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Kaban wind – from eucalypt woodland to industrial site

Windpower development located in Kaban, near Ravenshoe on the Atherton Tablelands, Far North Queensland. This is Jirrbal Country. Now 28 wind turbines are being installed on critical habitat here at...

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Noise implications for wind farms in Victoria

Key takeouts The loss of amenity for a surrounding landowner due to wind turbine noise can form the basis of a successful claim in private nuisance. This is the first time a successful claim has been...

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Lotus Creek wind development, Central Queensland

Status: Approved in revised form in November 2022 by Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek after being rejected in 2020 by then Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley. Proponent: Vestas (onsold...

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Golden Eagles in Karatau and the Chu-Ili Mountains (Kazakhstan) and...

Abstract The Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is the largest eagle in Kazakhstan, breeding in almost all mountainous and forested areas of the country. In Karatau and the Chu-Ili Mountains, there are...

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Wind Turbines, Shadow Flicker, and Real Estate Values

Abstract: We analyze the impact of wind turbines on house prices, distinguishing between effects of proximity and shadow flicker from rotor blades covering the sun. By utilizing data from 2.4 million...

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Birds and wind turbines: a collection of research

Visual fields, foraging and collision vulnerability in gulls (Laridae) Ibis (2025), 167, 386–396. doi:10.1111/ibi.13360 Jennifer C. Cantlay, Graham R. Martin, School of Biological Sciences, Royal...

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Budgetary Cost of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Energy Subsidies

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) became law on August 16, 2022. Despite its name, the act was mostly designed to decarbonize the US economy by providing subsidies to producers of clean energy and...

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Mapping bird and bat assemblage vulnerability for predicting wind energy impact

Highlights Passerines and raptors faced the highest bird casualties with griffon vultures most affected. Vespertilionidae bats accounted for 94 percent of deaths with P.pipistrellus most affected....

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