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Would you care to cross-post this to E/E? XemaSab May 2012 #1
Good idea. Done! Liberty Belle May 2012 #2
Excellent XemaSab May 2012 #3
Good old Salazar, what a piece of TownDrunk2 May 2012 #4
WTF? I guess I don't fathom how critters and wind towers are incompatible. FailureToCommunicate May 2012 #5
There are many ways that turbines impact wildlife negatively. Liberty Belle May 2012 #7
I know that seems bad, but so is this FailureToCommunicate May 2012 #16
It doesn't have to be a choice between one nightmare vs. another. Liberty Belle May 2012 #17
Thank you for the effort to raise awareness of this. FailureToCommunicate May 2012 #21
This sounds stupid to me. I saw the wind turbins in IA and they farm right around them. It did not jwirr May 2012 #6
How big were the turbines? Liberty Belle May 2012 #8
link to mass livestock deaths please Kali May 2012 #22
This article has links to several sources on mass livestock deaths near wind farms: Liberty Belle May 2012 #24
Thanks for the reply. Kali May 2012 #27
thank you for this. they expect some ewes *may* move away from the turbines magical thyme May 2012 #28
They have no place to go, magical thyme. Liberty Belle May 2012 #32
Then document the ewes and lambs running into the freeway magical thyme May 2012 #34
The Imperial Valley Press had a story on the bighorn running on the freeway. Liberty Belle May 2012 #35
I saw them in west Texas my last visit, clustered on mesas standing above the valley floor. freshwest May 2012 #11
If a community wants the wind facility, I'm not opposed to it. Liberty Belle May 2012 #18
I think the privatization of the BLM land is a big issue. There is no land in CA that is not very freshwest May 2012 #20
Ugh, how horrible. I've been going to Anza-Borrego since about age 14 and have NEVER seen a bighorn. slackmaster May 2012 #9
It's been 30 years since I visited there. I walked a pathway near the springs with friends. freshwest May 2012 #13
A lot of people are seeing them where they normally haven't frequented before. Liberty Belle May 2012 #19
What I don't understand is why we are focusing on wind power when JDPriestly May 2012 #10
I had an ex work for a summer on solar farms in southern California many years ago. There is a lot freshwest May 2012 #14
I'm with you freshwest when it comes to remembering old fashioned windmill JDPriestly May 2012 #31
I agree with you. It's some kind of dumbassery. slackmaster May 2012 #15
Simple: There's no profit for big energy companies if we put solar on roofs and go off grid. Liberty Belle May 2012 #25
large scale solar has many issues as well Kali May 2012 #30
Yes! Obama will help! Hawkowl May 2012 #12
Why did the sheep need to be killed for a windfarm? 4th law of robotics May 2012 #23
they are not going to be killed magical thyme May 2012 #29
They have no place left to go. Liberty Belle May 2012 #33
What exquisite animals and the little one is adorable! Rhiannon12866 May 2012 #26
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