ENVIRONMENTAL LEGAL BLOGS

WIND POWER ON DECLINE IN GERMANY?

"Only recently, the offshore wind industry was seen as an opportunity to regenerate Germany's coast. But amid changing political attitudes and spiraling costs, several companies are struggling to survive. Is the wind boom over before it even really began?"

See the article at SpiegelOnline http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/german-offshore-wind-industry-goes-from-boom-to-bust-a-914158.html

Wind power plug pulled in Illinois | Watts Up With That?

The wind power industry is predicting massive layoffs and stalled or abandoned projects after a deal to renew a tax credit failed Thursday in Washington.

via wattsupwiththat.com

Windmills to shut at night following demise of rare bat

Night operation of the windmills in the North Allegheny Windpower Project has been halted following discovery of a dead Indiana bat under one of the turbines, an official with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday.

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