January 7, 2014 07:52
by J. Wylie Donald
Tomorrow bald and golden eagles will sleep less soundly. On January 8 the Fish and Wildlife Service’s new rule revising the regulations for permits for the taking of golden eagles and bald eagles goes into effect. According to the FWS, “This change will facilitate the responsible development of renewable energy and other projects designed to operate for decades, while continuing to protect eagles consistent with our statutory mandates.”
Eagles and other migratory birds are a substantial threat to wind projects and not because they will cause turbine blades to fai...