Most Americans tend to think about bats only around Halloween, but the U.S. economy benefits from these furry flying mammals every day. Sadly, bat populations are declining rapidly in North America. A ...

A White Pine County wind farm that sells power to NV Energy has been forced to change operations after its massive turbines killed triple the number of bats allowed under an agreement with federal ...

The activity level of six bat species was significantly reduced at solar farm sites, researchers have observed. The activity level of six bat species was significantly reduced at solar farm sites, ...

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is leading a study of how a NorthWestern Energy-owned wind farm called Spion Kop is affecting bats and birds east of Great Falls. One of the initial findings is that ...

Costly ecological impact assessments (EcIAs) completed prior to the building of wind farms have failed to protect bats from fatal collisions with the spinning blades. Researchers reporting in the Cell ...

To build a solar farm, one begins with a lot of sand. Thousands of grains are heated and purified into crystalline silicon, forming reflective silvery stones that are cut and shaped into recognizable ...

Wednesday’s strong trades have the wind turbine blades at Kaheawa Wind Power turning swiftly on the hillside above Maalaea. Kaheawa Wind Power II, a 21-megawatt wind energy facility, wants to increase ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. “Risk to bats associated with wind energy development in ...

Wind turbines attract bats. They seem to appear particularly appealing to female noctule bats in early summer. In a pilot study, researchers noticed this when they tracked the flight paths of noctule ...