The topic of this article immediately intrigued me because it's something that I haven't really thought about: the fact that it could be a problem if too many people are trying to do good. Wind energy is obviously a major help when looking toward our future climate, but it is definitely crucial to keep preserving wildlife. In this article, Dan Frosch calls "the wind energy industry and environmental organizations" "two staunch allies" and I completely agree. Environmental organizations claim the new federal rule, that wind farms can "lawfully kill bald and golden eagles under 30-year permits", as not looking far enough into the long-term. David Yarnold from the National Audubon Society claims "it basically says you can go operate these wind turbines and kill as many eagles as happen to die".
However, the federal figures assure the agreement serves to "balance the practical considerations of long-term wind farm projects with the need to keep eagle populations stable". And, it could be possible that the conservationists are overreacting a little bit, being that neither bald nor golden eagles are considered endangered anymore, as of 2007. Moreover, "fewer than six bald eagles have ever been killed by a wind turbine". In science and in life there are sometimes no right answers. Coming up with agreements and compromises is always complicated, especially when involving our future and the future of our changing climate.
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