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Oppose the Bright Source Solar power project in CA in its current form, since it kills anything that flies above it.

Created by K.L. on August 20, 2014

Oppose the continued operation and ESPECIALLY the expansion of the BrightSource solar project in Ivanpah Dry Lake in California. According to the AP (Aug. 18th, 2014), US Fish & Wildlife Service staff observed 1 bird every 2 mins.being scorched to death (or to the point where they fell & slowly died) after they flew over the solar array. The array is not composed of solar energy collectors, but instead of 300,000 garage-door sized mirrors that reflect/concentrate the sun's power up to steam generators that are 40-stories up on towers.
Unless the corporation can engineer an immediate mitigating "fix", it should be shut down. This facility is violating international treaties, federal & state wildlife laws, and probably laws on humane treatment of animals. Let's use solar collectors instead.

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