Windfarms and Eagles don't mix

[Chris0nllyn]

Wind energy facilities have killed at least 67 golden and bald eagles in the last five years, but the figure could be much higher, according to a new scientific study by government biologists.

The research represents one of the first tallies of eagle deaths attributed to the nation's growing wind energy industry, which has been a pillar of President Barack Obama's plans to reduce the pollution blamed for global warming. Wind power releases no air pollution.

But at a minimum, the scientists wrote, wind farms in 10 states have killed at least 85 eagles since 1997, with most deaths occurring between 2008 and 2012, as the industry was greatly expanding. Most deaths — 79 — were golden eagles that struck wind turbines. One of the eagles counted in the study was electrocuted by a power line.

Still, the scientists said their figure is likely to be "substantially" underestimated, since companies report eagle deaths voluntarily and only a fraction of those included in their total were discovered during searches for dead birds by wind-energy companies. The study also excluded the deadliest place in the country for eagles, a cluster of wind farms in a northern California area known as Altamont Pass. Wind farms built there decades ago kill more than 60 per year.

Study: Wind farms killed 67 eagles in 5 years

 

[itsbob]

Liberal Ideas that kill eagles good, conservative ideas that kill eagles bad...

It's Mongo Logic..

 

[RPMDAD]

Only environmentalists involved with wind power are allowed to kill eagles with no regards to the federal laws protecting them. Go Green Team

 

[Merlin99]

Only environmentalists involved with wind power are allowed to kill eagles with no regards to the federal laws protecting them. Go Green Team

Having had to put up with eagles and ospreys for 30 years, I'll take an honest buzzard any day.

 

[CrashTest]

Great. Just as I was developing a car that runs on eagle crap, Obama starts killing all the eagles.

 

[GURPS]

Liberal Split between Green Energy Freaks wanting Wind Mills and Bunny Huggers ...


there is a reason WM are referred to as Condor Cuisinarts in Cali