Eyes on the ground shield birds from death on wind farms
A new environmental initiative has members of local communities stationed on wind farms to sound the alarm and shut down turbines to prevent avian casualties
21 July 2024 - 00:00
Clarissa Mars might have the most unusual job yet created by the renewable energy industry — keeping a lookout for approaching birds so the spinning turbines on her wind farm can be stopped before a fatal collision. ..
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