Showing posts with label golden eagle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label golden eagle. Show all posts

Thursday, 16 December 2010

Californian wind turbines removal forced by bird deaths.


Spotted on Wind Power Monthly was this snippet about a wind turbine development in California that's been ordered to remove all it's wind turbines in the next 5 years.

The problem is located in the Altamont Pass. 2,400 turbines will be replaced with newer, less dangerous turbines over a 4 year period. Many of Altamont's wind turbines are over 25 years old.

A study found that between 1,766 and 4,271 birds were being killed each year including the protected Golden Eagle - read the full report here.

photo credit: nigel wedge