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US extends permits for wind farms that accidentally kill eagles
2013-12-07 01:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The Obama administration on Friday extended the length of permits that allow wind farms and other operations to accidentally kill protected eagles to 30 years, drawing fire from wildlife conservationists. The move to offer permits of up to three decades, from a previous maximum of five years, had been urged by the wind energy industry but was attacked by a leading wildlife group as a "stunningly bad move." The Interior Department said the change in policy would help protect eagles, which can...
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Wind farms can kill eagles without penalty
2013-12-06 22:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Under pressure from the wind-power industry, the Obama administration said Friday it will allow companies to kill or injure eagles without the fear of prosecution for up to three decades. The new rule is designed to address environmental consequences that stand in the way of the nation's wind energy rush: the dozens of bald and golden eagles being killed each year by the giant, spinning blades of wind turbines. An investigation by The Associated Press earlier this year documented the illegal...
Offshore wind farms face uncertain future
2013-11-26 17:13:29| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Have offshore wind farms had their day?
United Kingdom: Wind farms are 'value for money', Ed Davey says
2013-10-13 04:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: A growing public backlash against green energy levies on household bills, and the spread of wind turbines across the countryside, has led senior Tories to plot radical steps to protect the landscape and cut costs for customers. Conservative ministers have drawn up a four-point plan to prevent the growth of wind farms and other forms of renewable energy such as solar power plants from blighting the countryside. David Cameron used last week's Cabinet reshuffle to promote a leading critic of wind...
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United Kingdom: There's no room for wind farms but plenty for fracking, says PM
2013-08-08 23:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: In comments that will delight rural communities opposed to wind farms, the Prime Minister said that "there is a limited potential for onshore wind' in the UK. Mr Cameron instead said that he wants the UK to focus on shale gas exploration, nuclear power and offshore wind. With anti-fracking protests continuing in parts of the countryside, the Prime Minister said he wanted to "dispel myths' about the controversial technique and said that there is "no question of having earthquakes and fire coming...