Friday, January 28, 2011

ONE MORE VOICE UPSET WITH WIND TURBINES

The February 2011 edition of the Ontario Anglers and Hunters magazine reports that Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) have added their voice to concerns around Ontario's Green Energy Act. They believe that the process avoiding local input is flawed and have concerns that wind turbines will indirectly have negative effects on waterfowl. Furthermore they believe that there will also be negative effects "to butterflies, bats, raptors, species at risk and fisheries." Apparently direct effects such as bird kills are also under debate as a new higher threshold regarding "acceptable bird kills" is being considered.
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2 comments:

  1. KatieFebruary 1, 2011 at 7:57 AM

    Hmm... I'd be very surprised if butterflies were affected--they're usually pretty low to the ground. Dragonflies seem more likely. And I have no idea how fisheries would be affected!

    Have you seen this?

    http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2011/01/31/17105931.html

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  2. DadFebruary 1, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    Nope but I'll check it out. Thanks Kate.

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