Wind Turbine Or Tree? Bats Can't Tell

Monday, September 29, 2014 - 19:50 in Physics & Chemistry

Certain bats may be approaching wind turbines after mistaking them for trees, according to a study, and that could be leading to disaster.Propped up by government mandates and subsidies, both solar and wind energy have become more common and thus both have come under criticism. Solar panels are toxic for the environment and their efficiency drops quickly in real-world conditions while wind has been implicated in sleep issues in humans and environmental peril.  read more

Read the whole article on

More from

Latest Science Newsletter

Get the latest and most popular science news articles of the week in your Inbox! It's free!

Check out our next project, Biology.Net