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by robd003 1520 days ago
If you want to be green then nuclear power is the only logical option. Wind farms kill birds and solar destroys landscapes.
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No, wind farms kill little number of birds compared to cars and plain windows. Not counting cats which kill order of magnitudes more birds than wind farms. Solar doesn't destroy landscapes either. Germany has enough rooftop surfaces unused to power itself easily with solar. On top of that, if the solar panels are mounted with some distance in between, plants grow happily below them, the additional shade does not hurt them - quite the contrary in times with higher temperatures.