Japan Minister Urges Scaling Back Wind Project to Save Sea Eagles From Harm

摘要

Koichi Yamamoto, Japan's environment minister, is urging the planners of a wind development on the northern island of Hokkaido to scale back the project out of concern for how the plan would affect rare birds found in the area. Tokyo-based Eurus Energy Holdings Corp., along with Wakkanai Green Factory Co., is planning seven wind projects with a combined capacity of about 800 megawatts in Wakkanai City and the town of Toyotomi, according to Eurus spokeswoman Mitsue Usami.