Win-win for wind and wildlife: a vision to facilitate sustainable development.

Wind energy offers the potential to reduce carbon emissions while increasing energy independence and bolstering economic development. However, wind energy has a larger land footprint per Gigawatt (GW) than most other forms of energy production, making appropriate siting and mitigation particularly i...

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Main Authors: Joseph M Kiesecker, Jeffrey S Evans, Joe Fargione, Kevin Doherty, Kerry R Foresman, Thomas H Kunz, Dave Naugle, Nathan P Nibbelink, Neal D Niemuth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3076357?pdf=render