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Rare bird last seen in Britain 22 years ago reappears - only to be killed by wind turbine
Daily Mail ^ | 27 June 2013 | WILL ROBINSON

Posted on 06/28/2013 12:29:09 PM PDT by Sopater

There had been only eight recorded sightings of the white-throated needletail in the UK since 1846. So when one popped up again on British shores this week, twitchers were understandably excited.

A group of 40 enthusiasts dashed to the Hebrides to catch a glimpse of the brown, black and blue bird, which breeds in Asia and winters in Australasia.

But instead of being treated to a wildlife spectacle they were left with a horror show when it flew into a wind turbine and was killed.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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KEYWORDS: agw; agwfraud; energy; envirofascism; environmentalism; globalwarming; globalwarminghox; green; greenenergy; greenfraud; thegreenlie; windenergy; windmills; windpower; windturbines
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To: Smokin' Joe

“I’d say the bird gets a ‘walk’, but then, I’m no Umpire...”

That pitch looked like it was over the plate, so the bird doesn’t get to take its base. Call it a strike on the bird, and the ball is dead (as is the bird).


61 posted on 06/28/2013 4:46:38 PM PDT by Gil4 (Progressives - Trying to repeal the Law of Supply and Demand since 1848)
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To: MARTIAL MONK

That is a terrible pun!


62 posted on 06/28/2013 5:46:20 PM PDT by ops33 (Senior Master Sergeant, USAF (Retired))
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To: Sopater
Green Power Kills.

That would've NEVER happened at a coal-fired power plant.

63 posted on 06/28/2013 5:49:46 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: MARTIAL MONK

I always wondered how that pitch was scored.

Fowl ball.

POST OF THE DAY!! A CHICKENSOUP ENDORSED POST OF THE DAY!!


64 posted on 06/28/2013 5:51:01 PM PDT by Chickensoup (200 million unarmed " people killed in the 20th century by Leftist Totalitarian Fascists)
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65 posted on 06/28/2013 6:00:19 PM PDT by Delta 21 (Oh Crap !! Did I say that out loud ??!??)
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To: Sopater
With the enviros trying to co-opt every organization with any connection to nature, I figured that the Audubon Society would be a prime target. In particular, several weeks ago I became curious about how they would resolve the obvious quandary that this thread points out.

They have indeed been co-opted big-time. Check out their Climate Change Campaign—complete with super-cute polar bears cuddling.

Their official Audubon Statement on Wind Power states that they would very much appreciate it if wind turbines could be located so as to minimize kills (and they are "actively involved in wind-power siting issues"); but their bottom line is that "If we don't find ways to reduce these emissions, far more birds--and people--will be threatened by global warming than by wind turbines".

The last paragraph is a completely gratuitous pitch for wind power tax credits, which has nothing to do with the topic and makes the article look even more like something prepared by the wind power industry.

66 posted on 06/29/2013 9:08:33 PM PDT by snarkpup (We need to replace our politicians before they replace us.)
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