Having the sad lessons of avian mortality staring them in the face - TopicsExpress



          

Having the sad lessons of avian mortality staring them in the face the authorities hesitate granting consent for another solar thermal plant that could be 4 times as damaging to bird life! The proposed plant is on a flight path for birds between the Colorado River and California’s largest lake, the Salton Sea — an area, experts say, is richer in avian life than the Ivanpah plant, with protected golden eagles and peregrine falcons and more than 100 other species of birds recorded there. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials warned California this month that the power-tower style of solar technology holds “the highest lethality potential” of the many solar projects burgeoning in the deserts of California. The commission’s staff estimates the proposed new tower would be almost four times as dangerous to birds as the Ivanpah plant. The agency is expected to decide this autumn on the proposal. washingtonpost/national/health-science/emerging-solar-plants-scorch-birds-in-mid-air/2014/08/18/b4d4aaa6-268c-11e4-8b10-7db129976abb_story.html?hpid=z5
Posted on: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 08:28:01 +0000

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