Advocacy group: Wind turbine rules needed to protect birds
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 - 14:30
in Earth & Climate
The sky above a tabletop-flat expanse of eastern Michigan farmland near Lake Huron is a well-traveled pathway for migratory birds journeying between summer nesting areas in Canada's boreal forests and wintering grounds to the south. Thanks to reliably brisk winds, the ground below is dotted with hundreds of electricity-generating turbines.