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Gov's office disputes grouse impact
A decision to block wind energy development from key sage grouse habitats in Wyoming could effectively nullify a significant portion of the state's wind energy resource. But exactly how much is unclear.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering listing the sage grouse as a threatened and endangered species. Half of the bird's remaining prime habitat in the West lies within Wyoming's borders.
July 21, 2009
by Dustin Bleizeffer
in Casper Star-Tribune
A decision to block wind energy development from key sage grouse habitats in Wyoming could effectively nullify a significant portion of the state's wind energy resource. But exactly how much is unclear.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering listing the sage grouse as a threatened and endangered species. Half of the bird's remaining prime habitat in the West lies within Wyoming's borders. Last year, Gov. Dave Freudenthal issued an executive order prescribing grouse "core areas" in the state where activities are subject to special restrictions.
Freudenthal's energy infrastructure adviser, Aaron Clark, noted that less than 14 percent of Wyoming's best... [continue via Web link]
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