I used to live on the Big Island in the 90's and I am familiar with the geothermal issues there. What sets the Hawaiian geothermal project apart from other geothermal projects are the toxic volcanic fumes from Hawaiian's volcano in close proximity to inhabited areas. The biggest concern is should there be any leaks (of which there was much paranoia of under-reporting) then a toxic cloud would envelope various inhabited areas in the Puna District. There was also some concerns about how such a massive amount of energy would be used on the Island and how it may transform it from relatively clean farms (of which many were organic or permaculture) and ranchlands to an industrial polluting environment.

We had a bumper crop not only of acorns, but also of hickory nuts. I have 3 full bags of de-husked Mockernuts that I am squirreling away. Earlier in the season I picked up a bunch of large acorns from some chestnut oak trees. Even though they are from the white oak family, the acorns seemed way more bitter than those from my blackjack oaks (red oak family.) It is a shame too, because I had visions of turning them into some nice flour, but my early attempts do not fare very well.

This is probably cause and affect. More acorns mean more deer grazing. More deer grazing mean more deer ticks left behind.

Technically, pidgeons are rock doves, I believe, so you should be in the clear.