Green Architecture Has Become a Nightmare for Birds Everywhere

It has been said that no good deed goes unpunished. Proving that old adage correct is the news that for all the good that green building practices are doing, all that additional glass being used is apparently killing massive amounts of birds, who are flying into these buildings in record numbers. This, of course, doesn’t play so hot with environmental movements, who you might know are usually in favor of protecting nature. What’s even worse, all of those rooftop gardens we’re putting on tops of those skyscrapers to green our cities even further? That’s just making the problem all the more terrible, as birds are being drawn toward the greenery and then almost immediately meeting their maker as they fly away.

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