David "Climate Nuremberg" Roberts prefers to be called a "climate hawk" rather than a "hippie with an irrational fear of trace amounts of invisible, natural, harmless atmospheric gas"

Introducing ‘climate hawks’ | Grist

On Monday I asked, "What should we call people who care about climate change and clean energy?"
...Climate hawks (see, I'm getting used to using it) need to reclaim patriotism as their own instead of leaving it behind because crass nationalists burdened it with all sorts of unpleasant baggage. There's a tradition of patriotism, responsibility, and resolve in America that is both potent and noble. Those who want to defend America's children and grandchildren from [CO2-induced] suffering should make no apologies about the fact that they, not the reactionaries, understand what is best about America and love her the most.

Why not "clean energy hawk"? For one thing, two words are snappier than three and easier to write. For another, it's important to keep the threat of climate change at the center of the conversation; clean energy is one way of fighting back against that threat, but there are many others. A climate hawk leans forward, wants to attack on as many fronts as possible.

YouTube - Bird vs Wind Turbine

Enviro Group Sues Wind Farm to Stop Bird Deaths - by James M. Taylor - Environment & Climate News

Giant wind turbines at Altamont Pass, California, are illegally killing more than 1,000 birds of prey each year, according to a lawsuit filed January 12 by the Center for Biological Diversity. The suit demands an injunction halting operation of the turbines until and unless protective measures are taken and highlights increasing concerns regarding a power source long hailed as environmentally friendly by environmental activist groups.