Resource Library Category: Iowa (2 items)
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Legal Issues for Landowners
Author: McEowen, Roger
A wind energy agreement should never be negotiated without first having the agreement reviewed by legal counsel. Wind energy agreements are long-term agreements that will impact the land subject to the agreement for many years, likely beyond the lifetime of the landowner who executes the agreement. The following is a list of questions that landowners should ask when analyzing any wind energy agreement:
How much of the land will be subject to the agreement?
How long will the land subject to . . .
Bird and Bat Mortality Associated with the Top of Iowa Wind Farm
Author: Anon.
This study was done from August 2002 to August 2005.
“We found 30 bats in 2003 and 45 bats in 2004. We adjusted for search probability, search efficiency and scavenging rate and estimated total bat mortality at 587.78 ± 28.95 (95% CI) in 2003 and 785.87 ± 40.00 (95% CI) in 2004. …
“Bat mortality was substantial.”
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