Strangely, no mention of wind turbines. Hmmmm
Strangely, no mention of wind turbines. Hmmmm
My immediate thought. Why did Obama feel it necessary to give Wind Farms a dispensation from paying fines for killing Bald Eagles?
Because none were being killed? Or because too many were being killed.
Here’s what happens if anyone else kills ONE bald eagle:
If it’s a misdemeanor conviction, you’ll pay a fine of $5,000 or serve six months of jail time.
If it’s a felony conviction, you’ll pay up to $250,000 in fines or serve a maximum of two years in prison.
If the violator of the shooting offense is an organization, the fine is twice the amount for each conviction. ...
A 2013 study published in The Wildlife Society Bulletin found that wind turbines killed an estimated 573,000 birds annually in the United States. And that figure was almost 7 years ago. According to U.S. Wind Energy State Facts ( Oct. 2016), there are over 52,000 wind turbines installed across 40 U.S. States plus Puerto Rico & Guam.
If wind turbine blades were made out of lead, you bet we’d hear about it.