Power of the Wind

Power of the Wind is funded by a an Environmental Education Grant from Public Service Gas and Electric.  The content of the project is the sole responsibility of the grant recipient.

 

Task 3.  What effect do wind turbines have on birds and bats?

Internet Resources

To answer this question begin by reading "Clean Wind Energy at Altamont Pass?"     Go

Find out what lessons have been learned since Altamont Pass by reading "Birds and Wind Power. " Use the right navigation bar to access additional information. - Go

Continue your information quest at NJ Audubon Society.  Use the left navigation bar to understand New Jersey's  importance to migratory birds and the science used to study migratory patterns.- Go

Compare the maps for migration with the wind maps.  What patterns do you observe?  What affect might your wind farm locations have on migratory birds?  How would you access the impact?

Additonal Resources

Policy paper by American Bird Conservancy - Go

Viewpoint of Nick Sagrillo (Use the link at the bottom of the article to access opinion on
bats.) - Go

NJPIRG Policy Paper -  Go  (Please read on-line.  Do not send to the printer.)

NJ Audubon Society Position Paper- Go

Link to Wind Maps  of New Jersey.

Return to Power of the Wind Index

Return to Mrs. Chen's  Homepage

Return to Mr. DeBlock's Homepage

Acknowledgements

Lab based on information found in Green Teacher, issue 73, Spring 2004, The Power of Wind: It’ll Blow You Away…pp. 18-23
by Marcee Camenson and Michelle Finchum. 

Background courtesy of grsites.com

Tehachapi, California wind farm photo courtesy of Al Crisalli, Jr.

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