Update: Thanks to Karen Street for bringing it to our attention that there have, in fact, been at least 11 fatalities from wind power accidents in the U.S. According to the Caithness Windfarms Information Forum, there have been 47 fatalities directly as a result of wind power worldwide.

Here are some Friday Factoids to stew on over the weekend. As usual, we'll let the numbers speak for themselves.

US fatalities from:

  • Fatalities from Deepwater Horizon offshore rig explosion: 11
  • Total fatalities in gulf oil and gas drilling since 2001: 69 (according to MMS, cited here)
  • Fatalities from Texas City BP oil refinery explosion in 2005: 15
  • Fatalities from explosion of natural gas power plant under construction in Middletown, Connecticut in February 2010: 5
  • Total fatalities from Big Branch coal mine explosion: 29
  • Annual average coal mining fatalities between 2001-2005: 30
  • Total fatalities from wind power accidents in US history: 1 (in Sherman County, Oregon in 2007)
  • Total fatalities from nuclear power plant operation or accidents in U.S. history:

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