Just a note for all: The Tennessee Ornithological Society is a signatory on the petition, and we sent additional letters to the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service supporting alternative energy sources and judicious, but mandatory, regulation of the wind energy industry. Particularly crucial is the siting of wind farms (turbines), hours of operation and weather conditions during operation. Thanks to our Conservation Policy Committee, who continue to follow this issue. Cheers, Dick Preston President TOS Munford, TN From: Dev Joslin Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 6:19 PM Subject: [TN-Bird] Re: Amer. Bird Conservancy petitions for regulation of Wind Energy Thanks, Vickie, for circulating this. Great to see that ABC is being pro-active on this critical issue ( what a great organization!). Hate to see our migrants declining even more. Dev Joslin Monteverde, Costa Rica --------------------------------------------------------------------------------