Tuesday, July 19, 2011

You have wondered why I am so down on windmills. There are lots or reasons...but this is not the least. I feed the bats and have bat houses on my property. It's pitiful that this kind of stupidity remains. AND BUSH STARTED IT
Cost of Going Green? Wind Farm Turbines Slaughter Bats — and That’s Bad for Crop Prices!
New green technologies look to be backfiring for Pennsylvania farmers, and the nocturnal creatures who take care of their pest problem. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “The 420 wind turbines now in use across Pennsylvania killed more than 10,000 bats last year — mostly in the late summer months, according
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  1. uniquelyme12:00 PM

    Gene, that's just terrible. I lived in Tehachapi, CA where there are thousands of windfarms in the mountains. I never thought about the bats, and they are such good critters! When I go back in the fall, I will look into this. There are many people who house bats, since there are so many crops that depend on insect control and pollination.

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