Wind-Energy Development and the Greater Sage Grouse: Slowed Growth of an Industry and the Decline of a Chicken-Like Bird.

摘要

This thesis examines the growing tension between the rapid expansion of wind energy development and long-standing concerns about protecting certain animal species; in this case, the sage grouse. It is suggested that the continued growth of the wind industry requires the streamlining of the siting process. In particular, an effective streamline must be predicated on Federal policy which places priority in the deployment of wind development-even in the face of a bird species in peril.