Proposal revelation casts doubt on Obama being an environmental president
President Barack Obama wants us to think of him as the environmental president. It just isn’t true.
In his single-minded drive to promote “alternative” energy, Obama has given billions of taxpayer dollars to wind- and solar-generation companies. He also has allowed them to break some environmental laws without penalty.
One involves wind-turbine blades killing endangered species of birds. Now, Obama wants to give them even more leeway.
Under a proposal revealed last week, wind energy companies could kill as many as 4,200 bald eagles a year without being penalized. More golden eagles could be killed, too.
Killing both species of birds is illegal – but the government refuses to release reports on how many of them die at wind farms. So much for Obama as the environmental president.