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Due to incorrect information from NextEra Energy Resources, a front-page story Monday about new wind ... Altamont Pass in eastern Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Now the most iconic wind farm ...
In 2010, Alameda County and the Altamont Pass’ numerous wind farm investors settled a lawsuit ... They are part of the great biodiversity picture in California,” Bell said.
The Altamont Pass region in eastern Alameda and Contra Costa counties is home to the nation’s oldest wind farms, built on land leased from cattle ranchers. Wind power started in California in ...
Citing studies documenting deaths of golden eagles and other raptors in turbines at the Altamont Pass wind farm, the Center for Biological Diversity environmental organization filed suit Monday in ...
Today, Krysta Rogers of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Examines a golden eagle that was found injured on an Altamont Pass wind farm. The bird had to be euthanized. We describe this ...
MOUNTAIN VIEW (KCBS)— Google announced on Wednesday a 20-year deal with the Altamont Pass wind farm that will allow its Mountain View headquarters to be entirely powered by wind energy.
one of the groups that appealed a county decision 18 months ago to renew permits for wind-farm operators. He said many raptors are dying in Altamont Pass because they don’t see the turbines ...
Altamont Pass is a breeding area for raptors and other species, and a major migratory route. Studies have shown that the turbines kill between 1,700 and 4,700 birds each year—the most of any wind farm ...
The Altamont Pass — one of the largest concentrations of wind farms in the country — is in the midst of a major decommission of about 4,000 older generation turbines in an effort to reduce the ...
Now the most iconic wind farm in California is getting a major ... the faster the wind speeds are.” The Altamont Pass was first developed for wind power in the late 1970s and at one point ...