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New Committee to Address Wildlife
Impacts of Wind Turbines
Nov. 20, 2007 -- Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne named 22 individuals to serve on a special Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee, formed under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The members will advise the Secretary and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on measures to avoid or minimize impacts to wildlife and their habitats from land-based wind energy facilities. Members of the Committee named today represent the varied interests associated with wind energy development and wildlife management. The Committee will function in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act and report to the Secretary of the Interior through the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It will function solely as an advisory body, providing recommendations on effective measures to protect wildlife resources and coordinating the review and evaluation of facilities by state, tribal, local, and federal agencies.
Click here to view the full release.
To learn more about the Interior Department's wind initiatives, please visit:
http://www.doi.gov/initiatives/wind.html.
To review the Service's Interim Guidelines on Avoiding and Minimizing Wildlife Impacts from Wind Turbines as well as links to the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, please visit:
http://www.fws.gov/habitatconservation/wind.htm
- From the U.S. Department of the Interior
Impacts of Wind Turbines
Nov. 20, 2007 -- Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne named 22 individuals to serve on a special Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee, formed under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The members will advise the Secretary and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on measures to avoid or minimize impacts to wildlife and their habitats from land-based wind energy facilities. Members of the Committee named today represent the varied interests associated with wind energy development and wildlife management. The Committee will function in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act and report to the Secretary of the Interior through the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It will function solely as an advisory body, providing recommendations on effective measures to protect wildlife resources and coordinating the review and evaluation of facilities by state, tribal, local, and federal agencies.
Click here to view the full release.
To learn more about the Interior Department's wind initiatives, please visit:
http://www.doi.gov/initiatives/wind.html.
To review the Service's Interim Guidelines on Avoiding and Minimizing Wildlife Impacts from Wind Turbines as well as links to the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, please visit:
http://www.fws.gov/habitatconservation/wind.htm
- From the U.S. Department of the Interior
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