for the University of Southampton in the UK was apparently so scared of climate change that it voted to have no quickly accessible meat options on any cafeteria meals. The menus would only contain plant-based options. Students would only have the chance to eat meat after "specifically requesting it."
The goal is for some students to be forced to consume plant-based meat substitutes, in the same vein as Swiss children being coerced into eating bugs.
Waste of space
Wind energy is ironically supposed to be a cost saver and promote a green environment, yet trucks must pick up any decommissioned or nonfunctional turbines. Sometimes, according to a Chemical & Engineering News article, unused turbine blades go to landfills. The article states that there are some blades still being left at landfills in 2026.
The good news
Peer-reviewed counterargument where wind turbines hurt multiple trophic levels.
Humans, pets, and livestock are each tormented by wind turbines. Krogh and coauthors published a 2024 peer-reviewed study in the Ontario countryside. This study contained interviews showcasing sudden behavioral problems in livestock and pets happening immediately after wind farm installation. Someone's dog started having seizures whenever the wind blew east or southeast. Even the wild mice and cats avoided their well-established homes in a barn when wind turbines were installed near it.
The mice would always eat grain from a combine left in the barn, and the cats would eat the mice. In other words, there was a miniature, thriving ecosystem before the turbines. The mice understood the seasonal patterns of the harvest and associated the combine with a reliable food supply. Observing the pattern, the cats hunted the mice. This was a solid routine, probably for generations of mice and cats, until the wind turbines were installed. The commercial wind farm affected every trophic level.
Instead of humans’ own anxiety causing the problem, it is the other way around since the animals’ behavior changes prompt the owners to start worrying. The mice do not have owners to absorb anxiety from, so this raises the possibility of them instinctively avoiding harmful frequencies and vibrations that wind turbines produce because many animals can see, hear, and feel frequencies that humans cannot.
Wind turbines also harm water, further affecting the trophic levels. This study quoted another environment researcher: "there have been 19 families in Ontario who have registered a well interference complaint" because the well water was dirty all the time. Krogh and coauthors state that pile drive construction, commonly used to install turbines, was blowing harmful material into the well water. Kettle Point black shale was leached into well water during wind turbine construction, despite it being made of mercury and other heavy metals. Someone even "felt a vibration" when examining the well water. Other possibilities include wind turbines blowing harmful materials from the air into the water, or it being floated up from underground. Wind farms plausibly affect entire ecosystems. Every trophic level gets stricken; the mouse might afflict a cat that consumed it, and the turbines may poison the water that sustains predators and prey.
This is just one peer-reviewed study, and there are many others found easily on JSTOR and ResearchGate.
