14 wind farms have applied for permits that would let them "take" aka harm or kill - a certain number of eagles each year. American Bird Conservancy supports wind power when it is bird-smart, and believes that birds and wind power can co-exist if the wind industry is held to mandatory standards that protect birds. Bird-smart wind power employs careful siting, operation and construction mitigation, bird monitoring, and compensation, to reduce and redress any unavoidable bird mortality and habitat loss. These are issues that the federal government should include in mandatory wind standards.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:53:35 +0000
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