Tag Archives: Wind Farm

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

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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

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Blowin in the Wind: Muskegon wind farm investigated

Muskegon’s 110,000 acre Wastewater treatment facility, a popular site for birdwatchers and goose hunters, may become the home to a new wind farm in 2014. County officials signed a lease Thursday afternoon that gives Gamesa Energy USA, a subsidiary of … Continue reading

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