[BCNnet] ABC Lawsuit in Grist

Sat, 22 Feb 2003 05:52:06 -0600

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Hi BCNnet friends –

For those of you who don’t subscribe to the free online environmental
newsletter, Grist, the American Bird Conservancy’s lawsuit of the FCC was in
yesterday’s edition.  I think you’ll find it worthwhile to subscribe (see
the Grist website, below).

Donald R. Dann
Highland Park/Lake County

DAILY GRIST
21 Feb 2003
Environmental news from GRIST MAGAZINE
<http://www.gristmagazine.com>

1.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER CRASH TOGETHER
Somewhere between 5 million and 50 million migratory birds die every
year from slamming into communications towers for cell phones,
pagers, and radios, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Now, environmentalists are suing the Federal Communications
Commission to force it to protect those birds.  The lawsuit concerns
towers that are at least 200 feet tall and located near the Gulf of
Mexico, a common stopover for many species during spring and fall
migrations.  The suit was filed by the American Bird Conservancy,
Friends of the Earth, and the Forest Conservation Council, which want
the FCC to require existing towers to use warning devices (such as
colored lights and high-pitched sound) to keep birds away.  They also
want all future tower proposals to be reviewed for likely impacts on
bird populations.  The affected critters include some of the nation's
most endangered songbirds -- the black rail, Bell's vireo, the
golden-winged warbler, and Henslow's sparrow.

straight to the source:  MSNBC.com, Associated Press, 20 Feb 2003
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/875254.asp>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>1.</span></font><font =
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mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>BIRDS OF A FEATHER CRASH =
TOGETHER</span></font><font
color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Somewhere between 5 million and 50
million migratory birds die every </span></font><font color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>year from slamming into =
communications
towers for cell phones, </span></font><font color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-colo=
r-alt:
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pagers, and radios, according to =
the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service. <o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Now, environmentalists are suing =
the
Federal Communications </span></font><font color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-colo=
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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Commission to force it to protect =
those
birds.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>The lawsuit =
concerns </span></font><font
color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>towers that are at least 200 feet =
tall
and located near the Gulf of </span></font><font color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-colo=
r-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Mexico, a common stopover for many
species during spring and fall </span></font><font color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>migrations.<span =
style=3D"mso-spacerun:
yes">&nbsp; </span>The suit was filed by the American Bird Conservancy, =
</span></font><font
color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Friends of the Earth, and the =
Forest
Conservation Council, which want </span></font><font color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>the FCC to require existing towers =
to use
warning devices (such as </span></font><font color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>colored lights and high-pitched =
sound) to
keep birds away.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>They =
also </span></font><font
color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>want all future tower proposals to =
be
reviewed for likely impacts on </span></font><font color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-colo=
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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>bird populations.<span
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>The affected critters include =
some of
the nation's </span></font><font color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:
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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>most endangered songbirds -- the =
black
rail, Bell's vireo, the </span></font><font color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-colo=
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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>golden-winged warbler, and =
Henslow's
sparrow.</span></font><font color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p=
></span></font></p>

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size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>straight to the source:<span
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>MSNBC.com, Associated Press, =
20 Feb
2003</span></font><font color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
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