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Is there an increase in whale deaths due to windfarms?

NOAA has found no evidence of a link. NOAA is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the US. From their FAQ about wind farms and whales... At this point, there is no scientific ...
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Are global wildfires decreasing?

Yes, they are decreasing Joe W's answer has misread its source. There has indeed been an increase in tree cover lost to forest fires, but the original claim was about wildfires. Not all wildfires ...
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Are global wildfires decreasing?

Global fires are becoming more of a problem over the last 20 years and studies are indicated it is caused by climate change. The Latest Data Confirms: Forest Fires Are Getting Worse The latest data ...
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Do lost people tend to unintentionally walk in circles?

Yes, research carried out by the Multisensory Perception and Action Group at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen confirms the truth of the anecdotal concept. Scientists in ...
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Has Azerbaijan "not had any environmental activist initiatives for the past decade"?

No: Azerbaijan has many environmental activists, activist groups, and governmental initiatives. This 2020 article from Medyan TV, a local non-profit news organization discusses a bunch of them: Eco-...
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Do car tires create more pollution than exhaust fumes?

tl;dr The study only focuses on particulate emissions. It does not take into account other forms of pollution. It does not claim all tire emissions are worse for the environment than all exhaust ...
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Is there an increase in whale deaths due to windfarms?

As of now (September 2023), it appears that NOAA has found no evidence of a link, as indicated by the accepted answer. They have acknowledged that there is an apparent increase in whale mortality of ...
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Has Azerbaijan "not had any environmental activist initiatives for the past decade"?

Yeah, OC (Open Caucasus) Media, which is sponsored by the West basically, also reported on this Ecofront in 2021: 6 July 2021 Environmentalists have staged a protest in front of the Ministry of ...
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