Got to be cruel to be kind - ... consider the notice that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published in the Federal Register on Sept. 27. It seeks public comment on a proposed permit that will allow a wind project to kill up to five golden eagles over a five-year period, despite their protected status under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.
h/t Ed S.











Speaking of wind turbines......
For those of you living in SW Ontario, be advised that highway 403 eastbound from Forest Ontario to Strathroy will be closed on October 19 from 10:00AM onward. Why, you ask??
A huge demonstration against wind turbines will be staged then. It appears that the crowds participating in it will be huge!! This has been organized by Esther Wightman who has appeared on Levant's The Source several times this past summer.
Thanks Kate for allowing this public service announcement.
Give them the 5 in 5 deal. But should they exceed 5 kills in 5 years, it results in an immediate and permanent shutdown of the project, and a permanent ban on any more wind projects that involve spinning blades. Furthermore, each individual involved with starting this project will be fined a penalty of a million bucks. I bet they wouldn't be confident enough to proceed based on that offer.
Not trying to be picky, but it's highway 402.
Sorry, you are indeed correct. And to think I drive it every day.Oy!
So, if this logic is applied to other laws, will a 'good' person ie one with no prior arrests or conviction be allowed to kill one person (another species protected by law) every decade, or maybe once in their life, if it's for the good of the environment and or society? Just wondering.
Best have some natives involved in the highway shutdown... O4r take your chances with an OPP swat team.
And if they exceed their quota....what then, or does the EPA just cover up additional kills and claim they never happened and anyone who says eitherwise is lying and should be put in "climate change deniers prison".
Rob, you have to think like a lefty. They will simply set up an "eagle exchange". Wind farms that manage not kill eagles (say because they are situated in areas that eagles don't range) will be given "eagle credits", which they can then sell to wind farms unfortunate enough to be plagued with eagles. Easy-peasy. It all balances out, just like carbon credits.