Land-based wind turbines kill golden eagles, so every turbine requires an Eagle Protection Act permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to kill them.
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CFACT report: Feds fail to “offset” wind turbine eagle kills
At a minimum, FWS should issue no new wind power eagle-kill permits until the glaring issues uncovered in this study are resolved. Accurate electrocution death rates must be determined. Given…
Two new studies imply the Golden Eagle cannot survive more wind turbines
The threat to Golden Eagles from wind is potentially enormous. Wind power generating capacity today is about 160,000 MW. The queue of new wind interconnection applications is around an incredible…
Golden Eagles and Industrial Wind: Justice Served (cats, windows not applicable)
ESI further acknowledged that at least 150 bald and golden eagles have died in total since 2012, across 50 of its 154 wind energy facilities. 136 of those deaths have…
Blood on the blades: are thousands of dead bald eagles too high a price to pay for “clean” energy
The legalized slaughter of eagles and other large birds of prey was legitimized under the Obama administration and continues today.
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