And while the project has jumped through every regulatory hoop, environmental opponents of the wind farm have filed multiple lawsuits to try and stop it.
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The action, under the Environmental Protection Act, is against Wind Prospect, which operates the site, Powergen Renewables which owns it and Barrow Borough Council, whose environmental health officers have the first responsibility under the act to regulate a noise nuisance.
These facts have not been lost on the wind lobby or the many local and national groups that support wind power for environmental and economic reasons.
The bigger problem: Despite being the cleanest energy available, some environmental groups object to large wind turbines spoiling the landscape, as well as the impact on migrating birds.
That, along with tougher environmental rules and alternatives such as wind and solar will keep the pressure on coal.
In relation to wind farms, the proposals include strengthening environmental protection in the 31% of Scotland covered by the wildest and most scenic land, including no wind farms in the 19% of Scotland covered by National Parks and National Scenic Areas.
You get a special type of wood (known as reaction wood) laid down in response to environmental stimuli, such as tipping or wind, which induces these special woods to be formed.
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Environmental campaigners have raised concerns that an offshore wind farm could damage the South Downs.
Nor do wind and solar power make much environmental sense outside the realm of global warming alarmism.
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Louise Magris, the director of environmental policy, said Jersey had valuable sea and wind resources that could be harnessed.
For example, a Duke Energy wind farm project in Texas received an environmental waiver in addition to millions in funding.
In October 2012, The Defenders of Wildlife, Center for Biological Diversity, and the Sierra Club, filed suit in the Kern County Superior Court in Bakersfield, California to reopen an environmental review of a 100-turbine North Sky River wind project and a smaller adjacent Jawbone project in the mountains north of the Mojave Desert over threats to California condors.
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Although solar energy varies less from season to season than wind energy, it still depends heavily on local environmental conditions.
Though wind power has its opponents, too, its environmental virtues might be enough to swing things in its favour if it were also reliable.
They argue that the BLM had violated the federal Endangered Species Act and other environmental laws by failing to adequately consider the impact of the wind farm on condors, golden eagles and other protected wildlife when it leased the project site to NextEra, the Florida-based energy developer.
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And while some national environmental organizations such as Greenpeace and the Sierra Club have become staunch wind power advocates in their war against fossils, others who live in proposed wind farm locations have launched strong legal opposition.
In contrast, maximizing emerging energy-efficient technologies and water-wise renewable energy sources ( biofuels, wind, and solar in particular) enhance disaster resilience and environmental protection.
Wind and solar produce no emissions, fuel costs nothing, and there are no major health or environmental dangers.
The plan considered the environmental and economic impacts of a range of long-term transmission planning scenarios, including a 500 MW offshore wind farm.
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Speaking at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron denied there had been any change to the government's policy on wind energy, but did back a future debate on renewables, once the government had met its environmental targets.
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