[BCNnet] cell tower note
John Elliott
johnrtnc@hotmail.com
Sat, 23 Aug 2003 08:42:44 -0500
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FYI, this item from the Daily Grist environmental news digest yesterday.
J. Elliott
AT A LOSS FOR BIRDS
FCC to Investigate Why Millions of Birds Fly into Cell-Phone Towers
The Federal Communications Commission is launching an investigation=20
into the reasons why high numbers of birds are killed by flying into=20
cell-phone and broadcast towers in the U.S. Each year, an estimated=20
5 million to 50 million birds die this way, says the U.S. Fish and=20
Wildlife Service. Researchers suspect that lights on communications=20
towers somehow attract the birds. The inquiry is part of an FCC plan=20
announced in May to study how the rapid spread of cell-phone and=20
other towers affects the environment, historic sites, and Native=20
American lands, and how those towers might be better designed.
straight to the source: Rocky Mount Telegram, Associated Press, 21 Aug =
2003
<http://www.gristmagazine.com/forward.pl?forward_id=3D1421>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>FYI, this item from the Daily Grist =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>AT A LOSS FOR BIRDS<BR>FCC to =
Investigate Why=20
Millions of Birds Fly into Cell-Phone Towers<BR><BR>The Federal =
Communications=20
Commission is launching an investigation <BR>into the reasons why high =
numbers=20
of birds are killed by flying into <BR>cell-phone and broadcast towers =
in the=20
U.S. Each year, an estimated <BR>5 million to 50 million birds die =
this=20
way, says the U.S. Fish and <BR>Wildlife Service. Researchers =
suspect that=20
lights on communications <BR>towers somehow attract the birds. The =
inquiry=20
is part of an FCC plan <BR>announced in May to study how the rapid =
spread of=20
cell-phone and <BR>other towers affects the environment, historic sites, =
and=20
Native <BR>American lands, and how those towers might be better=20
designed.<BR><BR>straight to the source: Rocky Mount Telegram, =
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