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Wind turbines no friend to birds

Every spring and autumn, hundreds of thousands of migrating birds meet disaster in the blades of wind turbines. Every day, birds of all types, even protected species such

as bald eagles, become victims of the swirling blades.

A British newspaper recently printed an item about the sighting of a bird not seen in England in 22 years and thought to be extinct. Enthusiastic bird watchers grabbed their binoculars and cameras and rushed to the English countryside just in time to see the rare bird get shredded by a wind turbine.

Environmentalists tout wind turbines as an environmentally friendly way to generate electricity. Obviously, these lethal machines aren’t environmentally friendly to the large numbers of dead birds on the ground around them.

Good intentions too often have unintended consequences!

Donald Froelich

Mount Prospect

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