California

[moreluck]

Maybe they can turn these 3 "eyesores" into KFCs....sun-broasted ??? You want fries with that?

 

[wayfair]

BrightSource Energy and NRG Solar say they are studying methods of reducing bird deaths.

how about nets that are similar to the ones near golf courses?

or those plastic owls

 

[Babagounj]

Maybe if they had bothered to investigate the possible flight paths used by all birds , this injustice could have been avoided .

 

[oldngray]

Workers at a state-of-the-art solar plant in the Mojave Desert have a name for birds that fly through the plant’s concentrated sun rays — “streamers,” for the smoke plume that comes from birds that ignite in midair
Federal wildlife investigators who visited the BrightSource Energy plant last year and watched as birds burned and fell, reporting an average of one “streamer” every two minutes, are urging California officials to halt the operator’s application to build a still-bigger version.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/201...iticized-for-its-alarming-impact-on-wildlife/

 

[The Other Side]

Workers at a state-of-the-art solar plant in the Mojave Desert have a name for birds that fly through the plant’s concentrated sun rays — “streamers,” for the smoke plume that comes from birds that ignite in midair
Federal wildlife investigators who visited the BrightSource Energy plant last year and watched as birds burned and fell, reporting an average of one “streamer” every two minutes, are urging California officials to halt the operator’s application to build a still-bigger version.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/201...iticized-for-its-alarming-impact-on-wildlife/

This is no different than DEER getting hit by UPS feeder trucks on the road. What do you want to see? The roads closed?

give us a break, phoney concern at best.

TOS.

 

[oldngray]

This is no different than DEER getting hit by UPS feeder trucks on the road. What do you want to see? The roads closed?

give us a break, phoney concern at best.

TOS.

Lets get rid of those pesky smelt in California blocking the water supply then. The need for water is more important than the need for solar power.

 

[The Other Side]

Lets get rid of those pesky smelt in California blocking the water supply then. The need for water is more important than the need for solar power.

I agree.

TOS.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

While we are it let's ban squirrels. Those damn things get in the road and can't figure out what they want to do.

 

[moreluck]

 

[The Other Side]

Ridiculous.

TOS.

 

[realbrown1]

Ridiculous.

TOS.

You are so correct. It's the giant mirror solar plants that fry birds in midair.

 

[moreluck]

Yeah, the windmills just cut' em up !!
What's that acceptable # of bald eagles they are allowed to hack? I forget.

 

[Babagounj]

Actually TOS, what does this country need with so many birds ?
Do they produce jobs ?
Do they provide monies for the DNC ?
Honestly we could do more without them .
So why not make more plants to wipe them all out ?

 

[realbrown1]

Actually TOS, what does this country need with so many birds ?
Do they produce jobs ?
Do they provide monies for the DNC ?
Honestly we could do more without them .
So why not make more plants to wipe them all out ?

KFC jobs. Don't take away my fried chicken.

 

[oldngray]

Mythbusters should have used that solar plant for their death ray episode.

 

[Babagounj]

KFC jobs. Don't take away my fried chicken.

chicken usually don't fly . especially that high .

 

[The Other Side]

Yeah, the windmills just cut' em up !!
What's that acceptable # of bald eagles they are allowed to hack? I forget.

As if YOU were some kind of humanitarian. Give us a break.

We might as well shut down the freeways because dogs and cats are squished on them daily..

OH THE HUMANITY!

TOS.

 

[tonyexpress]

Hey, just don't take away my bananas..

Monkey selfies can't be copyrighted, federal office decides

http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-monkey-selfie-copyright-20140821-story.html

 

[The Other Side]

Actually TOS, what does this country need with so many birds ?
Do they produce jobs ?
Do they provide monies for the DNC ?
Honestly we could do more without them .
So why not make more plants to wipe them all out ?[/quote]


Are you really this dense??

You do realize that more birds are killed by aircraft than all the solar plants combined in the world, right?

Shall we suspend all flight to protect ALL birds?

You people ( and I say that sarcastically ..wink*) will hop onto any right wing bandwagon regardless of how ridiculous the claims are.

There are many kinds of animals killed by things "man" creates. Shall we stop them all?

We poison our oceans with ships, should we stop the shipping industry?

Phoney outrage. its all laughable.

TOS.

 

[oldngray]

The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Station concentrates sunshine, heating water and converting the steam into electricity.

But lately, it hasn’t been getting enough sunshine — despite being located in the blistering Mojave Desert southwest of Las Vegas — so the plant’s operators are asking for permission to bring in more of another fuel source: natural gas.

Bright Source Energy, the company operating the plant, is petitioning the California government, requesting permission to burn more natural gas and to emit 94,749 more tons of carbon dioxide per year. That’s the equivalent of emissions from about 16,500 automobiles.

If the permit is approved, then this “solar” plant will produce about 35 percent of its electricity from fossil fuels.


http://www.theblaze.com/stories/201...more-of-the-one-thing-you-would-never-expect/