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At-a-Glance: Kenedy Industrial Wind Projects
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The Project: Babcock & Brown (an Australian fund and asset management group) and PPM Energy (a subsidiary of Iberdrola's Scottish Power) are pursuing the construction of two separate industrial wind energy facilities along the Laguna Madre Region of the South Coast in Kenedy County. The project would impact 60,000 acres and include 500+ turbines, approximately 400 feet tall, as tall as the Statue of Liberty. Click here to learn more about the devastating effects of this project.
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The Problem: The Lower Texas Gulf Coast is a complex ecological system. This area is home to many federally listed and state-listed threatened and endangered species and is located within one of the most active and important bird migratory pathways in the United States.
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Texas Coast Wind Generation Sites Pose Severe Threat to Migratory and Resident Birds
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CHA released the results of a scientific review of two proposed wind energy generation projects for Kenedy County. According to the results of the analysis that was conducted by EDM International, Inc. using methodologies developed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, these projects pose a severe threat to migratory and resident birds and bats. In fact, in terms of potential harm to migratory birds, the sites were determined to be almost as sensitive as a nationally renowned National Wildlife Refuge established for bird protection.
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