Governors' Wind Energy Coalition
Expanding Wind Power While Killing Fewer Migratory Birds Is Biden’s Quandary
Source: By Katy Stech Ferek, Wall Street Journal • Posted: Sunday, June 6, 2021
White House wants to boost renewable energy and restore criminal penalties for accidental killing of migratory birds
Wind-turbine operators are encouraged to take migratory birds, including these American white pelicans, into consideration when building and operating facilities. Photo: Andy Newman/Associated Press
President Biden has taken steps to restore criminal penalties for accidental killing of migratory birds, a move that if adopted as expected later this year would add pressure to wind power developers who are working to fulfill his mandate to boost wind-farm developments as sources of clean energy.