A Maryland developer has agreed to drop construction plans for 31 turbines at a West Virginia wind farm, settling a lawsuit by environmental groups worried about potential harm to the endangered Indiana bat.
turbinesTiny bird could stand in way of wind energy industryOutdoor Recreation News Wed, 08/05/2009 - 01:26
A little prairie grouse could give the wind energy industry big fits. Should the lesser prairie chicken be listed as threatened or endangered - and it's close now - there would be significant restrictions on companies hoping to plant towering turbines across a five-state region believed to have some of the nation's best wind energy potential. |
