Posts Tagged ‘ wind energy ’

Cape Wind Is Approved, But What Happens When Birds Meet Blade?

April 30, 2010
By Beth Buczynski
Cape Wind Is Approved, But What Happens When Birds Meet Blade?

Some residents are questioning the farm's impact on the environment (yes, you read that right). Even the installation of brand-new wind turbines for all the right reasons is going to have some impact.
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Will Renewable Energy Be The End Of The Sage Grouse In Wyoming?

January 20, 2010
By Beth Buczynski
Will Renewable Energy Be The End Of The Sage Grouse In Wyoming?

Despite studies which have shown that Wyoming has wind resources consistent with utility-scale production, the state’s Governor recently announced a decision to block future wind-turbine development in about 20 percent of the state in a move to protect the greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), a species that might soon be included on the Endangered...
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