Centralized database will securely collect and analyze decades of wind energy industry data to help reduce wildlife impacts The American Wind Wildlife Institute (AWWI) recently announced that its Research Information System (RIS), which is creating a centralized database to provide accurate analysis of wind energy wildlife impacts, has entered phase two of development. Once completed, … Continue reading American Wind Wildlife Institute database project moves ahead
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Wind energy a big part of solving climate change challenges, not biggest threat to birds
By neglecting to discuss the main threat to the biodiversity on this planet – climate change – the recent article by Associated Press reporter Dina Cappiello (“Wind farms get pass,“ May 14) offered an incomplete analysis of the interaction between wind power and wildlife. As a non-polluting electricity source, wind energy is one of the … Continue reading Wind energy a big part of solving climate change challenges, not biggest threat to birds
Continue readingWind turbines kill fewer birds
Regarding Thomas Mitchell’s March 22 column on wind turbines, while the fossil-fuel funded Manhattan Institute’s Robert Bryce was cited as a credible source regarding wind energy’s impacts, the fact is wind energy is one of the most benign sources of electricity production. Through work with regulators and conservationists, wind’s impact on birds and other wildlife … Continue reading Wind turbines kill fewer birds
Continue readingMore misinformation from Bryce on wind energy and birds
Anti-wind advocate Robert Bryce penned a recent column on wind and birds for the opinion page of the Wall Street Journal. As with his previous writings on wind, Mr. Bryce again ignores a balanced analysis in favor of misinformation. No source of energy production is without potential risk to wildlife. However, the wind energy industry
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Wind energy and birds: First Wind preparing Habitat preserve that will protect threatened bird species in West Maui
First Wind, an independent U.S.-based renewable energy company, announced it has begun work on two areas in the West Maui hills that are designed to preserve the population of threatened or endangered seabirds on the island and potentially encourage their population growth. Kahu Alika, long-time minister of Keawala`i Congregational Church in Makena on Maui, held … Continue reading Wind energy and birds: First Wind preparing Habitat preserve that will protect threatened bird species in West Maui
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Spectator (U.K.) overlooks facts on wind power and wildlife
The Spectator, a U.K. newspaper, recently carried an article that misrepresented wind power’s effects on wildlife. First, the Spectator article begins by citing, without question, a recent negative report on wind turbine design from the deceptively named U.K. anti-wind group Renewable Energy Policy Foundation. While the report merits little attention because of its source, … Continue reading Spectator (U.K.) overlooks facts on wind power and wildlife
Continue readingWind-wildlife meeting highlights wind energy industry’s proactive approach
The nation’s leading scientists on wind energy and wildlife convened last week in Denver, Colo., for the ninth biennial Wind Wildlife Research Meeting to share their latest findings and evaluate progress in understanding and addressing wind energy’s potential impacts on wildlife and wildlife habitat. The meeting was co-hosted by the American Wind Wildlife Institute (AWWI) … Continue reading Wind-wildlife meeting highlights wind energy industry’s proactive approach
Continue readingVoice of America article on wind energy and birds lacks context
Voice of America carried an article on wind, birds and bats recently that unfortunately veered toward the sensational, focusing on lawsuits by environmental groups and failing to provide balance and factual context. What was missing? Wind farms are not a major source of bird fatalities. The wind power industry regrets the fact that birds occasionally … Continue reading Voice of America article on wind energy and birds lacks context
Continue readingWind Energy Working to Protect Birds, Bats and Wildlife
The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) reaffirmed the wind energy industry’s commitment to respecting and protecting wildlife habitat and the environment in the wake of the release of the Ontario Environmental Commissioner’s Annual Report Part II. Indeed, the wind energy industry globally and here in Ontario has a strong track record of partnering with academic … Continue reading Wind Energy Working to Protect Birds, Bats and Wildlife
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeks public input to conserve endangered species in the Midwest while encouraging wind energy. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is leading development of a Habitat Conservation Plan for the Midwest that will conserve endangered species, promote development of clean energy which in turn will reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide. Partners … Continue reading Bats, birds and wind turbines
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Bird-Friendly Wind Power Brings Manufacturing Jobs to New Jersey
Raymond Green, a World War II veteran and retired welder and operating engineer has hired Sigma Design Company located in Middlesex, NJ to test, analyze, refine, optimize and manufacture his patented invention: Catching Wind Power® (CWP) Compressed Air Enclosed Wind Turbine. Once launched, it will bring 25+ new technology jobs to New Jersey. The blades … Continue reading Bird-Friendly Wind Power Brings Manufacturing Jobs to New Jersey
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NaturEner to move wind turbines to protect birds
EVWIND The 189 MW Rim Rock Wind Farm is currently under construction on private lands near Kevin Rim, an area known to harbor up to 60 active nests of 10 raptors species in a given year. At the urging of Montana Audubon, NaturEner voluntarily agreed to relocate each of 25 wind turbines to provide a … Continue reading NaturEner to move wind turbines to protect birds
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NWCC Sage-Grouse Research Collaborative Awards $533,500 in Funding for Research in 2012
EVWIND After a successful year of research at three sites to examine the potential impacts of wind energy development on sage-grouse, the National Wind Coordinating Collaborative (NWCC) Sage-Grouse Research Collaborative has awarded a total of $533,500 to continue the research in 2012. These funds will support continuing research for the following two projects: • … Continue reading NWCC Sage-Grouse Research Collaborative Awards $533,500 in Funding for Research in 2012
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