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<br><div><div>On Jun 21, 2012, at 10:29 PM, Solarguy wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">By some estimates, outdoor<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>cats in the United States kill more than 1 million birds every day</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>on average. Other studies suggest the death toll is as high as 1 billion per year.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><a href="http://blog.nwf.org/2011/03/new-studies-highlight-impact-of-outdoor-cats-on-birds-and-other-wildlife/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://blog.nwf.org/2011/03/new-studies-highlight-impact-of-outdoor-cats-on-birds-and-other-wildlife/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Jim Duncan<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div style="border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; position: static; z-index: auto; "><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a> [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Drake<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Thursday, June 21, 2012 5:18 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>RE-wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[RE-wrenches] Wind Turbines killing birds and bats<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Hello Wrenches,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br>A very knowledgeable friend has concern about wind turbines killing birds and bats, and sent me these links. From previous posts on this list and information I've heard elsewhere, I thought this really wasn't much of an issue, more of a red herring by those who are opposed to wind energy.<br><br><a href="http://www.batsandwind.org/pdf/baerwald%20et%20al%20current%20biology%202008.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.batsandwind.org/pdf/baerwald%20et%20al%20current%20biology%202008.pdf</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><a href="http://coalicionventanasverraco.org/files/horn_et_al_2008.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://coalicionventanasverraco.org/files/horn_et_al_2008.pdf<br></a><a href="http://www.batsandwind.org/main.asp?page=research&sub=operational" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.batsandwind.org/main.asp?page=research&sub=operational</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090928095347.htm" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090928095347.htm<br><br></a><a href="http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/collisions/pdf/wind_rulemaking_petition.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/collisions/pdf/wind_rulemaking_petition.pdf</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_wind_power" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_wind_power<br><br><br></a>How much of an issue is this really? Can we put the danger into perspective? Does this kill more bats and birds than the pollution it displaces? <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br>Thanks,<br><br>Drake<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br><o:p></o:p></div><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Drake Chamberlin <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>ATHENS ELECTRIC LLC<br>OH License 44810 <br>CO license 3773<br>NABCEP Certified PV</span><o:p></o:p></p></div>_______________________________________________<br>List sponsored by Home Power magazine<br><br>List Address: <a href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>Options & settings:<br><a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org<br><br>List rules & etiquette:<br>www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm<br><br>Check out participant bios:<br>www.members.re-wrenches.org</div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></body></html>