Our own state's environmental conservation body, the @NYSDEC, admitted in 2023 that wind complexes (of 54 turbines in size) kill 41 bald eagles during their lifespan. Obviously, we all know that figure is downplayed. For Alle-Cat Wind, the number of turbines increased to 76 since the writing of this article, which means around 60 eagle deaths will occur per their math. But let's say it's an accurate figure. They admit around 41 other bald eagles will be killed at another wind facility in Western New York. They also admit there are only 450 pairs of bald eagles in New York State. All it would take is 22 wind complexes (at 54 turbines in size) to be built in New York for the bald eagle to go completely extinct in this state. And that doesn't include the polarized light effect occurring at massive solar commercial complexes where the appearance of panels resembles water, causing birds of prey to collide, dive into, or crash into the panels at high speeds. Our environmental assessment from Hudsonia warned of incoming raptor deaths with the proximity of the panels at Fort Edward Solar to the Hudson River. If something is not done, our national bird and many other state-endangered and threatened species will go extinct in New York State. The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation isn't going to do anything about it. In fact, they like these mitigation arrangements. The DEC gets to decide who benefits from the money that the developer pays to "offset the wildlife deaths." For Alle-Cat Wind, the lucky winner is Cornell. @Cornell will make $2 million dollars from Invenergy to offset all of the dead eagles at the wind complex. What a great arrangement! These people despise us, our rural towns, and our state's nature. Everyone needs to wake up to this and soon. – at Buffalo, NY