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'The federal government's resolve to establish an offshore wind industry is
being tested by the emergence of community opposition which the government
claims is being influenced by misinformation.
It was the contents of a social media post in a community group that had
Professor Quentin Hanich, editor-in-chief of respected scientific journal
Marine Policy, trawling through hundreds of academic papers.
The post in the Facebook group
No Offshore Wind Farm for the Illawarra
referenced a University of Tasmania study purportedly published in his journal
that predicted offshore wind turbines "could kill up to 400 whales per year".
"That paper does not exist," Professor Hanich said.
"We never received this imaginary paper … I am seeing no evidence that the
study ever took place."
The post has since been deleted, but members of the group continue to regularly
post content and videos suggesting a link between whale deaths and wind
turbines.
"There is no science which demonstrates that wind farms have any significant
impact on whales," Professor Hanich said.'
Via Christoph S.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
