‘Bird-Brained’ Hypocrisy: Oil Companies Prosecuted for 28 Dead Waterfowl While Wind Companies

theblaze.com ^ | September 30, 2011 | Dave Urbanski

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You may have gotten wind of the seven North Dakota oil companies recently charged in federal court with the deaths of 28 migratory birds.

The birds allegedly landed in oil waste pits in western North Dakota last spring; the maximum penalty for each charge under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act is six months in prison and a $15,000 fine, the AP said.

But did you know that wind-power companies are responsible for more than 400,000 bird deaths annually, and not one has faced a single charge?

The Wall Street Journal knows it, opining yesterday that the prosecutions are “bird-brained,” especially when wind-power outfits routinely beat the rap:

Wall Street Journal original article - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903791504576588642920063046.html

[Smokin' Joe]

These aren’t condors and Eagles, they are migratory waterfowl or songbirds.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Sounds like Obamao does not like the prosperity in North Dakota.

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Cleanup on Tower Six!

[Smokin' Joe]

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