L Roebuck
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Post by L Roebuck on Mar 14, 2007 8:37:41 GMT -5
Radar may cut bat deaths at wind farmsLOUSIE HOSIE RADAR might help to reduce the number of bats being killed by wind turbines, according to new research. Bats are repelled by electro-magnetic radiation emitted from radar installations, scientists at Aberdeen University have found. They believe fitting radar systems to wind turbines might prevent the bats from flying too close to their rotors The team studied the behaviour of bats at various distances from ten radar installations across Scotland last summer. Full Article
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Post by jonsdigs on Mar 14, 2007 11:55:54 GMT -5
At first I thought it might be a typo on the author's name but for the wrong reason. LOUSIE HOSIE is their typo; Louise Hosie is a regular contributor to the Scotsman. Not our Louise H. though.
Good article anyway. Maybe it can provide a solution or at least lessen the damage.
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