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MEGYN: NEW ALLEGATION THAT THEGREEN ENERGY INDUSTRY ISBENEFITING FROM A DOUBLESTANDARD WHEN IT COMES TO THEENVIRONMENT.THE LARGEST WIND FARMS ONAVERAGE KILL 80 EAGLES EVERYYEAR INCLUDING RARE PROTECTEDGOLDEN EAGLES.IF ANYBODY ELSE DID THAT THEREWOULD BE MAJOR CONSEQUENCES.BUT THIS INDUSTRY GETS A PASS.WHY?WILLIAM LAJEUNESSE IS LIVE INCALIFORNIA.>> Reporter: EXXON GOT FIND BYFISH AND WILDLIFE $600,000 WHEN82 MIGRATORY BIRDS DIED IN ANOIL SPILL.A POWER COMPANY WERE FIND $1MILLION WHEN EAGLES WEREELECTROCUTED ON A POWER LINE.BUT THE WIND FARMS KILL BIRDSEVERY DAY, SOMETIMES PROTECTEDSPECIES.BUT THE INDUSTRY HAS GONE THE TOSCOT-FREE.>> WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE NO BIRDINJURIES.BUT WE HAVE TO BALANCE ALL THENEEDS OF SO SIGHT.WE NEED THE ENERGY, I DON'T DENYTHAT.BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BEOVERNIGHT.>> Reporter: 33% OFCALIFORNIA'S ELECTRICITY MUSTCOME FROM GREEN POWER OVER THENEXT NINE YEARS.>> IT AM NOT INCONCEIVABLE THATWE COULD REDUCE GOLDEN EAGLEPOPULATIONS IF NOT WIPE THEMOUT.>> Reporter: THEY IGNORE THESLAUGHTER OF THE BIRDS IN THEBOOMING WIND ENERGY BUSINESS.>> IF YOU OR I KILL AN EAGLE WEARE LOOKING AS THE MAJORCONSEQUENCES.>> Reporter: HE CLAIMS THEYARE KILLING FIELDS FOR RAPTORS.THESE WIND FARMS KILLED 80GOLDEN EAGLES A YEAR.IN THE SOUTH THIS PROJECT KILLSFEWER BIRDS BUT AT A HIGHERRATE.>> WE HAVE A STATE GOVERNMENTMANDATE THAT REQUIRED UTILITIESTO BUY RENEWABLE POWER.WE HAVE INVESTORS WHO AREWILLING TO INVEST MILLIONS OFDOLLARS IN CALIFORNIA AND BRINGJOBS.REPORT RRP PROPER SIGHTING -->> IF I SHOOT AN EAGLE IT'S $1-5YEARS IN A PEN TENSERY OF MYCHOICE.
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