Stevens Wind News Today

With Nova Scotia going all in on land-based wind farms to reduce reliance on burning fossil fuels, there are calls to do more to protect migrating birds from the spinning blades.

A volunteer group in northern Nova Scotia says it is requesting a judicial review of the provinces decision last month to approve a wind farm in the Wentworth Valley.

Nova Scotia's environment minister has approved a wind farm proposal near Wedgeport, N.S., and another near Wentworth.

HALIFAX — Environmental researcher John Kearney says the whirring blades of a proposed 13-turbine wind farm in Nova Scotia may cut greenhouse gases, but the risks they pose to migrating birds are too high.

HALIFAX - Environmental researcher John Kearney says the whirring blades of a proposed 13-turbine wind farm in Nova Scotia may cut greenhouse gases, but the risks they pose to migrating birds are too high.

HALIFAX - Environmental researcher John Kearney says the whirring blades of a proposed 13-turbine wind farm in Nova Scotia may cut greenhouse gases, b...

Environmental researcher John Kearney says rejecting the proposed 13-turbine wind farm project in Nova Scotia would help preserve avian songs

Environmental researcher John Kearney says the whirring blades of a proposed 13-turbine wind farm in Nova Scotia may cut greenhouse gases, but the risks they pose to migrating birds are too high.

John Kearney says the whirring blades of a proposed 13-turbine wind farm in Nova Scotia may cut greenhouse gases, but the risks they pose to migrating birds are too high.

Environmental researcher John Kearney says a proposed coastal wind farm near Wedgeport, N.S., poses a risk to migrating birds. But industry proponents counter that there's limited evidence to show the project presents a significant threat.