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CONVERSE COUNTY, Wyo. (AP) — Wind farms in this corner of Wyoming have killed more than four dozen golden eagles since 2009, one of the deadliest places in the country of its kind. Tweet This Post
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Interior chief sees many wind farms in US future
Posted by admin on April 6th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar voiced optimism Friday that the nation's first offshore wind farm will soon break ground after more than a decade of delays and be followed by more off the Atlantic coast. Tweet This Post
Tax credit for wind farms blown into “fiscal cliff” debate
Posted by admin on November 13th, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iowa Republican Senator Charles Grassley said he is hopeful Congress will renew a tax credit for wind energy but acknowledged that its fate depends on sweeping negotiations over tax and spending issues in coming weeks. Grassley, instigator of a 22-year-old production tax credit that has driven expansion of wind farms and related [...]
American Voices: Wind Farms Cause Local Warming
Posted by admin on May 2nd, 2012
Researchers studying four large wind farms in Texas found that the turbine movement caused the average ground temperature in the area to increase nearly one degree Celsius. Tweet This Post
Govt backs off new limits on child labor on farms
Posted by admin on April 27th, 2012
Under heavy pressure from farm groups, the Obama administration said Thursday it would drop an unpopular plan to prevent children from doing hazardous work on farms owned by anyone other than their parents. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
American Voices: Wind Farms Leave Most Birds Unaffected
Posted by admin on April 23rd, 2012
A study published in the Journal Of Applied Ecology of 10 bird species on the site of a newly constructed wind farm showed that most populations were unaffected by the operating turbines. Tweet This Post
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No Comments »[video] In The Know: Coal Lobby Warns Wind Farms May Blow Earth Off Orbit
Posted by admin on June 28th, 2011
Panelists debate whether the U.S. is doing enough to heed the warnings of coal industry scientists who say turbines could blow the Earth right into the sun. Tweet This Post
