A big win for birds today in New York State. The wind developer of the proposed Galloo Is. Wind Project withdrew its application. This would have been a terrible wind energy location for birds, perhaps the worst in North America in that the project was only a mile from the largest inland seabird colony in eastern US (Little Galloo Island). The wind developer had barely considered this colony in their avian risk assessment and was seeking a permit to kill ~185 Bald Eagles over the next ten years. The application likely was withdrawn because the outcome was not looking good for the developer on multiple fronts. Kudos to the folks in the north country who fought the good fight on this one - challenging times to oppose wind energy when the climate is going to hell.
http://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/Common/ViewDoc.aspx… Bill Evans -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
