http://www.windaction.org/ facts, analysis, exposure of wind energy's real impacts en-us Windaction hourly 1 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.windaction.org/articles/36627 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:27:41 GMT The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Friday it is considering formally listing the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species. The announcement begins a yearlong review ...Fish and Wildlife said it made the decision based on evidence the bird and its habitat are in decline. http://www.windaction.org/articles/36627 http://www.windaction.org/articles/29021 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:42:08 GMT That's because general plans for the 345-kilovolt route, known as the V-Plan and including a connecting line into Oklahoma, appear to take the line through prime nesting and breeding habitat for the Lesser Prairie-Chicken in both states. With an estimated two-thirds of the unique bird's original habitat already eliminated by development, officials warn that further encroachment could place the bird on the nation's endangered species list. http://www.windaction.org/articles/29021 http://www.windaction.org/articles/26728 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:00:00 GMT There is no debate about it. The lesser prairie chicken and wind power farms do not mix. "They're genetically predisposed to avoid any vertical structures," said Russ Horton, a research supervisor with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife. ...Officials still are concerned about the impact of wind farm development in Oklahoma's western counties. http://www.windaction.org/articles/26728 http://www.windaction.org/articles/17188 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:32:21 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/17188 http://www.windaction.org/articles/17187 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:25:47 GMT Biologists say power-generating wind turbines proposed for northwestern Oklahoma could push the lesser prairie chicken onto the endangered species list or even into extinction. Huge wind turbines have been proposed across the lesser prairie chicken's habitat in Oklahoma, but it is not the turbine's blades that pose a threat to the birds. Information obtained from radio collar tracking indicate that lesser prairie chickens usually won't go near wind turbines http://www.windaction.org/articles/17187 http://www.windaction.org/articles/14384 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:17:08 GMT Whooping cranes, one of the world's rarest birds, have waged a valiant battle against extinction. But federal officials warn of a new potential threat to the endangered whoopers: wind farms. Down to as few as 16 in 1941, the gargantuan birds that migrate 2,400 miles each fall from Canada to Texas, thanks to conservation efforts, now number about 266. But because wind energy, one of the fastest growing sources of renewable energy, has gained such traction, whooping cranes could again be at risk - from either crashing into the towering wind turbines and transmission lines or because of habitat lost to the wind farms. "Basically you can overlay the strongest, best areas for wind turbine development with the whooping crane migration corridor," said Tom Stehn, whooping crane coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. http://www.windaction.org/articles/14384 http://www.windaction.org/articles/18198 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:03:06 GMT This statement appears on the Oklahoma Office of the Secretary of the Environment website. http://www.windaction.org/articles/18198 http://www.windaction.org/articles/13974 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 02:23:15 GMT This letter was sent to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation in response to a wind energy development proposal slated for the Hal and Fern Cooper Wildlife Management Area (WMA). http://www.windaction.org/articles/13974 http://www.windaction.org/articles/31674 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:42:01 GMT Wildlife advocates argue they're not on some quixotic quest - not tilting at windmills. The extinction of dozens, if not hundreds, of animal species by man's encroachment over the years is powerful evidence that we must zealously protect endangered species. We cannot allow Darwin to just sort it out. http://www.windaction.org/articles/31674 http://www.windaction.org/articles/28231 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:32:40 GMT Don't get me wrong. The donations are commendable. OG&E doesn't have to give away any money in compensation for pushing prairie chickens off their homes. No other energy company has stepped up to the plate with a similar gesture. But will it really save the birds? http://www.windaction.org/articles/28231 http://www.windaction.org/articles/18314 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:26:55 GMT Wind power is one of the solutions to our energy needs both here in Oklahoma and beyond, as well as providing a new industry and the jobs that support it. ...Also noteworthy is the potential for wind energy to be not so green after all. Wind farms, like any type of development, built on the wrong site can have a negative impact on the environment. Strides toward solving one conservation problem should not inadvertently cause another. http://www.windaction.org/articles/18314