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Forget KFC: Try Some Mojave Flash Grilled Raptor
Not content with with swatting large number of endangered birds and bats with wind turbines, the ‘sustainable’ green, environmentally conscious energy business has added a novel new method of killing avian species, as reported by the Australian news website:
A new giant solar farm in the American Mojave Desert has reportedly been scorching birds as they fly through the extremely hot ‘thermal flux’.
After years of debate around the impact on desert wildlife, the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System officially opened on Thursday (13/2) but environmental groups say the 350,000 gigantic mirrors are generating nearly 540 degree temperatures which are killing and scorching birds.
According to documents released by developer BrightSource Energy last year, dozens of birds were found to be injured at the site when it was getting built.State and federal officials are currently embarking on a two-year study of the plant to see its damage to birds, with environmental groups questioning the value of cleaner power when local wildlife is being killed in the process.
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Source: http://tallbloke.wordpress.com/2014/02/18/forget-kfc-try-some-mojave-flash-grilled-raptor/
