Has anyone seen this? The online version of the Cincinnati Enquirer had a photo essay titled "What's Buried in Budget Plan?" with respect to Kasich's proposed budget. This was included in the article. Since there had been previous discussion of wind turbines I thought this might be of interest. Instead of receiving permits maybe they should be fined for killing birds and bats... "Energy facilities can ward off attacks Did you know that giant walleye were massing around the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station near Lake Erie for an imminent attack? Or that beavers are conspiring to gnaw through those giant metal structures holding up power lines? How about the bunnies gathering outside the Duke Power office? Neither did we. But Kasich's budget review makes sure those scenarios don't happen in Ohio. The Ohio Division of Wildlife will issue permits to allow taking of a wild animal interfering with or that may interfere with the operations of an energy facility. Actually, the permit is for operators of wind turbines that accidentally kill birds and bats, according to Carlo LoParo, a spokesman for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources." Cheers, Bill Hull Cincinnati, OH, USA http://www.mangoverde.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mangoverde/ http://www.youtube.com/user/mangoverde2 ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]