Posted on 01/25/2012 12:59:46 PM PST by La Enchiladita
We all love the idea of solar energy and there are plans for 26 solar projects in the deserts of California. One is underway, but there's a big problem -- the desert tortoise is in the way.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates that over a thousand tortoises could be harmed by the construction. Advocates say the projects will bring much needed clean energy and jobs to the region and that there's a way to protect the tortoises.
(Excerpt) Read more at scpr.org ...
I guess this is why these solar enterprises go bankrupt, or at least part of why. We still don’t have answers on Solyndra.
Anyway, Head Start for baby tortoises... who’d have thought?
Ravens kill thousands of desert tortoises every year...yet, they are protected since they supposedly migrate.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.