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Do you keep hearing that wind turbines are stupid because they kill large numbers of birds, because they are not profitable, because they generate harmful infrasound, or because forests are completely cut down to build them? What is the truth in that? They actually generate clean electricity without producing CO2 and are supposed to help with the energy transition. Is that all just nonsense or are the critics' facts not correct at all? I'm not a professional, but I looked into it and will tell you why I live very well in the Altmark, right next to lots of wind turbines. Unfortunately, I can't address all the issues that are circulating, but I can at least address three points of criticism from opponents: the issue of birds, the deforestation and the infrasound. The podcast from the Science Cops helped me with this, which you can listen to here: https://www.quarks.de/podcast/science... The podcast is backed up with sources and only refers to properly conducted studies, uncovers false studies and even explains why they are wrong, e.g. far too few study participants, distorted numbers, or simply inaccurate information.... Please be nice in the comments!