System Can Shut Down Wind Turbines To Save Eagles

A golden eagle is seen flying over a wind turbine wind farm in Wyoming. Maybe not as many as some opponents would have you believe, but it's a problem for the renewable energy industry (along with improper siting in bird flight paths). Of course, coal-fired energy in the United States kills birds too. Eagles, also a symbol of America, hold a special place in the wildlife world. They're protected by federal law, and certainly worth protecting from the whooshing blades of wind turbines.