GOP Senators Ask DOJ To Explain Why Oil And Gas Companies Are Targeted For "Bird Death" Prosecutions While Wind Energy Companies Have Not Been Prosecuted A Single Time

The fact that wind energy in the United States kills thousands of protected birds every year has not amounted to a single Department of Justice prosecution of a single wind-energy company:

Yet, via The Hill:

Sens. David Vitter (R-La.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) asked U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder why he is “targeting” oil and gas companies by prosecuting them for the unintentional death of birds. … Vitter pointed out that wind energy producers kill far more birds than oil and gas companies, but that all of the bird deaths have been unintended. … “These are important matters,” Alexander said. “The rule of law is one of the fundamental characteristics of this nation and the Department of Justice is enforcing a law against oil and gas companies and not wind energy companies.” … “Please explain the apparent targeting of oil an gas producers for violations under the MBTA,” [the letter to Eric Holder] reads. “Do you believe it is inconsistent to prosecute energy producers for the deaths of several animals among three producers at the same time the Administration condones an energy project that plans to kill between eight and fifteen bald eagles each year?”

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