Wind Farms

• Quebec introducing new rule to reduce bat deaths linked to wind farms

  The department says increasing turbine cut-in speeds has proven effective elsewhere and should significantly reduce the risk of bats colliding with turbines in Quebec.

  Environment

  Dec 21, 2023
  
• Alberta landowners fear repeat of orphan well crisis as renewable energy booms

  Landowners who experienced the first fast wave of renewable energy infrastructure in Alberta are still waiting for the cleanup.

  Economy

  Jan 29, 2023
  
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• TransAlta Renewables finds cracks in turbine foundations at New Brunswick wind farm

  TransAlta Renewables lowered its financial guidance for this year as it said it has found cracks in several foundations of turbines at a wind farm in New Brunswick.

  Money

  Oct 29, 2021
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• Proposed wind farm prompts concern from residents of Lomond, Alta

  A proposed 24,000-acre wind farm near Lomond, Alta., has some residents in the area worried about the future of their farmland.

  Canada

  Feb 6, 2020
• U.K.’s offshore wind farms help generate record Royal budget

  The Crown Estate is a huge real estate portfolio, historically owned by the monarch, but now run by a corporation for the benefit of the British taxpayer.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2019
• Want local support for a wind farm? Involve the locals, study suggests

  Involving community members in wind-farm planning and ensuring nearby residents benefit would go a long way toward winning local support for such projects.

  Canada

  Mar 5, 2017
• Climate change is Third World War, and we’re losing: environmentalist

  Third World War is upon us, a prominent environmentalist says, and we're losing the battle against the ever-advancing effects of climate change.

  Environment

  Aug 18, 2016
• 2015 a record year for clean energy investment, yet Canada is falling behind

  Canada is dropping behind its major trading partners in renewable energy investment, and a lack of new government targets and regulations is to blame, according to a new study.

  Canada

  Feb 29, 2016
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• Calgary conservationist warns Alberta wind farms may hurt birds of prey

  A Calgary conservationist is warning the growing number of wind farms in Southern Alberta may be hurting birds of prey.

  Environment

  Jul 3, 2015
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• U.S., California release plan to minimize damage from solar, wind projects

  California and U.S. officials sought Tuesday to bring order to California's boom for renewable-energy plants in the Mojave and other southern California deserts.

  Environment

  Sep 24, 2014