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Golden eagles and wind power facilities: What decision makers of the Proposed Ice Mountain Wind facility should know
December 20, 2008
This formal statement was delivered to the Tyrone Borough Council addressing the high risk to Golden Eagles should the Sandy Ridge Wind Farm be permited on Ice Mountain in Tyrone County, PA. The statement was prepared by the National Aviary and other researchers.
NH Fish and Game comments on proposed wind facility
December 11, 2008
by New Hampshire Fish and Game
Noble Environmental, operating under the name Granite Reliable Power, LLC is proposing to erect a 99 MW wind energy facility in northern New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Fish and Game has submitted prefiled testimony to the State's Site Evaluation Committee expressing its concerns with the impacts to wildlife.
Wilderness Society and Center for Biological Diversity comment on Deerfield Wind DEIS
November 27, 2008
by Mary C. Krueger and Mollie Matteson
USFWS comments on DEIS prepared for Deerfield Wind proposal, Green Mountain National Forest
November 25, 2008
by Andrew L. Raddant
Iberdrola has proposed a wind energy facility to be erected on national forest lands in the Green Mountain National Forest located in Vermont. The Forest Service released the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) in September 2008. The full DEIS can be accessed at http://www.windaction.org/documents/17983. The US Fish and Wildlife Service submitted comments on the DEIS. These comments can be downloaded by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page.
Understanding the trade-off: Environmental costs and benefits of industrial wind energy development
October 23, 2008
by Dan Boone & Rick Webb
Wildlife expert Dan Boone presented these slides at the 38th North American Symposium on Bat Research held in Scranton, PA in October 2008. Mr. Boone's presentation focused on the trade-offs of wind energy development in Eastern US balancing the benefits of this energy resource against the environmental risks, particularly to bats. Note that slides # 27, 32 and 33 of the presentation provide graphs which quantitatively estimate the potential impacts on bats and forest habitat resulting from the projected intensity of wind energy development within the eastern US states which comprise the bulk of the Appalachian mountain region. The summary slide from the presentation is listed below. The full presentation can be accessed by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page.
This document provides before and after aerial photos of the very southern end of the NedPower wind facility, the most recently constructed wind energy facility in the mid-Atlantic region. The project is comprised of 132 2-MW Gamesa wind turbines, each nearly 400 feet tall. Extensive clearing of forest was done to install the turbines and other project infrastructure. The average width of the area bulldozed for road corridor varies from about 75 to 100 feet.
Raptors and wind energy development in the Central Appalachians: Where we stand on the issue
August 17, 2008
by Katzner, Brandes, et.al.
This document provides a good summary of what information is available regarding the effect of wind turbine development on diurnal raptors. The full document, including conclusions and recommendations, can be downloaded by clicking on the link below.
This statement appears on the Oklahoma Office of the Secretary of the Environment website.
George Wallace comments before House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans
July 10, 2008
by George E. Wallace
Testimony from the House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans Oversight Hearing on "Going, Going, Gone? An Assessment of the Global Decline in Bird Populations"
North American Symposium on Bat Research - Resolution bats and wind energy development
July 6, 2008
by North American Symposium on Bat Research
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