Tag Archives: Gerretsen

Wolfe Island – One Year Later

Posted on 05/20/2010 by

Kingston Life As everyone in Kingston surely knows by now, there are 86 wind turbines on Wolfe Island. All are on the island’s west side, which is exposed to the prevailing winds blowing off Lake Ontario. According to Canadian Hydro … Continue reading →

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Wolfe Island Offshore Project Given Approval Before Any Guidelines in Place

Posted on 04/14/2010 by

“(Ministries are) not seen as regulators anymore. They’re seen as facilitators. They’re not doing any of the science any more,” Mattson said.”  By Paul Schliesmann, The Whig Standard Kingston was approved for Ontario’s first offshore wind power project last week, … Continue reading →

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Ontario Legislation to “Modernize” Environmental Approvals

Posted on 03/04/2010 by

McGuinty’s Liberals are now looking to even further “streamline” the process for approving wind projects.    “Modernizing” might be double-speak for doing away with rules developers must follow.   Perhaps it really means doing away with meaningful public input to fast-track wind developments. … Continue reading →

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John “Conflict of Interest” Gerretsen’s Efficiency Numbers are Misleading

Posted on 01/20/2010 by

Credit:  By Paul Schliesmann, The Whig Standard A retired Queen’s University physics professor says wind farms don’t live up to the hype generated by energy companies and governments. John Harrison says that for the final six months of 2009, the … Continue reading →

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Ripley Residents Still Not Able to Move Back into their Homes

Posted on 01/20/2010 by

Credit:  By Sara Bender, Lucknow Sentinel, Lucknow Sentinal Some Huron-Kinloss Twp. residents want to make it clear that they are still concerned with wind turbine development in the municipality.  Township resident David Colling attended the Jan. 11 council meeting and … Continue reading →

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Comment Unbecoming of Minister Gerretsen

Posted on 01/12/2010 by

Kingston Whig-Standard, 11 January 2010   In a recent article on the wind turbine debate, Ontario Environment Minister John Gerretsen used the worn-out term “NIMBY” in reference to opposition to wind turbines. This comment is unbecoming of the minister, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Ministry of the Environment Ontario, Ontario government | Tagged | 6 Comments

McGuinty blows smoke on wind

Posted on 11/08/2009 by

The Ontario government needs to start giving us some straight answers on ‘green’ energy By LORRIE GOLDSTEIN, TORONTO SUN Normally, I don’t write about problems I encounter in getting information from government because I feel it’s too “inside baseball” for … Continue reading →

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Windmills: Bigger Waste than eHealth

Posted on 10/01/2009 by

Posted: September 30, 2009, National Post Wind reduces CO2 emissions at a subsidy cost of about $124 per tonne — one of the most expensive plans in the world By Michael Trebilcock Ontarians take note. A detailed new Danish study shatters … Continue reading →

Posted in Green Energy Act, Ministry of the Environment Ontario, Ontario government, Subsidies / Costs, Viability | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Everyone is Protected and Subsidized Except the Consumer

Posted on 10/01/2009 by

Ontario’s iron-fisted energy model    Posted: September 30, 2009,  NP Editor  By Terence Corcoran At the G20 Pittsburgh summit, Canada endorsed a commitment to end subsidies to fossil fuel industries and step up subsidies to renewable energy sources. “We commit to…stimulate … Continue reading →

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Quebec government cares more about residents than McGuinty government

Posted on 09/13/2009 by

“Yes to wind development, but not … at any price”   Q & A with Nathalie Normandeau, Deputy Premier and Minister of Natural Resources And Wildlife Marian Scott   The Montreal Gazette    I can tell you, for our government, there is no … Continue reading →

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George Smitherman Deathly Afraid of More Protests Today

Posted on 09/09/2009 by

Back in April of this year at the Grand Opening of the Enbridge Wind Farm in Kincardine, George Smitherman was met with a large group of very angry protestors. Seems this time, he’s not taking any chances.   A little birdie … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Ministry of the Environment Ontario, Municipalities of Ontario, Ontario government, Protest | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Another Ontario Family Driven from their Home

Posted on 07/29/2009 by

Update to this story, See:  Natural Resources Canada Eco-Bullies So whatever happened to Barbara Lormand and Dennis Lormand?   The picture shows it all. They have finally been driven from their home. Read the Hansard transcript from Barbara Ashbee’s Testamony to the Green … Continue reading →

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Jim Vanden Hoek and the Wind Indu$try

Posted on 07/24/2009 by

“How are we going to bury this [$900 restaurant tab]?” Vanden Hoek asked the hapless official.  To the mayor’s great relief, the OPG executive reached for the bill. “Let me take care of that,” said the OPG suit. “I’ll just … Continue reading →

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OFCA: Stop the Turbines Until Health Study Conducted

Posted on 07/22/2009 by

By Hugo Rodrigues, SENTINEL-REVIEW   The Oxford County Federation of Agriculture is adding its voice to those calling for a freeze on wind-farm developments in this county.   Read entire story here:  oxfordreview.com

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We are not children to be condescended to

Posted on 07/20/2009 by

The Sudbury Star    By Ruth Farquhar,  freelance writer based on Manitoulin Island. I wonder how many wind farms it will take to shut down one coal fired plant in Ontario? Are legitimate concerns from the public being dismissed by an Ontario … Continue reading →

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Call for Gerretsen’s Resignation

Posted on 07/05/2009 by

The following ad appeared in the Kingston Whig Standard July 4th, 2009: Which Community Will Be Next, Courtesy of John Gerretsen? Marysville, Wolfe Island Photo courtesy Brian Little Ontarians are suffering serious health problems because industrial wind turbines are placed … Continue reading →

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