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- polypropglop, on 05/18/2009, -1/+12If only the bats had a way to bounce something off the spinning turbines that could alert them to danger.
- Aines, on 05/19/2009, -0/+932 dead bats over a period of 11 weeks...that wasn't even worth finding out....
- crossmr, on 05/19/2009, -1/+9"perhaps boost the industry’s image as well." Sorry but I was never slagging on wind energy for how many bats it kills..and until now I've never heard of this problem, so frankly the image is just fine.
- gambl0r, on 05/19/2009, -0/+8Can't they generate super-high pitched sounds that humans can't hear that would keep bats away from the turbines? Kind of like the things you put on your car that deer are supposed to be able to hear... although I've heard those are B.S....
In any case, this sounds like something we should be able to fix without turning off the turbines at night! - Nathan45, on 05/19/2009, -1/+8IMO they should just just put buckets under the wind turbines and collect the dead bats, then sell them as sausages.
- LilJimmyNordin, on 05/19/2009, -2/+9The wind energy industry had an image problem? Because it was occasionally killing an errant bat?
Some people take PETA's emails far too seriously. Crank those ***** up to 11 and aerosolize those winged rats for all I care. - frequentFlyer, on 05/19/2009, -0/+6How many bats and birds and deer and dogs and skunks and possums do TRUCKS kill on US highways each year?
How many bats and birds and deer and dogs and skunks and possums do CARS kill on US highways each year?
Now, please STFU about wind turbines being bad for nature. Comparatively, they are a drop in the bucket. - designerutah, on 05/19/2009, -0/+5Do we care? 32 bats over 11 weeks, is that really decimating the bat population?
- hiPpymIck, on 05/19/2009, -0/+4i hear plastic Owls work unexpectedly well for scaring off pigeons - maybe theres a bat equivalent
- Raddix, on 05/19/2009, -1/+4Wind power: 70% fewer bat fatalities is still infinitely more than people knew about before.
- shandy28, on 05/19/2009, -0/+3This is a huge weight off my mind.
- BigCheezer, on 05/19/2009, -0/+3A complete non story. Are you going to stop using electricity because a few bats might die in a wind turbine. I am not. Anyone who does can go ***** themselves.
- mirunit, on 05/19/2009, -1/+3What the hell is the use of wind energy if we have to lower output (Sacrifice nocturnal spin time)? Couple this with the inability for Solar to produce power at night, and it seems we have ourselves a situation.
- directive0, on 05/19/2009, -0/+2no, that's already being taken care of by a mysterious fungal infection.
- anshuman, on 05/19/2009, -0/+2"Not so fast with your Echo Location eh ? Nature! "
/jusskidding - waspbr, on 05/19/2009, -0/+1considering that most bats use sonar, some high frequency sounds may keep them away
- waspbr, on 05/19/2009, -1/+2I agree,fossil fuels have a greater impact on wild life then wind turbines ever will
- TyrannousDotNet, on 05/19/2009, -1/+2my god... they are LEARNING?!!!
- Rudegar, on 05/19/2009, -0/+1I wannna suck your blooood!!!
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/42/s_2 ... - dattaway, on 05/19/2009, -1/+2"the tips of which can reach speeds of 180 miles an hour – or the turbines can also cause catastrophic damage to a bat’s respiratory system. The sudden drop in air pressure in the area near the blades can cause the bats’ lungs to fill with fluid – similar to when divers surface too quickly and get the bends."
- HandsDown3, on 05/19/2009, -0/+1When I read the story the same thought came to mind
There has to be someone out there that can figure out a means to keep bats away from the turbines but yet still allow the turbines to run effectively at night - Sporky023, on 05/19/2009, -0/+0The Wayne Foundation funds the strangest studies.
- QubitTarutaru, on 05/19/2009, -0/+0Kill bats. Boost image.
- Steev0, on 05/19/2009, -3/+2This is great news.
- nojoegohome, on 05/19/2009, -2/+0Bats can live in zoos i don't see why we need to stop them during night.
- Arsenard, on 05/18/2009, -7/+4So doit damnit !!
OK, we found out that this idea of short-term-evolution is crap!! The bats help us !!! Do not kill the critters that are our helpers !!!! - dstz, on 05/19/2009, -5/+2Some species of bats use echolocation, but even then it apparently doesn't prevent fatalities, what's your point?
- grungegbunny, on 05/19/2009, -6/+1Or cover wind turbines with a cheap wire mesh?
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