Slicers And Dicers -- One Can See Clearly Now -- December 19, 2014; What An Incredible Travesty -- 38 Golden Eagles Killed By Slicers And Dicers In Two Counties

The Billings Gazette is reporting:

Wind farm operator PacifiCorp Energy will pay $2.5 million in fines after pleading guilty to charges in connection with the deaths of protected birds in Wyoming.

The company, a subsidiary of Portland, Ore.-based PacifiCorp, pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of violating the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act under a plea deal with prosecutors. 

The U.S. Justice Department says 38 golden eagles and 336 other protected birds have been found dead at the company's wind projects in Carbon and Converse counties from 2009 until now. 

The bulk of the fine money will pay for projects to preserve golden eagles.

It's the second prosecution of wind energy company for harming or killing protected birds. Duke Energy pleaded guilty last year to killing eagles and other birds at two Wyoming wind farms.

38 golden eagles.

336 other protected birds: owls, falcons, hawks, ducks, cranes.