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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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Renewables records reveal how clean energy is starting to light up the world

2014-08-19 14:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BusinessGreen: It's happening, people. On Sunday, one out of every five light bulbs in your home was powered using wind energy. If you own three TVs and two games consoles (you know who are), one of those was powered using wind energy as well. You would need 10 light bulbs to find one that was powered using coal. This surge in wind power was the result of particularly favourable weather conditions, but this weekend was not quite the anomaly its record performance suggests. According to new government figures,...

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