Comments on: Study Finds Wind Turbines Killing Bats Without Even Hitting Them

By: Lars Jorgensen

Lars Jorgensen — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:50:29 +0000

There is a new form of nuclear on the horizon that burns off the actinides (atoms heavier than uranium). This is the part of nuclear waste that is particularly troublesome. Once the actinides are removed (and fissioned of)the radioactivity of the waste decays in around 300 years. Look for Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor. This kind of reactor can even burn off the actinides from the existing reactors cleaning up our existing nuclear waste problem.

By: Lars Jorgensen

Lars Jorgensen — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:50:00 +0000

By: nc

nc — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:32:32 +0000

Kj,nuclear waste has to be stored for thousands of years…the pyramids in giza are one of the longest standing man made buildings and they are ONLY 6000 yrs old. Nuc waste needs to be stored for 3-4 times longer than the oldest buildings in the world!!! still think its sustainable?? themostexpensive part of a nuc station is decomissioning…so dont kid yourself, Solar is the way to go.

By: nc

nc — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:32:00 +0000

By: kj

kj — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:24:20 +0000

bah, if you would bother to do some research you would find nuclear is the way to go. I am all for wind as well but it simply is not sufficient and in no way can compete with or replace coal. Nucelar power has a stigma associated with it that uneducated people just cant shake. Its clean and produces and increibly large yield. Wind power to enrich the uranium, nucelar to fuel our countries energy independence. France has been doing it for a long long time and say what you will about the French, they have an incredible wealth of scientific knowledge, particulary in physics.

By: kj

kj — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:24:00 +0000

By: James

James — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:46:41 +0000

Wind, its cheap, renewable, and wont kill animals and environments as a coal plant, nuclear waste, and internal combustion engine would.

By: James

James — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:46:00 +0000

Wind, its cheap, renewable, and wont kill animals and environments as a coal plant, nuclear waste, and internal combustion engine would.

By: Iberdrola Adopts Wind Industry’s First Company-Wide Avian and Bat Protection Plan : CleanTechnica

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:38:48 +0000

[...] Iberdrola’s plan moves beyond mitigating for migratory birds, it also considers wind farm effects on bat populations. The move will become increasingly important as one recent study found that localized changes in air pressure caused by wind turbines were killing bats without even hitting them. [...]

By: Uncle B

Uncle B — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:16:27 +0000

Knowing how windmills kill bats is interesting science. Now we need applied science and technology to prevent the bat-windmill interface. Using the scientific knowledge we have gained, can we develop a technology to ward bats away from windmills? Some Canadian Universities lack Applied Technology Colleges? How cum? are we really dumber than the Germans for example, or do we just wait for the Americans to show us how? What does China do, they are overtaking us in all ways, they must have an intelligent solution to this.