New administration rule would allow thousands of eagle deaths from wind farms By Rick Moran see note
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/05/new_administration_rule_would_allow_thousands_of_eagle_deaths_from_wind_farms.html
The eagle is the symbol of America…so it stands to reason that the Prez would be indifferent to their deaths….rsk
Environmentalists have been successful in halting development by claiming damage to small fish, toads, and small mammals.
But eagles – they’re apparently fair game, as long as the beautiful birds are killed as a result of getting caught in a wind turbine.
The Obama administration is revising a federal rule that allows wind-energy companies to operate high-speed turbines for up to 30 years, even if means killing or injuring thousands of federally protected bald and golden eagles.
Under the plan announced Wednesday, companies could kill or injure up to 4,200 bald eagles a year without penalty — nearly four times the current limit. Golden eagles could only be killed if companies take steps to minimize the losses, for instance, by retrofitting power poles to reduce the risk of electrocution.
Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe said the proposal will “provide a path forward” for maintaining eagle populations while also spurring development of a pollution-free energy source that’s intended to ease global warming, a cornerstone of President Barack Obama’s energy plan.
Ashe said the 162-page proposal would protect eagles and at the same time “help the country reduce its reliance on fossil fuels” such as coal and oil that contribute to global warming.
“There’s a lot of good news in here,” Ashe said in an interview, calling the plan “a great tool to work with to further conservation of two iconic species.”
The proposal sets objectives for eagle management, addresses how bird populations will be monitored and provides a framework for how the permitting system fits within the agency’s overall eagle management, Ashe said.
Wind farms are clusters of turbines as tall as 30-story buildings, with spinning rotors as wide as a passenger jet’s wingspan. Blades can reach speeds of up to 170 mph at the tips, creating tornado-like vortexes.
The Fish and Wildlife Service estimates there are about 143,000 bald eagles in the United States, and 40,000 golden eagles.
Imagine a private company developing land where thousands of bald and golden eagles would be killed every year. The owner would be sent to jail for a very long time.
But in service to a political agenda, the lives of these birds just don’t count for much.
By backing this policy, the greens are oblivious to the towering hypocrisy of their ideology. The next time they shut down a project that benefits humans because of a threat to an animal species, we can point out their contemptible dishonesty.
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