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FailureToCommunicate

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16. I know that seems bad, but so is this

Sun May 20, 2012, 08:51 PM

May 2012

(But it's in somebodies else's back yard...Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, New Jersey, California, San Diego...)

We all use gas and power, but only some have to live near the sources.

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Silence of the lambs:US government authorized killing of endangered bighorns in path of wind project [View all] Liberty Belle May 2012 OP

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