"Alan Erskine" wrote in message
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On 28/04/2011 1:24 PM, Dave Kearton wrote:


They're perfectly safe......if you time it right.....


(just kidding)



One project near Portland (in Victoria, my home state here in Australia)
was not approved by the government because of the risk to bird life.
Apparently, it was possible that a wind turbine would kill one
particularly rare bird every 1,000 years (no kidding!)

It does remind one of the famous "endangered" swamp darter debacle that held
up a hydro electric project.

Then there was the reptile that made its habitat in he ruts on a forestry
road that led to a ban on logging in the area.

Now we have some folks wanting to give MN the right to sue.

Some people have too much time on their hands :-)

Cheers,

Indrek Aavisto


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