In the new millennium, wind turbines are a fixture of the countryside, dotting the green hills that flank the roads and highways. These latter-day obelisks are heralded as a symbol of environmental values, but they have their drawbacks, disrupting nature in their own ways.
Not only are turbines a major source of noise pollution, they inadvertently kill eagles and other flying animals, with casualties mounting in the tens if not hundreds of thousands each year in the United States alone, according to some estimates.
