123 birds die at Fort Hills oilsands project in northern Alb
Newsbot @ Wed Sep 20, 2017 7:08 am
Title: 123 birds die at Fort Hills oilsands project in northern Alberta
Category: Environmental
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2017-09-19 17:26:48
Canadian
uwish @ Wed Sep 20, 2017 7:08 am
in other news, Pincher Creek wind turbines slice up over 1000 birds every year...
raydan @ Wed Sep 20, 2017 3:28 pm
Nothing to see here, move along... just the price of doing business.
BartSimpson @ Wed Sep 20, 2017 4:41 pm
raydan raydan:
Nothing to see here, move along... just the price of doing business.
Turns out the fucking cats are the #1 killers of birds in Canada.
Makes me feel better about the two feral cats that went out with my garbage on Monday.
Proculation @ Wed Sep 20, 2017 9:16 pm
BartSimpson BartSimpson:
raydan raydan:
Nothing to see here, move along... just the price of doing business.
Turns out the fucking cats are the #1 killers of birds in Canada.
Makes me feel better about the two feral cats that went out with my garbage on Monday.
Thanks Bart ! I sent it to my friend who is a cat lover
I also have a cat ...
N_Fiddledog @ Wed Sep 20, 2017 11:53 pm
uwish uwish:
in other news, Pincher Creek wind turbines slice up over 1000 birds every year...
Do you remember hearing about that Solar plant in the Mojave desert they stopped expansion on because it was endangering the desert tortoise?
Well, also...
$1:
A macabre fireworks show unfolds each day along I-15 west of Las Vegas, as birds fly into concentrated beams of sunlight and are instantly incinerated, leaving wisps of white smoke against the blue desert sky.
Workers at the Ivanpah Solar Plant have a name for the spectacle: “Streamers.”
Federal biologists say about 6,000 birds die from collisions or immolation annually...
Workers at the Ivanpah Solar Plant have a name for the spectacle: “Streamers.”
Federal biologists say about 6,000 birds die from collisions or immolation annually...
http://www.latimes.com/local/california ... story.html