CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN'

Company pulls plug on wind farm, citing risk to birds

2,000-acre project stood to light 44,000 homes, create 200 construction jobs

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A San Francisco company said it has abandoned plans for a large-scale wind farm near Winters because the turbines could have harmed golden eagles, bald eagles and other local bird species.

Pattern Energy Group LP said the 100-megawatt project would have provided enough energy to light about 44,000 homes and would have created as many as 200 construction jobs.

Read the whole story at the Sacramento Bee

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