Cutting-Edge Strategy for Wind Development in Colorado
Diverse groups collaborate to boost wind industry while protecting people and nature
DENVER, CO (January 09, 2012) Five conservation groups and 10 leading wind energy companies in Colorado, along with Colorado Parks and Wildlife and other stakeholders are developing best management practices that will be used to ensure wind farms and nature can coexist. The Colorado Renewables and Conservation Collaborative (CRCC) is an informal group of representatives from the renewable energy industry and the conservation community whose common purpose is to constructively and proactively address conservation concerns related to renewable energy development in Colorado. The CRCC will help Colorado meet its renewable energy goal of obtaining 30 percent of its electrical energy from renewable sources by 2020 in a wildlife friendly manner.
The practices were designed to reduce impact to 12 important species and systems including hawks and eagles, native prairies and prairie chickens. This groundbreaking collaborative effort is a win-win and sets a standard for conservation groups and wind industry leaders across the country. Additionally, the Public Utilities Commission updated its renewable energy environmental rule by establishing a good faith expectation for use of the Best Management Practices.
To make this information more widely available, the CRCC developed a website where visitors can download the BMPs. The website offers background information, details about the best practices as well as information on all of the partners. Visit
http://www.pljv.org/windandwildlife/
For additional details you can also visit:
http://www.nature.org/newsfeatures/pressreleases/wind-development-in-colorado.xml
For additional news and inspiration try the following conservation websites:
America the Beautiful Fund
www.america-the-beautiful.org
American Birding Association: we're about birds, birding, birders
www.americanbirding.org
American Bird Conservancy, Conserving Wild Birds
www.abcbirds.org
Appalachian Mountain Club
www.outdoors.org
Appalachian Trail Conference
www.appalachiantrail.org
Boone and Crockett Club
www.boone-crockett.org
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
www.birds.cornell.edu
National Audubon Society
www.audubon.org
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
www.nfwf.org
National Park Service
www.nps.gov
National Wildlife Federation
www.nwf.org
The Nature Conservancy
www.nature.org
Sierra Club
www.sierraclub.org
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
http://www.fws.gov/
US Geological Survey
www.usgs.gov
World Directory of Environmental Organizations Online
www.interenvironment.org
World Wildlife Fund - WWF
www.worldwildlife.org
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