Wind Energy and Wildlife
Nature and energy can work
together in harmony but making electricity isn't easy and all sources
of energy impact the environment. We have here tried to put together a
balanced survey of some of the best information, articles, and
resources on wind energy and its impact on wildlife. This IS NOT a complete listing of available information but rather an attempt to allow you to understand a number of viewpoints on this important topic from trustworthy sources.
We encourage you to understand the impact of ALL sources of energy on the environment and choose the one that most protects our environment, and therefore our long-term economic well-being as well.
Scientific Reports Read it Manville, Albert "Bird Strikes and Electrocutions at Power Lines, Communication Towers, and Wind Turbines" (2005) Read it Kunz, Thomas et al. "Ecological Impacts of Wind Energy Development on Bats" (2005) Ecological Society of America
Read it Tuttle, Merlin D. "Battered by the Winds" (2005) Bat Conservation International Magazine Read it Mangan, Brian and Rish, Joseph "Wind Power: It Isn't Easy Being Green" (2005) Journal of the PA Academy of Science
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A Sample of Organizations and Businesses Working on Wind and Wildlife Issues Bat Conservation International
National Audubon Society
National Wind Coordinating Committee
Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC's Wind Energy Voluntary Agreement is required reading for mid to large-scale wind development in Pennsylvania--it's available from PGC's Wind Energy Page)
Curry & Kerlinger (consultants to the wind power industry on birds and other wildlife issues)
American Wind Energy Association
What about other sources of electricity?
Find out the impact of other sources of energy with the Power ScoreCard. .