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Precisely! Nobody credible pretends that there is any substantial impact. There’s no reason to suppose that, for example, a wind turbine will have any more impact on the wind than will a tree (or a building). If there was going to be any substantial impact, then wouldn’t it have shown up through the millions of trees cleared over the centuries?

At present, there’s no data of any substance on tidal generation. The closest model we have is wind turbines and allegations of impacts on flying animals. In England, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has decided that a wind turbine is the lesser of evils:

With solar farms as with anything else, the value of the land for other uses is a factor in siting. It isn’t unusual to space panels, so stock can graze between them. The shade from the panels proves useful for shelter.

Something similar is true of wind farms.


Infrastructure accompanying wind farm development often proves operationally advantageous to the farming enterprise, particularly in emergencies such as fire.
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Unlikely, unless you actively sequester carbon to offset your energy use (including that used to manufacture your possessions).

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