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REFERENCES:
“Ecological impacts of wind energy development on bats: questions, research, needs, and hypotheses”, by Thomas H. Kunz,, Edward B. Arnett, Wallace P. Erickson, Alexander R. Hoar, Gregory D. Johnson, Ronald P. Larkin, M. Dale Strickland, Robert W. Thresher, and Merlin D. Tuttle, in “Frontiers in Ecology”, 2007, 5(6):315-124 (www.frontiersinecology.org) ; The Ecological Society of America.
http://www.windaction.org/news/14156 - Lori Pruitt, an endangered-species biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Bloomington, Ind: “A significant loss of bats is chilling in itself to wildlife experts. But _ like the mysterious mass die-offs around the country of bees that pollinate all sorts of vital fruits and vegetables _ the bat deaths could have economic implications. Bats feed on insects that can damage dozens of crops, including wheat and apples.”
http://www.windaction.org/documents/12514 - Michael Gannon, bat expert, says:
"This is a report from the United Stated Accountability Office, commissioned by Congress, on the impacts of wind power on wildlife, and government responsibilities for regulating wind power development. (Government Accountability Office Report to Congressional Requesters. 2005. Wind Power, Impacts on Wildlife and Government Responsibilities for Regulating Development and Protecting Wildlife. GAO-05-906. Washington D. C. 64 pp. http://www.windaction.org/documents/134).In it, the report states that wind power kills bats, and in this part of the country it kills bats in large numbers. That is a fact, not in dispute. Estimates I have seen, have gone from the conservative of 5000 bats per wind site per year, to the very liberal of about 60,000 bats per site per year. The economic value of bats has been documented many times. Bats are the major predators of all our nocturnal insects. They consume large numbers of insect pests including many of our most troublesome crop pests."
http://www.windaction.org/documents/12621 - Assessing Impacts of Wind-Energy Development on Nocturnally Active Birds and Bats: A Guidance Document
October, 2007 by Thomas H. Kunz et.al. Journal of Wildlife Management
Summary: This important collaborative document describes the current research on wind energy and the assessment of impacts on nocturnally active birds and bats.
http://www.fplenergy.com/portfolio/wind/economics.shtml
http://www.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/markets/certificates.shtml?page=2&companyid=32
http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/clean_energy_policies/production-tax-credit-for-renewable- energy.html
http://www.windaction.org/documents/14143
http://www.windaction.org/documents/70 - Glenn Schleede has updated his 2006 white paper which discuses whether wind energy will reduce US reliance on oil. One of the claims often made by wind energy advocates is that greater use of wind energy for electricity generation will reduce US dependence on oil, including oil imports. In fact, adding more wind turbines will have no significant impact on US oil consumption. This update, based on the latest data from the US Energy Information Agency explains why the reduced oil use claim is false.
Transmission Loading Relief – Eastern Interconnection
http://www.naesb.org/pdf2/weq_bklet_011505_tlr_mc.pdf
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