Golden Eagles And Wind Farms Not A Good Mix

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A wind farm nearly Ely, Nevada faces a $200,000 fine for a golden eagle killed at the facility. Read more →

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Renewable Energy Stations That Double As Wildlife Reserves

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A U.K. company is partnering with the British Royal Society for the Protection of Birds to develop environmentally friendly renewable energy generating plants. Read more →

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Finding Happy Ground Between Wind Turbines And Birds

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We have the chance to do energy right. Maybe history will show someday that concerns are unfounded, that birds and bats can indeed co-exist with wind turbines. Maybe it won’t. 
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Notorious Altamont Wind Area Becomes Safer For Birds

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One of the earliest and deadliest developed wind areas, California's Altamont Pass, is claiming far fewer raptor victims than it used to. Read more →

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Giant Wyoming Wind Project Could Have Bird Issues

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Nobody has taken legal action – yet – but bird advocates are not happy with the Obama administration's site approval for a 1,000-turbine Wyoming wind farm. Read more →

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Does Power Tower Solar Harm Birds And Bats?

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A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service official wants new power tower solar plant approvals delayed until monitoring data on their avian impacts comes in. Read more →

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Montana Wind Turbines Give Way To Raptors

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Developers of a 189-megawatt Montana wind farm agree to move 25 turbines at least one-half mile from raptor nesting sites, and Audubon applauds. Read more →

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Sandwich Tern Sinks Big UK Offshore Wind Farm

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The U.K. decides that a 540-megawatt offshore wind farm would result in too many deaths – more than 94 per year – of the Sandwich tern seabird. Read more →

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Sierra Club To Wind Power: We Really Love You

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Karl Rove comes out in favor of the production tax credit for wind, but it's the Sierra Club's beefed-up backing that could make a bigger difference. Read more →

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Wind Power And Bald Eagles Tangle Again

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A proposed federal rule change that's intended to encourage more wind power development is the latest flash point in the wind vs. wildlife debate. Read more →

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