by Jane Richey | Jan 4, 2014 | Agenda 21
Scottish government figures show that millions of trees have been cut down in order to build wind turbines to help the region meet its renewable energy goals. The Times of London reports that more than 6,200 acres of woodland — or about five million trees — have been...
by Jane Richey | Dec 6, 2013 | Agenda 21
The Obama administration said Friday it will allow some companies to kill or injure bald and golden eagles for up to 30 years without penalty, an effort to spur development and investment in green energy while balancing its environmental consequences. The change,...
by Jane Richey | Sep 12, 2013 | Agenda 21
Wind energy facilities have killed at least 67 golden and bald eagles in the last five years, but the figure could be much higher, according to a new scientific study by government biologists. The research represents one of the first tallies of eagle deaths attributed...
by Jane Richey | Aug 8, 2013 | Agenda 21
Hundreds of thousands of birds are killed every year after they fly into gigantic wind turbine blades. It’s unclear how many of them are eagles, but wildlife groups say that birds of prey on the lookout for food often ignore the blades. Existing permits allow green...
by Jane Richey | Jul 1, 2013 | Agenda 21
Wind farms are Giant Scythes Of Swinging Doom, when it comes to birds. The American Bird Conservancy rather desperately wants to support wind power, which is why they’re begging wind farms to somehow stop the darn things from being on track to kill a million birds a...