Posted on 04/24/2014 1:18:19 PM PDT by kingattax
The environmental orgy known as Earth Day has come and gone.
Disney opened their annual Earth Day movie homage, Pinterest made available a slew of Earth Day activities for kids, and public and private schools have had their requisite ceremonies.
In all the celebration, the one thing that is seemingly never asked is whether or not environmentalist policies by the government are actually helping the environment?
Wind energy is just one example. The United States government has provided billions of dollars of subsidies to the wind industry over the past twenty years, subsidies that have not yet been renewed in 2014 as the mature industry is being forced to stand on its own.
While wind might seem to be the ultimate renewable, the reality is that the giant windmill turbines that dominate some of the most scenic landscapes in America both destroy the aesthetic beauty of the land, while also having a devastating impact on the birds and bats of the area.
(Excerpt) Read more at netrightdaily.com ...
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