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On a Wing and Low Air: The Surprising Way Wind Turbines Kill Bats - Scientific American

Aug.26, 2008 in Wind Energy Source

Canada.com
On a Wing and Low Air: The Surprising Way Wind Turbines Kill Bats
Scientific American - 52 minutes ago
The corporation that owns Summerview, TransAlta Wind, along with ENMAX, Suncor Energy, Alberta Wind Energy and even Shell Canada teamed with Austin, Tex. …
What is killing the bats of Pincher Creek? Globe and Mail
Bats battered by wind farm effects Canada.com
Pressure drop causing wind turbine bat deaths, say Calgary researchers CBC.ca
Science Now - PhysicsToday.org
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What is killing the bats of Pincher Creek? - Globe and Mail

Aug.26, 2008 in Wind Energy Source

CBC.ca
What is killing the bats of Pincher Creek?
Globe and Mail, Canada - 1 hour ago
Ms. Baerwald said that one way in which energy companies could reduce or prevent bat fatalities is to increase the wind speed at which turbine blades begin …
Wind turbines make bat lungs explode New Scientist (subscription)
Alberta wind farms prove deadly for bats Canada.com
Pressure drop causing wind turbine bat deaths, say Calgary researchers CBC.ca
Science Now - Canada.com
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Alberta wind farms prove deadly for bats - Canada.com

Aug.25, 2008 in Wind Energy Source

Canada.com
Alberta wind farms prove deadly for bats
Canada.com, Canada - 1 hour ago
A seemingly uninjured Hoary bat carcass at the base of a wind turbine at Wild Energy Facilities near Pincher Creek, Alberta. Baerwald, whose team checks for …
Wind turbines make bat lungs explode New Scientist (subscription)
Pressure drop causing wind turbine bat deaths, say Calgary researchers CBC.ca
Wind turbines to blame for bat deaths: study Canada.com
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Pressure drop causing wind turbine bat deaths, say Calgary researchers - CBC.ca

Aug.25, 2008 in Wind Energy Source

CBC.ca
Pressure drop causing wind turbine bat deaths, say Calgary researchers
CBC.ca, Canada - 59 minutes ago
The Canadian Wind Energy Association says Canada's current installed capacity is 1876 megawatts, although wind farms tend to run at about 32 per cent of …
Wind turbines make bat lungs explode New Scientist (subscription)
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Polar bears' long swims blamed on global warming - Calgary Herald

Aug.23, 2008 in Climate Change Source

New York Times
Polar bears' long swims blamed on global warming
Calgary Herald,  Canada - 1 hour ago
"As climate change continues to dramatically disrupt the Arctic, polar bears and their cubs are being forced to swim longer distances to find food and …
Polar Bears at Sea New York Times
Polar bear sightings stir climate debate Los Angeles Times
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Construction of Wolfe Island wind farm ready to begin - Daily Commercial News

Aug.20, 2008 in Wind Energy Source

Daily Commercial News
Construction of Wolfe Island wind farm ready to begin
Daily Commercial News, Canada - 30 minutes ago
Canadian Renewable Energy Corp., a subsidiary of Calgary, Alta.-based Canadian Hydro Developers, is in the midst of bringing the turbines to the island. …
Blowin’ in the wind Clinton News Record
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Greenhouse gas battle plan good for business - Calgary Herald

Aug.17, 2008 in Solar Energy Source
Greenhouse gas battle plan good for business
Calgary Herald,  Canada - 51 minutes ago
National Semiconductor is implementing its latest technology that boosts energy output in its solar panels by minimizing losses from shade. …

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Making the Switch to electric - Calgary Herald

Aug.15, 2008 in Electric Cars Source

Calgary Herald
Making the Switch to electric
Calgary Herald,  Canada - 43 minutes ago
As for the practicality and carbon concerns that come with charging the battery of an electric car, the Switch was designed with Project Better Place in …

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MIT solves solar energy storage quiz - Ghana Broadcasting Corporation

Aug.11, 2008 in Solar Energy Source

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
MIT solves solar energy storage quiz
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Ghana - 1 hour ago
Storing the solar energy as uncombined hydrogen and oxygen is far easier and cheaper than storing the solar power as electrical energy in a capacitor. …
If new energy breathes, will they let it live? Calgary Herald
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If new energy breathes, will they let it live? - Calgary Herald

Aug.11, 2008 in Solar Energy Source
If new energy breathes, will they let it live?
Calgary Herald,  Canada - 34 minutes ago
"Now we can seriously think about solar power as unlimited and soon." Come on. Surely you're just yanking my chain. That's what at least one of my young …

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Canadian infrastructure at risk from climate change, engineering … - Calgary Herald

Jul.31, 2008 in Climate Change Source
Canadian infrastructure at risk from climate change, engineering …
Calgary Herald,  Canada - 4 hours ago
… the impacts of global warming and potential health implications. "The diversity and range of infrastructures that may be vulnerable to climate change is …

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Getting facts straight on global warming - Calgary Herald

Jul.24, 2008 in Climate Change Source
Getting facts straight on global warming
Calgary Herald,  Canada - 1 hour ago
Hannaford's current position is that "climate change may be real and humanity may be part of the problem." Changing your opinion is not wrong, of course, …
Global Warming Evident for South Africans Angus Reid Global Monitor
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