Wind Energy & the Environment
Wind energy works, is increasingly cost-effective, has a net positive environmental impact, and is compatible with most existing land uses. The links below touch on the topic of wind’s environmental benefits and impacts.
Great Lakes gets its first wind farm – but some fear environmental fallout
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External Source
The Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (Leedco) is planning to build Icebreaker, a demonstration wind farm generating 20 megawatts of electricity several miles off the shore of Cleveland. The project would initially be small, starting with six turbines, with construction expected to begin as soon as 2025 and electricity coming online two years later.
Wind projects’ ‘take permit’ will fund condor breeding, wildlife releases
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John Cox
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the second and largest of these permits last month, giving eight companies legal protection in the event of accidental death of up to 11 free-flying condors and 11 chicks or eggs over a 30-year period.
Criminal cases for killing eagles decline as wind turbine dangers grow
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External Source
Criminal cases brought by U.S. wildlife officials for killing or injuring protected eagles dropped sharply in recent years, even as officials ramped up issuing permits that will allow wind energy companies to kill thousands of eagles without legal consequence.
Jérôme Guillet on Substack
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Jérôme Guillet
Insightful analysis by an authority on wind energy and energy policy with extensive experience in the offshore wind sector.
N.J. whale deaths have sparked right-wing conspiracy theories on Facebook
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Paul Gipe
Are wind turbines to blame for recent New Jersey whale deaths? Scientists say no, Facebook says yes.
Poland lawmakers back EU-sought liberalized wind energy law
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Paul Gipe
Poland’s lawmakers agreed to relax the rules for installing onshore wind turbines, a move encouraged by the European Union to promote renewable energy in the coal-reliant country.
