Saturday, July 14, 2012

TURBINE ~ RATS!

The wind industry and corruption seem to go hand in hand.
If I were to use the words industrial wind and rats in the same sentence most likely you would think  I was referring to wind developers.


Guess again, wind farms may produce intermittent, undependable, and expensive power but they also produce rats. Wind farms are rat farms.


Wildlife experts have warned that the proliferation of industrial wind and the increasing bird and bat kills will result in a spike in the numbers of disease-carrying mosquitoes and crop-destroying insects. But there is another problem arising from the decreased number of raptors, rat infestations.
In California where wind turbines are killing Raptors by the thousands, and decreasing numbers to the point that some species may become extinct ,the rat population is thriving so well, that people’s homes near the wind developments are becoming infested with the disease carrying rodents.
Predators such as snakes seem to have disappeared as well; one theory is that the vibrations scare the snakes away. Without the predators to keep the rodents in check it is rapidly becoming a concern.
California's smaller San Gorgonio Pass wind farm has reported that rats are becoming so prevalent and bold that they move right into area homes and establish nests.

One resident reported that they have caught at least 40 rodents in their Painted Hills home this year. The rodents have nested in their kitchen cabinets, snacked on food in the pantry and left droppings in their laundry room. It's the worst infestation they have ever had; the rats are multiplying like rabbits.
The wind industry believes that there is no evidence to prove that the increase in rodents is related to wind development.
Since coyotes, are the only natural predators left this could lead to a proliferation of coyotes as well.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

That's the wind companies favorite line "There is no evidence to prove" .........you name it.