Wind turbines continue killing hundreds of thousands of America's birds. Including hundreds of Bald Eagles.
OTOH: Some 60 campsites in California’s El Dorado National Forest have been closed, thanks to a couple of birds. The Forest Service has shut down sites in the Sunset Campground at Union Valley Reservoir because a pair of young eagles has nested in the campground and is taking care of their new family. Officials don’t want the protected flyers disturbed and say it could be sometime in August before campers can return.

Now fortunately for me, I will be camping this summer in New Mexico and only have to worry about forest fires and roving bands of future citizens.
Meanwhile, just over the border in So. CO... http://faragosifarms.com/?utm_source=Co ... e&sid=2374

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Obama's Legacy is Trump.
And dead cops.

"One guy lays the pipe, the other guy smokes it"--Clint Eastwood

BeerFan emulating BigFan's brain-twister posting style.

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY?

WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING

I heartily endorse your endorsement of birds and marijuana, but reading that was a strange experience.

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Somehow, you always seems to understand it though?

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

And it still only represents 4.5% of total generated electrical energy in the United States. Imagine what would happen to various bird populations (and the resulting ecological impact) if we had enough wind turbines to generate just 25% of the country's electrical energy needs. This is to say nothing of the ecological impact of wind turbines tending to keep warm air closer to the surface.

Freedom isn't free, and neither is energy.

We'll be left with the smarter birds?

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I don't remember half the time if I'm hiding or I'm lost

And that doesn't scare you?

Kind of have my hands full worrying about our impending octopus overlords.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160523125851.htm

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I don't remember half the time if I'm hiding or I'm lost

Travel from Mendota to Sublette on that highway and count the number of non working wind turbines and it's about 20% of the visible ones. Farmers still probably getting their full payments from the tax payers tho.
On the Big Island of Hawaii at the southern most point of the USA it's real windy and there is a campground out there. On the way you can see all the old wind turbines laying on the ground and not one turbine upright.
Last week the biggest solar farm out west, subsidized with your tax dollar to the tune of about $2,000,000,000.00 caught on fire. Those big solar farms kill thousands of birds also. Buy it's green so progressives pols don' give a shit. And , of course, out of 2 billion comes millions in kickbacks to the the Democrat Party. Win win baby.
Marijuana farms with little solar panels for the 12volt beer coolers and windmills powering the irrigation pumps makes more sense.

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Obama's Legacy is Trump.
And dead cops.

"One guy lays the pipe, the other guy smokes it"--Clint Eastwood

Nah. Birds are incredibly intelligent. North American birds have only had 100 years to get used to skyscrapers, turbines, and cats.

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Yup. Very large brain-to-body size ratio.

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Stupid eagles.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

yeah, well, i also still make it to the bathroom in the middle of the night after I stub my toe on the bed.

Soler Power?

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