E-M:/ Clouds on wind's horizon

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 from the March 02, 2006 edition - 
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0302/p14s01-sten.html

Yellow light for a 'green' energy source
By Mark Clayton | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

Soaring on the wings of new wind-turbine technology, tax breaks, and 
rising fossil fuel costs, the US wind-power growth picture looks great - 
except to Edward Arnett, a wildlife biologist who sees a dead bat in it 
- many thousands of dead bats, actually.

...
Dead bats are just one of a growing list of concerns that threaten to 
tarnish wind power's reputation as one of the nation's most promising 
renewable energy sources. Concerns over the potential impact on 
migratory songbirds, aesthetic issues like the "shutter effect" of 
flickering turbine blade shadows, and "view shed" damage from turbines 
on scenic skylines are growing, observers say.
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