[BCNnet] cell tower note
Donald R. Dann
donniebird@yahoo.com
Sat, 23 Aug 2003 09:34:32 -0500
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Further to this posting.
For over 3 years, the American Bird Conservancy has been urging the FCC and
the FAA to do this investigation. It took a lawsuit to finally get it
moving but it is good news, albeit having taken entirely too long in coming
about.
Donald R. Dann
Highland Park/Lake County
-----Original Message-----
From: bcnnet-admin@ece.iit.edu [mailto:bcnnet-admin@ece.iit.edu]On Behalf Of
John Elliott
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 8:43 AM
To: BCNnet
Subject: [BCNnet] cell tower note
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
into the reasons why high numbers of birds are killed by flying into
cell-phone and broadcast towers in the U.S. Each year, an estimated
5 million to 50 million birds die this way, says the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service. Researchers suspect that lights on communications
towers somehow attract the birds. The inquiry is part of an FCC plan
announced in May to study how the rapid spread of cell-phone and
other towers affects the environment, historic sites, and Native
American lands, and how those towers might be better designed.
straight to the source: Rocky Mount Telegram, Associated Press, 21 Aug 2003
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the FAA
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</span>It took
a lawsuit to finally get it moving but it is good news, albeit having =
taken entirely
too long in coming about.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> =
bcnnet-admin@ece.iit.edu
[mailto:bcnnet-admin@ece.iit.edu]<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On =
Behalf Of
</span></b>John Elliott<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, August =
23, 2003
8:43 AM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> BCNnet<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [BCNnet] cell =
tower note</span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>AT A LOSS FOR BIRDS<br>
FCC to Investigate Why Millions of Birds Fly into Cell-Phone Towers<br>
<br>
The Federal Communications Commission is launching an investigation <br>
into the reasons why high numbers of birds are killed by flying into =
<br>
cell-phone and broadcast towers in the U.S. Each year, an =
estimated <br>
5 million to 50 million birds die this way, says the U.S. Fish and <br>
Wildlife Service. Researchers suspect that lights on =
communications <br>
towers somehow attract the birds. The inquiry is part of an FCC =
plan <br>
announced in May to study how the rapid spread of cell-phone and <br>
other towers affects the environment, historic sites, and Native <br>
American lands, and how those towers might be better designed.<br>
<br>
straight to the source: Rocky Mount Telegram, Associated Press, 21 =
Aug
2003<br>
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