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Items of interest in the news
Wind Power
Wind Power Might Blow a Hole in Bird Populations
TBG Research Director Alberto Palleroni is leading our efforts to solve the serious issue of avian collisions with Wind Turbines and other man-made structures (see our Avian Safety Research page). This recent Los Angeles Times article by Dr. Micheal Fry describes the real and potential effects of Wind Turbines on bird populations:
Californians have the world's highest known levels of the flame-retardant PBDE in their blood
Studies co-authored by TBG Assistant Director Janet Linthicum have found extremely high levels of PBDE flame-retardants in California Peregrine Falcon eggs (see our Collaborative Research page). These articles from Environmental Health News and the LA Times describe research showing that Californians have the world's highest known levels of PBDEs in their blood: