Government did it. Many things became extinct before man was even part of the system. Walking across the road is a much greater risk to you than living across the road from a modern power plant or oil or gas well. The simple fact is man can produce many times more plants and animals than ever happened in nature, by concentrating use of resources and limiting the destructive forces of nature. Man has been farming for centuries.
Power plants are tools for harvesting nature.
I don't know if the environmental whackos are now running our government or if they are just flunkies, working for government people to help them get more control over us. Limiting our ability to harvest natural resources is simply a way for government to make us better servants. It's time to stop watching politicians' emotional appeals on television and start monitoring what they are doing. These people are motivated by greed, not compassion. Thank you for the article on the Bakersfield Triathlon which is set for this Saturday.