Haldimand Environmental Review

Posted on 05/27/2012 by

Updated Schedule:

May 28 – opening statements, preliminary matters, participants and presenters
May 29 & 30AM – Bill Monture’s case
May 30PM, June 1, 4*, 6, 7* & June 8AM Haldimand Wind Concerns case Continue reading →

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NextEra Goshen Wind Meetings – May 29,30

Posted on 05/01/2012 by

NextEra public meeting notice to update on proposed changes regarding a transmission line for the project.

Project to consist of 63 1.6MW turbines (project documents)

Date:    May 29
Time:   4-7PM
Place:  South Huron Recreation Centre 94 Victoria St. East, Exeter MAP

Date:     May 30
Time:    4-7PM
Place:    Stanley Complex 38594A Mill Rd., Varna MAP

Posted in Event, Wind Industry | 1 Comment

Auditor huffs over wind power rush

Posted on 05/27/2012 by

Justin Sadler, Ottawa Sun
The fervour over whether wind power is the right way to boost the Ontario’s generation capacity grows as more projects get slated for development.

It’s a complicated issue, not isolated to this province or country.

But Ontario’s auditor general, Jim McCarter, dressed down the McGuinty government over the rush to wind power in his 2011 annual report.

Although the province’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Arlene King, said there’s no scientific evidence that directly links wind turbine noise and adverse health effects, the AG acknowledged more research is needed.

In recommending the ministry provide the public with the results of “objective research” on the potential health effects of wind power, McCarter noted King’s report was questioned for being merely a literature review that presented no original research and did not reflect the situation in Ontario. Read article

Posted in Ontario government | 11 Comments

Wind opponents mobilizing

Posted on 05/26/2012 by

By Paul Morden, Sarnia Observer
One of three public information meetings being organized by a group opposed to industrial wind farms will be held June 14 in Forest. The session is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion hall on Albert Street.

Companies behind several proposed wind farm projects in the region are expected to hold their own public meetings soon, said Muriel Allingham, a member of the Middlesex Lambton Wind Action Group.

“And, we believe that shortly after that they will be receiving an approval from the government,” Allingham said, “and they will be going ahead with these wind turbines.”

They include the Jericho wind project in Lambton Shores, as well as others that could see a large number of turbines built across the two counties, the group says.  read article

Posted in Event, Health, Land Values, Viability, Wind Industry | 1 Comment

STOP hits the beach in fight against CAW turbine

Posted on 05/26/2012 by

By Sarah Sloan, Assistant Editor, Shoreline Beacon | www.shorelinebeacon.com 25 May 2012

Saugeen Turbine Operation Policy (STOP) is continuing ahead with it plans to halt operation of the wind turbine at the CAW Family Education Centre in Port Elgin. In the group’s latest effort Saturday, two information kiosks were set up at the Main Beach in Port Elgin and on the beach at Goble’s Grove for people to learn “why the turbines must be stopped now.”

Over the past several months, STOP has held formal protests, well attended town hall meeting and numerous other endeavours in an effort to get the CAW to reconsider its stance on having a wind turbine so close to so many people.

Wayne McGrath, a member of STOP and the organizer of Saturday’s kiosks said the information booths were another chance for people, particularly those visiting over the long weekend, to get engaged.

“They’re being told one story, and they have no reason not to believe it. They hear the government say these things are great… it’s not such a nice story,” he said.

“We hope people will come around take our flyers, take them home and check out the available websites.”  read article

Posted in Ontario government, OWR, Protest, Tourism | 2 Comments

The Birth of a Wind Activist

Posted on 05/25/2012 by

by Patti Kellar London Free Press

1. Spend a lifetime believing you were living in a society where democracy was a fundamental right of every citizen.

2. Buy and sell the concept that wind and solar energy sources are free, will save the planet, resolve the energy crisis, create employment and do so all with minimal disruption to the environment.

3. Ignore all evidence globally to the contrary.

4. Read about scandal after scandal; policies developed with out due diligence; politicians making back door deals and shaking hands with the most corrupt business in the world – further contributing to the growing economic crisis. Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Protest | 17 Comments

Wind turbines rile up LaSalle residents

Posted on 05/25/2012 by

CBC News, www.cbc.ca 24 May 2012 ~~

A number of LaSalle residents have taken issue with two proposed wind turbines and the man who plans to have them erected on Disputed Road.

Farm owner Larry Pajot wants the pair of turbines built on his rural farmland.

Approximately 35 angry residents who live near the area where the wind turbines are to be erected fired questions Wednesday night at the man who is erecting them.

Tim Parent organized a meeting held at the Knights of Columbus Hall in LaSalle.

The residents have several concerns, including declining property values.

“There are health issues; there’s property devaluation; there’s noise issues. On and on it goes,” Parent said. read article

Posted in Ethics, Health, Land Values, Noise | 3 Comments

Council going to province for wind turbine buffers

Posted on 05/25/2012 by

By SARAH BOYCHUK KINCARDINE NEWS

Councillors agreed to take action to ensure wind turbine companies respect the Municipality of Kincardine’s buffer zones, yet were not in immediate agreement on how to proceed.

The discussion took place at the May 16 meeting after Deputy Mayor Anne Eadie expressed frustration in not having support of the Ministry of the Environment.

Eadie suggested making phone calls and sending letters to officially express this concern.

“It doesn’t hurt to send more letters,” she said. “Is the province saying to us, ‘you can be hemmed in with windmills’? I want answers.”

Some councillors looked for a more forceful course of action. read article

Posted in Legal, Municipalities of Ontario, Ontario government | 8 Comments