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Florida wind farm's antagonists: environmentalists
June 9, 2012 by Patricia Sagastume in Miami Herald
June 9, 2012 by Patricia Sagastume in Miami Herald
Although the Sugarland Wind Project has won approval from the County Commission, it still faces a number of obstacles. The company needs state and federal environmental permits to proceed. There's also the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. And it's a given that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will take a closer look at the impact on wildlife.
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Palm Beach County makes it easier to build wind farms, despite environmental objections
August 30, 2011 by Andy Reid in Sun Sentinel
August 30, 2011 by Andy Reid in Sun Sentinel
"This is difficult for us to oppose because ... we all love the idea of wind farming," said Steve Horowitz, president of the Friends of Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, which stretches across western Palm Beach County. "The problem here is the location."
Palm Beach County wind turbines get initial go-ahead, despite threat to birds
July 29, 2011 by Andy Reid in Sun Sentinel
July 29, 2011 by Andy Reid in Sun Sentinel
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in a July 1 letter to the company called for a more thorough analysis of potential wildlife threats from the wind farm. The federal regulators said that bird "collisions with turbine blades are often fatal, and usually resulting in the animal being effectively eliminated from the breeding population."
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The agency said there was potential harm to the Everglade snail kite, bald eagle, wood stork, northern crested caracara and the many species that inhabit the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. Also at risk were bats, which play a role in controlling insects that would otherwise infest the farm fields.
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FPL has looked for good Florida sites for wind power since 2005, Ms. Bennett said, and Hutchinson Island "looks like it's worth pursuing." FPL "wants to coexist as good environmental stewards," and will work with all agencies to avoid impact on birds and wildlife. That's good to know, because the information available about wind energy and wildlife indicates that some impact - literally - is inevitable.
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