PLANS for a controversial mega-wind farm on the Isle of Lewis have been dropped following fears that golden eagles and other birds of prey would be killed by massive turbine blades. Continue reading
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Massive wind farm axed because it would kill 22 golden eagles
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Tagged aerial cuisinarts, really stupid idea, Wind power, wind turbines
Wind farms do bring down property values
Wind farms can bring down property prices, government officials have accepted after downgrading the official valuation of several homes close to turbines. Continue reading
Tim Blair: It’s a hit!
Behold the creation of a beautiful new phrase: Continue reading
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Tagged aerial cuisinarts, bird mincers, Wind power, wind turbines
Andrew Bolt: Greens complain that green schemes kill birds
Just some of the birds killed so far by Victoria’s Waubra wind farm: Continue reading
What happens if 95 sandwich terns get the chop?
Wind farms get go ahead as long as ‘no more than 94 birds’ killed per annum – Wind farms can go ahead as long as the turbines kill less than 94 birds every year, according to the Government. Continue reading
The trouble with turbines: An ill wind
With turbines threatening some bird and bat populations, researchers are seeking ways to keep the skies safe for wildlife. Continue reading
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Tagged aerial cuisinarts, energy subsidies, government subsidies, Wind power, wind turbines
Wind farms considering detection systems to prevent bird deaths
Adding bird detection systems could protect wind farms from litigation in case of deaths of threatened species. Continue reading
Posted in Clean energy, Endang. Species
Tagged aerial cuisinarts, Wind power, wind turbines
Interior Looks to Expand Permits for Killing Bald Eagles to Accommodate Wind Energy
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a division of the Interior Department, is considering loosening regulations on the killing of bald eagles, the national bird of the United States, to accommodate the development of wind energy sources. Continue reading
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Tagged aerial cuisinarts, Wind power, wind turbines
Britain’s hibernating bats avoid deadly fungus killing their US cousins
Curious. There’s great panic over the loss of bats to an epidemic but the carnage caused by aerial cuisinarts, not so much. Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Endang. Species
Tagged aerial cuisinarts, bats, white-nose syndrome, Wind power, wind turbines
New wind tower guidelines aim to lower bird deaths
The Obama administration offered new guidance Friday on where wind farms should be located to reduce the number of bird deaths while promoting increased use of wind power. Continue reading
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Tagged aerial cuisinarts, wildlife slaughter, Wind power, wind turbines
