Wind Power Fact Sheet, Environment Canada

ISSUE
Wind power, a source of low impact renewable energy commonly referred to as green power, is a growing issue within EC's environmental assessment (EA) program. While generally considered to be a power source that does not come at the expense of the environment, wind power can have some negative environmental impacts, namely on migratory birds.
WHY IS THIS AN ISSUE AND WHAT ARE THE ANTICIPATED IMPACTS?
There are two sides of the wind power issue that the EA program must broker: support of wind power in response to policy that supports clean air and climate change, and concern regardi…