[BCNnet] Wind Power Generators

[Evan Craig]

What do we know about how far out birds venture over Lake Michigan during
migrations? Do near offshore turbines pose as great a threat as on-shore
turbines. There is a shallow, central plateau in Lake Michigan. Would a
turbine farm there pose a greater threat than one in rural farmland? There
are probably fewer bats there. What is known about this?

 

Thanks,

Evan

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From: bcnnet-bounces at ece.iit.edu [mailto:bcnnet-bounces at ece.iit.edu] On
Behalf Of birdchris at aol.com
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 4:31 PM
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The story was on WBBM and was an interview witha  guy who has a winf turbine
company. He thinks offshore turbines would be a great idea.

Christine Williamson
Chicago/Cook
birdchris at aol.com

Just Google 'lake Michigan turbine' and steel yourself for the responses.  
 
But the lake is not the only place. There's a turbine going up along the Des
Plaines River right by an IBA. It seems very unlikely that is the only one.
 
The noise and light flicker from jumbo turbines cause a big conflict with
humans, which means they are going where people are not: in natural areas.
 
Randi Doeker
 
-----Original Message-----
From: bcnnet-bounces at ece.iit.edu [mailto:bcnnet-bounces at ece.iit.edu
<mailto:bcnnet-bounces at ece.iit.edu?> ] On
Behalf Of Gary J Sibio
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 11:51 PM
To: Bird-Bird Conservation Network
Subject: [BCNnet] Wind Power Generators
 
This afternoon I thought I heard something on the radio about someone 
trying to get permission to build wind power generators in the lake just 
off Chicago. However I came in in the middle of the story so I'm not 
sure I got it right. Does anyone know anything about this? I'm concerned 
because of the migrating birds.
 
Gary
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Randi Doeker - Chicago <rbdoeker at yahoo.com>
To: 'Bird-Bird Conservation Network' <bcnnet at ece.iit.edu>
Sent: Fri, 1 May 2009 8:23 am
Subject: RE: [BCNnet] Wind Power Generators

Just Google 'lake Michigan turbine' and steel yourself for the responses.  
 
But the lake is not the only place. There's a turbine going up along the Des
Plaines River right by an IBA. It seems very unlikely that is the only one.
 
The noise and light flicker from jumbo turbines cause a big conflict with
humans, which means they are going where people are not: in natural areas.
 
Randi Doeker
 
-----Original Message-----
From: bcnnet-bounces at ece.iit.edu [mailto:bcnnet-bounces at ece.iit.edu
<mailto:bcnnet-bounces at ece.iit.edu?> ] On
Behalf Of Gary J Sibio
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 11:51 PM
To: Bird-Bird Conservation Network
Subject: [BCNnet] Wind Power Generators
 
This afternoon I thought I heard something on the radio about someone 
trying to get permission to build wind power generators in the lake just 
off Chicago. However I came in in the middle of the story so I'm not 
sure I got it right. Does anyone know anything about this? I'm concerned 
because of the migrating birds.
 
Gary
 
-- 
Gary J Sibio
To see my photos: http://garysibio.smugmug.com
<http://garysibio.smugmug.com/> 
 
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