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Bird threats from renewables include solar zapping, wind turbine death
2014-08-21 18:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Examiner: Reminiscent of a sunray being directed with a magnifying glass at a hapless ant on the sidewalk, environmentalists have been warning for months about the deadly consequences to birds flying over the worlds largest solar-generating plant. It is Californias $2.2 billion massive Ivanpah solar installation in the Mojave Desert, 45 miles southwest of Las Vegas. According to a report in Grist, witnesses saw birds fly over the super-concentrated array and get fried by the intense rays that resulted...
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Category:Electronics and Electrical