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Rachel Jackson and Kat Wong

Wind farm fans 'death row' fears for endangered species

Tasmania's Robbins Island wind farm is expected to generate enough energy to power 422,000 homes. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

The approval of a controversial wind farm project has lit a fuse for enraged environmentalists, who say the federal government has signed a death warrant for its surrounding ecosystem.

After being trapped in political purgatory for eight years, ACEN Australia's 100-turbine proposal for Robbins Island in Tasmania has been given the green light.

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