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Lets Minimize Wind Energy Bird Kill

2014-08-25 17:52:00| Transmission & Distribution World

Michael Hutchins, PhD. National Coordinator, Bird Smart Wind Energy Campaign, American Bird Conservancy The organization I represent, the American Bird Conservancy (ABC), supports renewable energy development to address anthropogenic climate change, but has serious concerns about widespread bird mortalities caused by wind turbines. read more

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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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Flappy Bird Developer Returns With Swing Copters

2014-08-19 19:35:32| PC Magazine Software Product Guide

Swing Copters' 8-bit world requires users to tap the screen, propelling a bug-eyed creature through gates and swinging mallets.

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In CDC bird flu mix-up, U.S. agency cites sloppy science, failed reporting

2014-08-15 20:36:27| Biotech - Topix.net

A U.S. government scientist working with bird flu rushed through a procedure designed to ensure safety, allotting only about half the time necessary, in order to get to a staff meeting, health officials said on Friday.

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