Big ‘Green’ groups love wind turbines — Eagles… not so much
By CFACT Ed |April 23rd, 2022
CommentsBY ROBERT BRYCE:
I’m old enough to remember when environmentalists cared about protecting our birds, bats, and whales. Alas, concern about protecting our wildlife has been lost amid the headlong rush to cover the countryside with oceans of solar panels and forests of wind turbines in the hope that they will save us from climate change.
For proof of that, consider the reaction – or rather the lack of reaction – to this month’s prosecution of NextEra Energy by the Department of Justice for multiple violations of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act by America’s biggest “green” groups.
First, some background. As I explained in a recent article, Florida-based NextEra, the world’s biggest producer of renewable energy, was sentenced to probation and $8 million in fines and restitution after the company pled guilty to three misdemeanor violations of the MBTA for killing at least 150 Bald and Golden Eagles at 50 of its wind projects in eight states. The company must also implement a plan to protect eagles which could cost another $27 million.
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