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Eagle's Cause of Death Confirmed at Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland
July 3, 2012 in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
July 3, 2012 in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has confirmed that a dead bald eagle found below a small 10-kilowatt wind turbine on Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge in Rock Hall, Md., was killed by blunt force trauma.
Previous studies have already highlighted that more than 200,000 bats are killed each year by German wind turbines. Researchers are convinced that such high mortality rates may not be sustainable ...Voigt calls for stronger legislative agreements. The large-scale development of wind farms throughout Germany may have negative consequences for even remote ecosystems in northeastern Europe.
A fungal infection known as white-nose syndrome has killed at least 6 million bats in North America since it was discovered six years ago; some species, such as the Indiana bat and the gray bat, may go extinct as a result. The economic impact of losing so many insect-eating animals is staggering: A study published in Science last year estimated that bat deaths could lead to annual agricultural losses in North America of more than US $3.7 billion.
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Impact on Bats]
AWA Goodhue included in lawsuit over information requests
June 27, 2012 by Brett Boese in The Post-Bulletin
June 27, 2012 by Brett Boese in The Post-Bulletin
Roughly 24 hours after winning a legal challenge that could kick-start construction of the AWA Goodhue wind project, the project was mentioned in a lawsuit filed by the American Bird Conservancy against the federal government.
Federal Agencies sued over failure to disclose correspondence with wind industry - Promise of government transparency not being met
June 25, 2012 by Robert Johns in American Bird Conservancy
June 25, 2012 by Robert Johns in American Bird Conservancy
ABC filed six requests under FOIA - all of them more than eight months ago. ABC's FOIA requests asked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's correspondence with wind developers regarding birds and bats, as well as related information about wildlife impacts, such as studies showing which bird and bat species were in the area and how many had been killed by the facilities.
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USA]
Ken Collum, field manager for the BLM's Eagle Lake office, said the agency sent Invenergy a letter in May requesting a development alternative that is completely outside of Sage-Grouse habitat.
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Impact on Birds|
California]
Wind turbines planned for northwest Illinois generate controversy
June 19, 2012 by Ted Gregory in Chicago Tribune
June 19, 2012 by Ted Gregory in Chicago Tribune
The promise of wind turbine energy is starting to give way to the realities of energy production. As more wind farm proposals sweep into Illinois - the nation's leader in new wind turbines last year - questions surface about how "green" an energy source they are.
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Impact on Landscape|
Illinois]
Up to 192 birds are killed by wind turbines at the Waubra Wind Farm each year, according to new figures.
The numbers were collected by multinational energy firm Acciona, which runs the farm, between 2009 and 2011.
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Impact on Birds|
Australia / New Zealand]
Invenergy's announcement of the delay follows about a month [after] a preliminary estimate by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that the wind farm could kill about four to 20 bald eagles a year. The preliminary report also noted eight active bald eagle nests in the vicinity of the project area.
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Impact on Birds|
North Carolina]
Developers have pulled the plug on the 60-megawatt Shaffer Mountain Wind Farm project.
"Because of a combination of factors, including uncertainty surrounding federal policies, Gamesa has decided to halt development plans for its proposed Shaffer Mountain Wind Farm in Somerset County."
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Pennsylvania]
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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Impact on Birds|
Florida]
Wildlife authorities investigating report of dead eagle at wind energy site
June 5, 2012 by Tom Steward in Freedom Foundation of Minnesota
June 5, 2012 by Tom Steward in Freedom Foundation of Minnesota
The Freedom Foundation of Minnesota (FFM) has learned that the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is investigating a report of a dead bald eagle found beneath a wind turbine in southeast Minnesota. The bald eagle was reportedly found over the weekend on a farm near the town of LeRoy.
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Impact on Birds|
Minnesota]
When it comes to species of concern, there's a lot to look at. Researchers want to document where active nests are using pictures and GPS coordinates. They want to know what kind of birds are in the area, and how they use the habitat for hunting and raising their young.
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Montana]
Lawyers debate wind farm proposal; Hearing focuses on threatened species
May 31, 2012 by David Giuliani in Sauk Valley News
May 31, 2012 by David Giuliani in Sauk Valley News
Wahl's attorney, Rick Porter, told the commission that only the county could protect the Wahl property, not the Department of Natural Resources.
He noted that the state report said the turbines would likely affect the habitat of threatened species such as the plains hognose snake and the ornate box turtle.
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Illinois]
Wind farms considering detection systems to prevent bird deaths
May 28, 2012 by Louis Sahagun in Los Angeles Times
May 28, 2012 by Louis Sahagun in Los Angeles Times
Now, in what has become one of the most critical conservation issues in the state, wind farms are considering using radar units and experimental telemetry systems that they hope will avoid harming birds by identifying incoming species early enough to switch off the massive turbines and then - to minimize costs and maximize profits - turn them back on again as quickly as possible.
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Impact on Birds|
California]
Environmental concerns around the sites in Brighton and Ferdinand where a New Hampshire wind project developer is seeking to place meteorological towers have the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources suggesting a limit on when the sites can be disturbed.
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Impact on Landscape|
Vermont]
Wind farm could harm the N.C.'s bald eagle population
May 23, 2012 by John Murawski in McClatchy-Tribune
May 23, 2012 by John Murawski in McClatchy-Tribune
The preliminary numbers on bald eagle kills are astronomical by almost any measure, bird advocates say. Based on recorded bald eagle sightings in the area, the Fish and Wildlife Service estimates that the Pantego project would account for 3.4 to 20.7 eagle "takes" annually.
"That's a shocking number."
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Impact on Birds|
North Carolina]
Turbines likely to harm species; Mainstream promises environmental plan
May 21, 2012 by David Giuliani in Sauk Valley News
May 21, 2012 by David Giuliani in Sauk Valley News
A company's plan for wind turbines in southeastern Whiteside County would likely harm endangered species, a state official says.
The state Department of Natural Resources is particularly concerned about the effect on the species in two nature preserves in Lee County.
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Illinois]
A rural community has united in opposing plans for a wind turbine.
More than 30 letters of complaint have been registered against plans for an 11kW wind turbine in Stank.
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Impact on People|
UK]
An environmentalist testified Wednesday that proposed turbines in southeastern Whiteside County should be farther away from a natural prairie.
Jerry Paulson, director of the Rockford-based Natural Land Institute, spoke on behalf of Greg Wahl, who owns 143 acres in the area of the planned wind farm. Twenty-two of the acres are what Wahl calls undisturbed prairie.
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Illinois]
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