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8. Wind farm are also known to kill birds

Mon Aug 18, 2014, 03:41 PM

Aug 2014

We need to also focus on ways of protecting nature as alternative energy begins to become mainstream.

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Solar plant near Calif.-Nevada border fries passing birds to death [View all] Newsjock Aug 2014 OP

This is so sad to hear. agbdf Aug 2014 #1

Poor birds! TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #3

Maybe they can so something to deter birds for the site. ohnoyoudidnt Aug 2014 #4

maybe eagle decoys on a tall pole to keep them away. Travis_0004 Aug 2014 #6

Yes, or even a massive net around the beams. nt ohnoyoudidnt Aug 2014 #11

solar installations are less impact to local and regional niches... LanternWaste Aug 2014 #23

The bird population is already dwindling. In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #5

That's right, we can't do both, can we? Slow climate change joeybee12 Aug 2014 #15

Wind farm are also known to kill birds 951-Riverside Aug 2014 #8

Build them indoors jberryhill Aug 2014 #9

Wind farms indoors? ohnoyoudidnt Aug 2014 #12

Yeah, then install some fans to make wind jberryhill Aug 2014 #13

Sounds flawless ohnoyoudidnt Aug 2014 #14

Swapped out my solar cells for lunar cells jberryhill Aug 2014 #17

That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard Orrex Aug 2014 #29

simple jberryhill Aug 2014 #30

oh snap redqueen Aug 2014 #18

30,000 of these would match the number of birds killed by window collisions Chathamization Aug 2014 #28

This is in the middle of the desert Egnever Aug 2014 #20

Have you spent much time in a desert? Xithras Aug 2014 #24

I live in the desert Egnever Aug 2014 #25

How many do cats kill a year? nt Logical Aug 2014 #21

I think the winner is deforestation. KittyWampus Aug 2014 #32

Known methods of bird control Trillo Aug 2014 #22

I just drove by this area This past Friday kimbutgar Aug 2014 #27