[pct-l] Bird deaths from wind turbines

[edmond at mydogmeg.net (Edmond Meinfelder)]

The following link has an interesting article about wind turbines and bird 
deaths. Though the article is about the Altamont Wind Farm west of the San 
Francisco Bay Area (in the Black Hills, I believe), it mentions Tehachapi 
and San Gorgonio Pass which are supposedly safer for birds, but doesn't 
elaborate on why.

I found the wind turbines interesting and was lucky to meet an engineer who 
was happy to answer my questions about them. I recall the turbines at 
Tehachapi can generate about a half or quarter megawatt each and newer 
turbines can do up to 3 megawatts in areas with high wind density. Though 
the U.S. is one of the leading producers of wind energy, growth of wind 
power is constrained by land use issues and a limited number of suitable 
areas.

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/2310627

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