Well although this one is not calling for us to clamp down even more on our freedoms or stealing our cash which makes a nice change it seems that solar panels have a detrimental effect on wildlife.
They mimic the surface of water to many insects and lure them to the panels where the eventually die of exhaustion. The fear is that their loss will impact the already fragile ecosystems we have in places like the desert. Read the full story here.
Well, well, interesting isn’t it. Despite all that work it appears that it isn’t as bad as they thought. The panels can be modified to counter the effect and guess what most panels already have those modifications. So why the emotive headlines?
I am seriously beginning to question how much we spend on studies like this where we have a very emotive and emotional headline followed by a story about nothing. When I was a kid we were taught science was observe, conclude, test and repeat, repeat, repeat and always question. Now it seems to be just money for old rope and I want some. I have a proposal to check where bears perform their bodily functions. Should be worth at least £250K.
Another Environmental Catastrophe?
Well although this one is not calling for us to clamp down even more on our freedoms or stealing our cash which makes a nice change it seems that solar panels have a detrimental effect on wildlife.
They mimic the surface of water to many insects and lure them to the panels where the eventually die of exhaustion. The fear is that their loss will impact the already fragile ecosystems we have in places like the desert. Read the full story here.
Well, well, interesting isn’t it. Despite all that work it appears that it isn’t as bad as they thought. The panels can be modified to counter the effect and guess what most panels already have those modifications. So why the emotive headlines?
I am seriously beginning to question how much we spend on studies like this where we have a very emotive and emotional headline followed by a story about nothing. When I was a kid we were taught science was observe, conclude, test and repeat, repeat, repeat and always question. Now it seems to be just money for old rope and I want some. I have a proposal to check where bears perform their bodily functions. Should be worth at least £250K.