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You are obviously trying to distract from the story, which is about bats being killed by windfarms, since it is a no-no to say anything bad about windfarms here.  Classy.

Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
by poemless on Tue Aug 26th, 2008 at 12:20:06 PM EST
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I'd have said it was more like recreational PNing.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Aug 26th, 2008 at 12:21:39 PM EST
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It's an open thread, and after 5pm!

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Aug 26th, 2008 at 12:24:36 PM EST
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There are many reasons to claim that such and such species (or genus) is the coolest on the planet, but cladistics is not one of them.

Now, the deadly pressure drop thing is supercool in my opinion (I'm a physicist by training after all) so I am not claiming you shouldn't have posted the news item.

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Aug 26th, 2008 at 12:23:58 PM EST
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No, I don't think it's a no-no to discuss possible drawbacks of windfarms. However, Mig's suggestion of ultrasonics is reasonable, probably quick, cheap and effective.

I must admit that I never read the article cos I just thought it was the usual nit-picking stuff you see too much of in the UK press. So far we've had migrating birds, birds of prey, low flying fighter planes, RAF over the horizon radar, subsonic vibrations. I admit I've been waiting for a correlation with bee colony collapse syndrome.

So sometimes the first reaction is to dismiss. But if there's an issue, I trust it's something we'll have the care to resolve quickly.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue Aug 26th, 2008 at 12:56:59 PM EST
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since it is a no-no to say anything bad about windfarms here.  

Do you actually believe that? Do you?

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (jeromeguillet@yahoo.fr) on Tue Aug 26th, 2008 at 06:59:57 PM EST
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