And finally, the materials used in the construction of steam or photovoltaic systems would create an enourmous problem as far as safe disposal of hazardous materials. Lead, acids, sodium, arsenic, and other materials are produced in large quantities. Disposal of these would be no less important that the safe disposal of nuclear materials, and the far greater volumes involved would make this a daunting task to say the least. You'll have to be a bit more convincing than that. Plutonium is the most toxic substance in the Universe.
Wind power is less practical even than solar.
I live in California, and we have several locations that sport these windmills. The protests from local residents is enourmous. You state that the only significant hazard is to birds. You should try living near a large area of windmills for a few days. Again, you're talking about huge central power plants.