Reprinted from American Bird Conservancy Updates
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement on the prosecution of Duke Energy’s wind developments in Wyoming in connection with the deaths of 14 Golden Eagles and 149 other protected birds, amounting to $1 million in fines and mitigation actions. This is the first prosecution of a wind company in connection with bird mortality.
“This is a welcome action by DOJ and one that we have long anticipated,” said Dr. George Fenwick, President of American Bird Conservancy (ABC), a longtime advocate for stronger federal management of the wind industry. “Wind energy is not ‘green’ if it is killing hundreds of thousands of birds. We are pro-wind and pro-alternative energy, but development needs to be Bird Smart. The unfortunate reality is that the flagrant violations of the law seen in this case are widespread.” See http://www.abcbirds.org/newsandreports/releases/131122.html for more information.
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