Wind Turbines Causing Dark Nights for Bats
The big knock on wind turbines has been that they’re dangerous to birds. But researchers have found that they actually kill more bats, and the reason why has been a mystery–until now. As this ScienCentral News video explains, a study published today finds the bats are actually drowning in mid-air. http://www.sciencentral.com/video/
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February 15, 2010
11:41 am
Bring back the …
Bring back the technology of Nikolai Tesla.. he found a way to generate energy and conduct it using the earths magnetosphere..
February 15, 2010
11:41 am
Jerkerface,
No one …
Jerkerface,
No one is saying that wind energy is bad. They are merely addressing an issue that needs to be resolved. In fact, many turbines are now being fitted with high frequency speakers that disrupt bat echolocation and cause them to steer clear of the turbines. This has resulted in a 60% reduction in the number of bat deaths.
The issue is not about being “Green” (a catch-phrase with no real standards), it’s about being responsible and identifying all impacts of a technology.
February 15, 2010
11:41 am
mire
mire
February 15, 2010
11:41 am
ok so keep burning …
ok so keep burning coal and save the bats…super super nerd that girl
February 15, 2010
11:41 am
Early stage of …
Early stage of White Nose Syndrome.
Were All Gonnah DIE !
February 15, 2010
11:41 am
lol i work on the …
lol i work on the exact turbines in the video, i see the “bat people” all the time
February 15, 2010
11:41 am
I know Eren
I know Eren
February 15, 2010
11:41 am
the problem with …
we need to use ALL types of renewable energy. Wind, solar, hydro, biogas, woodgas, switchgrass pellets for heat etc.
the problem with solar is it doesnt work everywere. I live in Wisconsin and we dont always have much sunlight in the winter time. Also, solar is VERY expensive on large scale using highly efficient solar cells. So it never does pay for it self. Plus the battery power needed to store terawatts of energy would cost trillions. Bankrupting the world and probably causing a war.
February 15, 2010
11:41 am
We just can’t win …
We just can’t win can we?
February 15, 2010
11:41 am
a 1 second or so …
a 1 second or so low pressure then back to normal kills bats? that’s odd, must hav some fragile blood vessels… i wonder how low does the preassure drops behind the blades at average wind speeds…
February 15, 2010
11:41 am
i wonder if the …
i wonder if the bats would rather die by ones and twos by wind turbine, or have there habitat completey destroyed by mining for coal, or slowly suffocate on pollutants. are they going to count bats on the side of the road next? or ban ringing church bells? these folks have bats in their belfries. Honestly, we about going green, we about being green, stop and come up with a solution, or shut the up.
February 15, 2010
11:41 am
You idiot!
You idiot!
February 15, 2010
11:41 am
Actually we only …
Actually we only need to cover 1% of the NON-USED area of Earth to achieve 15TW of power which is what we use annually (see wikipedia and sources). We can store power in huge capacitors like those used in FERMI lab. Just as we needed to invent “green” things, we will need to invent new storage abilities.
February 15, 2010
11:41 am
Well, exactly how …
Well, exactly how would you store all this energy? If we could store energy efficiently, a lot of todays problems could be solved.
By the way, to produce all the energy we need by solar power plants, we would have to use immense areas. When you calculate it all through, solar isn´t actually all that “green” we hoped it to be.
February 15, 2010
11:41 am
Use the stored …
Use the stored energy from the day, obviously.
February 15, 2010
11:41 am
Were the results …
Were the results proportional to the distance from the windmills
So what did you do for a control .Did you search an equal area in a wheat field perhaps?
February 15, 2010
11:41 am
and what do you do …
and what do you do at night??
February 15, 2010
11:41 am
Go SOLAR!!!
Go SOLAR!!!
February 15, 2010
11:41 am
meh just another …
meh just another thing on the foodchain lol
February 15, 2010
11:41 am
what about those …
what about those wind turbines that rotate around the tower horizontally? quietrevolution makes them. I guess the next thing will be wave power. who will then be killed? shrimps?
February 15, 2010
11:41 am
like what? what …
like what? what ways can they help make it greener? your videos often do this… they leave out the most interesting part. If the scientists didn’t have ideas, then say that at least. Don’t just leave us hanging!
February 15, 2010
11:41 am
whoa
whoa
February 15, 2010
11:41 am
ROFL!
ROFL!
February 15, 2010
11:41 am
That’s why I said ” …
That’s why I said “any birds as well”, as opposed to saying “any *other* birds as well”. I chose those words in order to make sure that I didn’t accidentally make people think that I didn’t know that bats aren’t birds. Apparently it didn’t work, so I’ll try to be a little more clear next time, but thanks for your input anyway. BTW, what’s “FFS” stand for? “For fuck’s sake”? Just wondering.
February 15, 2010
11:41 am
Bats are not birds …
Bats are not birds ffs.