So much for environmentally friendly

T. A. Gardner said:
NextEra Energy subsidiary ESI Energy pled guilty to violations of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act having killed at least 150 bald eagles, among other species with their wind turbines. They got hit with an $8 million fine and the cost of restitution.

https://www.npr.org/2022/04/06/1091...r,bald eagle is shown in 2020 in Philadelphia.
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About bloody time, Obama let them off the hook before.

Obama Allows Wind Turbines to Legally Kill Eagles


https://www.instituteforenergyresea...ama-allows-wind-turbines-legally-kill-eagles/
 
T. A. Gardner said:
NextEra Energy subsidiary ESI Energy pled guilty to violations of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act having killed at least 150 bald eagles, among other species with their wind turbines. They got hit with an $8 million fine and the cost of restitution.


https://www.npr.org/2022/04/06/1091...r,bald eagle is shown in 2020 in Philadelphia.
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Your article:

It also follows a renewed commitment by federal wildlife officials under Biden to enforce protections for eagles and other birds under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, after criminal prosecutions were halted under former President Donald Trump.

Companies historically have been able to avoid prosecution if they take steps to avoid bird deaths and seek permits for those that occur. ESI did not seek such a permit, authorities said.

The company was warned prior to building the wind farms in New Mexico and Wyoming that they would kill birds, but it proceeded anyway and at times ignored advice from federal wildlife officials about how to minimize the deaths, according to court documents
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So the two take aways is that Biden is protecting the birds, while Trump didn't,

And the company was prosecuted because they didn't take steps or follow advice to make their wind turbines safer for birds.
 
Cypress said:
Your article:



So the two take aways is that Biden is protecting the birds, while Trump didn't,

And the company was prosecuted because they didn't take steps or follow advice to make their wind turbines safer for birds.
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No, the takeaway here is that this company didn't give a shit about an existing law and built their wind farm anyway, most likely figuring the fine would be less than the cost of compliance. It has nothing to do with either Biden or Trump.
What it does have to do with is a company that was looking at its bottom line and doesn't give a shit about the environment. So much for this company being "Green."
 
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