Environmental programs that do more harm than good

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Man-made structure/technology: Associated bird deaths per year (U.S.)

Feral and domestic cats: Hundreds of millions [source: AWEA]

Power lines: 130 million -- 174 million [source: AWEA]

Windows (residential and commercial): 100 million -- 1 billion [source: TreeHugger]

Pesticides: 70 million [source: AWEA]

Automobiles: 60 million -- 80 million [source: AWEA]

Lighted communication towers: 40 million -- 50 million [source: AWEA]

Wind turbines: 10,000 -- 40,000 [source: ABC]

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Feral cats, car and window collisions are not killing eagles and other protected species.

[Anonymous]

I suggest that anyone who actually cares about an intelligent discussion of these issues tune into the Diane Rehm show now.

[Anonymous]

I'd be a lot more sympathetic to the arguments about wind turbines and bird deaths if I didn't think they were actually masked attacks on green energy by the petroleum industry and its supporters at WSJ, Fox, and the RNC. When I see Republicans fretting about bird deaths, something smells funny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd be a lot more sympathetic to the arguments about wind turbines and bird deaths if I didn't think they were actually masked attacks on green energy by the petroleum industry and its supporters at WSJ, Fox, and the RNC. When I see Republicans fretting about bird deaths, something smells funny.

LOL