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National Wind Watch: Wind Energy News- Du får kæmperegning for vindmøller – You pay huge bill for wind turbines
- Court voids Antrim wind deal
- Town officials weigh options in wake of turbine noise violations
- Wind turbine reportedly struck by lightning
- Fairhaven eyes partial turbine shutdowns; Wind direction, night hours considered after troubling state report
- Wind splits another township
- Lompoc wind farm gets two more years
- Fairhaven wind turbine dispute gets louder
- Industrial Wind Action: News Watch
- Court voids Antrim wind deal
- The high cost of wind power
- Wind splits another township
- Take cover against an ill wind
- LePage needs stiffer wind requirements before he supports energy compromise
- Data shows need for action on wind turbines in Fairhaven
- Denmark: Huge electricity bills for wind turbines
- Fairhaven eyes partial turbine shutdowns; Wind direction, night hours considered after troubling state report
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Category Archives: Health
Huron County Health Unit will not proceed with request for IWT health study
Lakeshore Advance The Huron County Health Unit will not be proceeding with a study that looks at the health effects of industrial wind turbines, unless a lower tier is prepared to foot the bill. But the bill, according to Erica … Continue reading
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UN Convention on Rights of the Child & Canada’s Role: Part 6- The Right to Rest & Leisure
Wind Victims Ontario Canada played an instrumental role in drafting and promoting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Convention outlines the responsibilities governments have to ensure a child’s right to survival, healthy development, protection and participation … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Government, Ethics, Health, Human Rights, Ontario government
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May 17th at the ERT: Nikki Horton
Report on May 17th ERT Hearing on Health Appeal by Henri Garand, APPEC The Environmental Review Tribunal heard the testimony of Nicole Horton, whose family resides near the Kruger wind project. The hearing concluded with arguments on the admissibility of … Continue reading
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May 16th at the ERT: Helen Fraser
Report on May 16th ERT Hearing on Health Appeal, by Paula Peel, APPEC The Environmental Review Tribunal heard the testimony of Helen Fraser, who used to live near the Melancthon project, and of a pre-turbine witness, County resident Dr. Karen … Continue reading
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May 15th at the ERT: Lisa Michaud
Report on May 15th ERT Hearing on Health Appeal, by Henri Garand APPEC The Environmental Review Tribunal heard the testimony of Lisa Michaud, whose family resides near the Kent-Breeze wind project, the subject of the 2011 Chatham-Kent ERT appeal. Examination … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Review Tribunal, Health
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“Protect my son from harm”
Health Canada_Risks to Children: Correia May 15 2013
Posted in Canadian Government, Health, Ontario government
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PEC ERT transcripts
Partial Transcripts from the PEC ERT hearings – ERT Notes
Posted in Environmental Review Tribunal, Health
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Unhealthy setback
The Times Stephana Johnston retired to a small rural community on the north shore of Lake Erie after a career in teaching. Her newfound home was quiet, peaceful and friendly. She imagined she would live out her days in Clear … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Review Tribunal, Health
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Peer-reviewed commentary published in Canadian family physician journal
Read full article: Adverse health effects of industrial wind turbines; Roy D. Jeffery, Carmen Krogh, and Brett Horner By Paul Morden, Sarnia Observer A peer-reviewed article in the official journal of the College of Family Physicians of Canada says its … Continue reading
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UN Convention on the Rights of the Child & Canada’s Role Part 5 : Fullest Potential
Wind Victims Ontario Canada played an instrumental role in drafting and promoting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Convention outlines the responsibilities governments have to ensure a child’s right to survival, healthy development, protection and participation … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Health, Noise
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Seven Reasons Why Wind Turbines Blow
Steffanie Petroni, local2 sault ste. marie “When you look at the ongoing statements that are made by the Canadian Wind Energy Association and by developers- such as the developers of the Goulais Wind Project, they make comments to the effect … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental, Health, Subsidies / Costs, Wind Industry
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Health study should be complete before province moves ahead, Plympton-Wyoming mayor says
Sarina Observer Is the Ontario government trying to make peace with rural communities on the controversial issue of industrial wind turbines? It’s certainly a question being asked after the province recently announced plans to improve how large energy projects are … Continue reading
For all the mums out there who say NO to wind turbines near their children
Wind Turbines are Not Healthy for Children and other Living things. In Ontario renewable energy projects fueled by wind are being operated, constructed and installed across the province without the consent of many communities and residents. Using the wind to … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Health, Protest, Take Action
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Human health brought forward to the ERT
Belleville Intelligencer DEMORESTVILLE — Monica Elmes insists some of her quality of life has gone with the wind since a large wind turbine farm started tapping wind energy near her Ridgetown, Ont. farm three years ago. Elmes made the statements … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Review Tribunal, Health, Legal, Ontario government
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Testimony of Monica Elmes – May 9th ERT hearing
Alliance to Protect Prince Edward County Monica Elmes, the first of APPEC’s witnesses, described the experience of living near the 20 wind turbines visible from her home. Her family had been approached about participating in the wind project, but research … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Review Tribunal, Health
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Will an economic policy take precedence over health?
Dear Minister Aglukkaq, Re: Health Canada Wind Turbine Noise and Health Study Attached is a noise report relating to a family in close proximity to industrial wind turbines. The Weaver/Rooney family is one of those for which a pre- and … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Government, Health, Noise
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Tribunal focus on health effects continues Thursday
Countylive.ca Discussions at the Environmental Review Tribunal Tuesday have postponed witness testimony to Thursday, May 9, starting at 9:30 a.m. There will not be a hearing Wednesday. The appeal to the Environmental Review Tribunal, filed by the Alliance to Protect … Continue reading
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UN Convention on Rights of the Child & Canada’s Role: Environmental pollution, Parents & children are informed
Ontario Wind Victims Canada played an instrumental role in drafting and promoting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Convention outlines the responsibilities governments have to ensure a child’s right to survival, healthy development, protection and participation … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Human Rights
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Ostrander Point ERT health appeal begins on May 9 — please attend
The hearing will continue on Thursday, May 9, 09:30 with testimony from post-turbine witnesses (past and current victims). Testimony from pre-turbine witnesses (local people with existing medical conditions) will be rescheduled for later in May. Please attend Thursday’s ERT hearing … Continue reading
Couple heartened by court wind decision
Wiggins v. WPD Canada decision By Elliot Ferguson, Kingston Whig-Standard KINGSTON - Gail Kenney welcomed a court ruling last week that supports landowners’ right to seek compensation if their property values are lowered by wind turbines. But she admitted the ruling will … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Land Values, Legal
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Report Cards and Earaches – An update on the kids
My Next Door Neighbour is a Wind Turbine Nikki Horton, Port Alma, ON It’s been a while since I wrote on the blog page…too long really…but it’s been a long, tough winter. Getting through the regular day to day stuff … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Human Rights
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UN Convention on Rights of the Child & Canada’s Role, Part 3: Injury, Negligent treatment, Maltreatment
Wind Victims Ontario Canada played an instrumental role in drafting and promoting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Convention outlines the responsibilities governments have to ensure a child’s right to survival, healthy development, protection and participation … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Health
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Suzuki full of false arguments
Keith Stelling, Owen Sound Sun Times David Suzuki’s recent column asks the question: are “turbine effects merely the power of suggestion?” His own dogma that “wind power installations are a necessary part of the shift from polluting fossil fuels to … Continue reading
Posted in ENGOs, Environmental, Ethics, Health
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Industrial wind turbines can harm children and youth
This submission being made on behalf of Jack and Anna Hovius, their daughter and family, from Ontario supplements those previously made which have expressed concerns regarding risks to children and families associated with wind energy facilities. This submission reports the … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Health
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More claims expected to be filed against wind companies
By Bob Boughner, Chatham Daily News A Toronto lawyer representing clients in areas where wind turbine projects have been approved is elated by this week’s court decision. A ruling by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has specifically recognized that … Continue reading
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Wind foes welcome ruling
Paul Morden, Sarnia Observer Wind turbine opponents in Lambton County are celebrating a silver lining they see in a court ruling that dismissed a claim against a wind project near Collingwood. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice this week dismissed … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Land Values
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Health unit hears results of study of people living close to wind turbines
By Valerie MacDonald, Northumberland Today As board members of the local health unit grapple with taking a position on wind power and whether to petition the Ontario Government to impose a moratorium while awaiting further study on possible health affects … Continue reading
Ontario court allows lawsuits against wind company and landowners
Electrical Business In a decision released late yesterday, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has determined that while residents of Clearview Township cannot bring claims for a proposed industrial wind project at this time, the ruling is “without prejudice to … Continue reading
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Taking a look at ‘green’ energy
Northumberland Today NORTHUMBERLAND - Ontario’s Green Energy Act, encouraging development of alternative renewable energy to feed into the existing power grid of hydro towers, lines and transformers which crisscross this province, has affected rural residents most significantly. Some see the infrastructure of … Continue reading
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