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Obama put eagles on green-energy altar
When bald eagles confront danger, most normal Americans would leap to preserve, protect and defend America's national symbol. But Team Obama's response is completely different: It wants to give wind-power companies long-term permits to butcher bald eagles on the altar of green energy.
May 20, 2012
by Deroy Murdock
in Korean Times
When bald eagles confront danger, most normal Americans would leap to preserve, protect and defend America's national symbol. But Team Obama's response is completely different: It wants to give wind-power companies long-term permits to butcher bald eagles on the altar of green energy.
The dirty secret about "clean" wind power is that its turbines are giant, whirling machetes. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), "With more than 100,000 turbines expected to be in operation in the United States by 2030, annual bird mortality rates alone (now estimated by the Service at 440,000 per year) are... [continue via Web link]
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