Litigating Wind Energy Opposition

This course is intended to enable attorneys to provide excellent counsel to clients who either support or oppose wind energy farms. Various challenges to wind energy farms are examined in detail for insights into why they were either successful or ultimately failed.

Learning Objectives:

I.    Gain familiarity with public and private nuisance lawsuits and what makes them effective

II.   Examine the detailed litigation histories of contentious projects to learn how to maintain opposition to wind farms until success is attained

III.  Grasp criminal prosecution for the killing of protected birds by wind turbines and how to structure a plea agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice