Energy Double Standard? (death, companies, cost, news)

[NewToCA]

Under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, you can be prosecuted if you kill protected birds. Recently, ExxonMobil was fined $600,000 fine for killing 85 birds that came into contact with crude oil or other pollutants on company property.

Michael Fry of the American Bird Conservancy estimates that U.S. wind turbines kill between 75,000 and 275,000 birds per year. Yet the Justice Department is not bringing cases against wind companies.


Green Double Standards - John Stossel's Take

[bellalunatic]

Not taking into consideration the only death toll is birds with wind turbines, whereas petrochemical spills kill birds and aquatic life & plants etc etc...the Migratory Bird Treaty Act clearly only covers the protected birds, but I'm sure there is a double standard for trying to have these violations cover the cost of damaging the ecosystem as well...
I dunno, but, that's just a guess