Wind Energy

Our series on energy continues as Sara and Casey discuss wind energy. They focus on a couple of specific concerns, especially the impact that wind farms have on birds on bats, and how or if this should impact our use of wind energy moving forward. Resources for this episode: Onshore vs Offshore Wind Energy University of Michigan: Wind Energy Factsheet DOE Wind Vision Report American Bird Conservancy: How Many Birds are Killed by Wind Turbines? American Bird Conservancy: Wind Risk Assessment Map Audubon: Can Painting Wind Turbine Blades Black Really Save Birds? NREL: Partnerships Explore Coexistence of Bats and Wind Farms Bat Conservation, International: Bats and Wind Energy Contextualizing avian mortality: A preliminary appraisal of bird and bat fatalities from wind, fossil-fuel, and nuclear electricity