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Energy Crises
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Energy Crises Corpses of bats have been found on windmills at the power plant in Altamont Pass. —Oakland Tribune Indifferent to, or unaware of harm, Migrating bats divebomb the windmill farm, Against a nonpolluting power source A kamikaze strike to reinforce Suspicion fossil fuels may be best. Strip mine and drills belatedly contest The loss of species with the newest trend In solar heating, or—Midwestern blend— Methane from cows or ethanol from corn. To seek the flame the lovelorn moth is born, Meaning he may attack selenium On rooftops. And will revenuers come To fuel pumps as to a whisky still? Dung beetles to exhaust pipes? Boding ill For spotted owls and such, as well it should, The obvious renewable is wood (Of course you have to wait a hundred years) As too is whale oil. Once the mounting fears, 14 You are reading copyrighted material published by Ohio University Press/Swallow Press. Unauthorized posting, copying, or distributing of this work except as permitted under U.S. copyright law is illegal and injures the author and publisher. Threats, economic ups and downs grow thick It’s back to Ahab and to Moby Dick. And do you, little bat upon the blade, Further to make your point, biodegrade? Or as the trust fund cases hug the trees, Hang in until the global warming-freeze? 15 You are reading copyrighted material published by Ohio University Press/Swallow Press. Unauthorized posting, copying, or distributing of this work except as permitted under U.S. copyright law is illegal and injures the author and publisher. ...