Howard Meyerson
After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
Tag Archives: wind energy
Wind Turbines and Birds: A Case for Further Study
By Howard Meyerson Wind power has been a growth industry in Michigan, but one viewed with enthusiasm and concern. Standing high over the landscape, the long-bladed turbines can be seen for miles, powerful symbols of progress and a greener age … Continue reading
Wind companies won’t face charges in condor deaths
California condors are fair game if you own a wind farm these days. Surprising as that may sound, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has granted permission to California’s Terra-Gen Power for incidental take of the endangered bird, meaning it … Continue reading
Wildlife Salvage Permits to go to Wind Turbine Operators
By Howard Meyerson Lansing, MI – Michigan wind farm operators looking to assess the wildlife impacts of their operations by collecting the carcasses of birds and bats killed or injured by wind turbines can now get a state wildlife salvage … Continue reading
Crash Course: Wind turbine bird, bat deaths to be monitored?
By Howard Meyerson LANSING, MI – Michigan wind power operators may soon be able to get a state permit to collect and count the number of birds and bats that are injured and killed by turbines each year, but they … Continue reading
Allow how many eagles to die?
Utilities are looking to extend the length of a special permit they get that allows for incidental golden and bald eagle kills from wind turbines. The US Fish & Wildlife Service has posted a plan on the Federal Register to … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds, Eagles, Environment, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, wind energy, Wind Farms
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