Windmills Are Killing Our Birds - WSJ.com

Windmills Are Killing Our Birds - WSJ.com by Robert Bryce

Wait... this can't be... windmills are our friends and have no adverse effects on our environment.

"... Yet there is one group of energy producers that are not being prosecuted for killing birds: wind-power companies. And wind-powered turbines are killing a vast number of birds every year.

"A July 2008 study of the wind farm at Altamont Pass, Calif., estimated that its turbines kill an average of 80 golden eagles per year. The study, funded by the Alameda County Community Development Agency, also estimated that about 10,000 birds—nearly all protected by the migratory bird act—are being whacked every year at Altamont..."