BrightSource Energy and NRG Solar say they are studying methods of reducing bird deaths.
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.
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.
You are so correct. It's the giant mirror solar plants that fry birds in midair.Ridiculous.
TOS.
KFC jobs. Don't take away my fried chicken.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 ?
chicken usually don't fly . especially that high .KFC jobs. Don't take away my fried chicken.
Yeah, the windmills just cut' em up !!
What's that acceptable # of bald eagles they are allowed to hack? I forget.
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.