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jeanlucpikachu t1_j9gidkv wrote

If you want to read why sonar probably isn't the culprit, this is a good thread.

If you want to read how this is probably a GOP astroturf operation, this is a good thread.

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[deleted] t1_j9gr1ox wrote

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ezekielragardos t1_j9hzrc8 wrote

The other known threat is vessel strikes, wind farms have vessels on the water, but they’re required to have marine mammal observers onboard, and are a very small % of all the vessels on the water in the area, which do not have human observers looking for these animals.. idk it seems like the “other” thread doesn’t exist because, well, there isn’t really a valid “other” explanation….

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Fallen_Mercury t1_j9jt6x1 wrote

I am not knowledgeable on the topic so I do not have a strong opinion. That's why I get exhausted by people who are equally uninformed yet exponentially more determined.

I was reading a couple of threads on Facebook when it first happened and there had been no time for any evidence to be gathered let alone communicated. The whole thread was full of comments like "it's obvious to everybody" and "do your research" and a lot of use of the word "they" to blame vague conspiratorial forces. A smattering of Let's Go Branden and King Murphy nabs as well.

The few people I saw asking for evidence were ridiculed or sent articles that didn't have evidence. In fact, one article recognized that ther whale death problem predates the windfarm activity.

I dove into the topic because I was concerned and wanted to know what info was out there. I found nothing convincing. I'm still open minded to learning more but I found it interesting that such passionate folks had so little info to share.

It sure seems like a conclusion looking for evidence.

I do find it but weird how the very same blocs of people who tend to scoff at anything remotely related to environmentalism have decided to make this their battle. It is difficult to take them seriously when they reject decades of scientific research of other environmental issues.

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kyl3_m_r34v35 t1_j9lamet wrote

They are latching onto the supposed environmental concern as a rhetorical strategy; they don’t actually care about animals or the environment, as you rightly noted. Their goal is to seed doubt. We can see the same strategy deployed in other instances.

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