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“Blunt force trauma!”
That’s the cause of death reportedly determined by the autopsy conducted on a bald eagle killed at the Erie Shores Wind Farm in Canada. Of course, it’s all a little hush-hush! So, here’s a reminder that, in spite of what … Continue reading
Wayne Wegner: “Is the jury still out on the issue of eagles versus 180mph, spinning turbine blades?” Will the odds improve at Eagle Rock, Maryland?
With the ridiculous plan to site 28 industrial wind turbines at a site in Garrett County Maryland near Eagle Rock, it is worth hearing from an expert in the field. Recently posted at the Simcoe (Canada) Reformer: Bald Eagles vs … Continue reading
Department of the Interior formally petitioned to place “eastern small-footed” and “northern long-eared” bats on endangered species list.
Mollie Matteson of the Center for Biological Diversity formally petitioned Kenneth Salazar, Secretary of the Interior to list the eastern small-footed bat Myotis leibii and northern long-eared bat Myotis septentrionalis as Threatened or Endangered species and to designate critical habitat … Continue reading
Hey … how about if we plop 28 giant wind turbines up near Eagle Rock! What could possibly go wrong?
No, I didn’t say Fraggle Rock … although industrial wind as a legitimate energy source is on a level with a Muppet fantasy. But no, Eagle Rock is another target in the continuing assault on the Allegheny Mountains. Constellation Energy … Continue reading
Further details on Maryland AG opinion regarding protection of endangered species.
From the Cumberland (Maryland) Times-News March 24, 2010 Protection of endangered species DNR’s responsibility AG: Agency has final say during wind project permitting process Kevin Spradlin Cumberland Times-News — CUMBERLAND — A Maryland attorney general’s opinion that lays the protection … Continue reading
Maryland Attorney General requires regulators to consider endangered species when permitting wind projects. Full text of opinion here.
From the Cumberland Times: Attorney general: Endangered species a factor in wind power — ANNAPOLIS (AP) — An opinion from the Maryland Attorney General’s Office says state utility regulators have to consider Maryland’s endangered species when deciding on wind power … Continue reading
Bat mortality at wind turbines … an increasingly urgent study.
With the current and planned growth of industrial wind turbines destined to invade the environment once friendly to bats, understanding bat kills is an increasingly important issue to resolve. Bats are a vital element in the cycle of life on … Continue reading
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“Particularly disturbing is the extent to which the disaster has been downplayed by … the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds in Britain and the Audubon Society in the US”
From the Christopher Booker – London Telegraph – Wind turbines: ‘Eco-friendly’ – but not to eagles (A red kite killed by colliding with a turbine in Spain, where up to a million birds a year may be dying in this way) … Continue reading
The uncontrolled expansion of industrial wind and the resulting “cumulative impact” on birds.
The following email was sent to the US Fish and Wildlife Service for consideration at the Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee Meeting to be held March 2 – 4, 2010. The purpose was to express concern for the cumulative impact the uncontrolled … Continue reading
“Endangered bat should preclude Garrett (County Maryland) wind farms.”
Letter to the Editor of the Keyser, WV Mineral Daily News-Tribune: Mon Feb 01, 2010, 05:48 PM EST Mt. Lake Park, Md. – Endangered bat should preclude Garrett wind farms (Editor’s note: The following letter was written to the Garrett County … Continue reading
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