The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conservatively estimates that wind turbines already kill 440, 000 birds in the United States each year, even while providing just a tiny portion of U.S. electricity.

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"The best case is, the wind shifts and the oil doesn't hit, " said Tom MacKenzie of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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