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Law Practice

Nov. 4, 2008

Old Tool Wielded Anew in Fight Over Energy

Richard Wiebe represented the Center for Biological Diversity in a case that used the Public Trust Doctrine to fight against aging wind turbines in the Altamont Pass, east of San Francisco, where thousands of birds are killed each year.

By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Angry over the thousands of birds killed by aging wind turbines in the Altamont Pass, east of San Francisco, the Center for Biological Diversity decided to sue several wind power companies for violating the public trust doctrine in 2005.

The case, pitting an environmental group against renewable energy operators, not only created an unlikely rivalry - it also shined new light on the potenti...

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