Emerging solar plants scorch birds in mid-air

AP via Yahoo news ^ | 08/18/2014 | ELLEN KNICKMEYER and JOHN LOCHER

[Kid Shelleen]

Workers at a state-of-the-art solar plant in the Mojave Desert have a name for birds that fly through the plant's concentrated sun rays — "streamers," for the smoke plume that comes from birds that ignite in midair.

Federal wildlife investigators who visited the BrightSource Energy plant last year and watched as birds burned and fell, reporting an average of one "streamer" every two minutes,

--SNIP-- The bird kills mark the latest instance in which the quest for clean energy sometimes has inadvertent environmental harm. Solar farms have been criticized for their impacts on desert tortoises, and wind farms have killed birds, including numerous raptors.

[Monkey Face]

The enviro-whackos don’t seem to know when to quit. It’s obvious they put no thought into what can happen to the wildlife.

Welcome to EPAtown, where men (and women) are liberals and stupidity runs rampant.

[Monkey Face]

LOL!

I needed that laugh!

[Slings and Arrows]

Thanks a lot! You’re a great crowd! Don’t forget to tip the veal!

[GeronL]

Sure the $250 trillion in debt (conservative estimate) sounds like a lot for a planet killer, but it is well worth it!

[freedumb2003]

They should open a restaurant since the birds already cooked!

[Darksheare]

Diced on the wing while you wait.

[Carriage Hill]

Now THAT was funny!

[Rides_A_Red_Horse]

If you tell liberals that gaia is killing the birds out of anger over our building an obscene artificial barrier which blocks precious sunlight from nourishing her body many of them will believe you.

[Rides_A_Red_Horse]

Millions will die, and millions will suffer. All for the greater good.

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Just like DDT.

[Monkey Face]

Let me know if I tip it too far! Don’t want it falling over!

[SunkenCiv]

;’) Almost a GGG topic.

[Darksheare]

Almost.
Mythbusters just didn’t build it big enough.

[Slings and Arrows]

You’ve never heard of cow tipping?

[Monkey Face]

Is it anything like tractor tipping? LOL!

[P.O.E.]

"I'm gonna zap those birds right outa my hair...."

[moose07]

"Emerging Solar Plants....Scortch Birds in mid-air."

When Chlorophyll goes Bad!
Brings a new twist to the name: Sunflower.

[Darksheare]

Day of the Triffids.