Judge Halts WV Wind Farm Over Bats

"A federal judge’s ruling that stopped construction of a West Virginia wind farm to protect an endangered bat underscores the growing conflicts between green energy and imperiled wildlife.

But the case, thought to be the first of its kind involving a wind energy project, seems unlikely to derail other projects, as some wind energy advocates have feared, unless the operators ignore endangered species laws.."

http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/10/judge-halts-wind-farm-over-bats/