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National Wind Watch: Wind Energy News- Turbines: eagles’ newest threat
- Wind farm neighbors voice concerns
- Ocotillo Wells: Blade breaks off wind-powered turbine, prompts investigation
- Call to arms against ‘Nazi’ wind farms
- Windy debate questions natural power
- Falmouth turbine removal up for vote
- Pass or die time for Baldwin County bills in Legislature
- Is White House too easy on green energy firms?
- Industrial Wind Action: News Watch
- Another Wind Project May Threaten Condors
- Falmouth turbine removal up for vote
- Call to arms against ‘Nazi' wind farms
- Peer-reviewed commentary published in Canadian family physician journal
- Ocotillo Wells: Blade breaks off wind-powered turbine, prompts investigation
- Cape Cod Community to vote on status of wind turbines
- Defence chiefs could fight Bullington Cross wind farm plan over radar fears
- Wind energy permitting process among new NC laws
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- Stay tuned for what’s coming up on WWR.What we are working on: WWR will return on the 9th of January with Pat Swords and Christine Metcalfe and Aarhus Convention; Also Clive Hambler Conservation lecturer at Oxford. We sift through all of the suggestions and try to pick the most relevant, timely stories for each week. Please send them along!
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Tag Archives: Wolfe Island
Just three more days to speak up for Ontario’s Endangered Species Threatened by Wind Turbines
by Keith Stelling – The amendments hidden in the government’s budget bill will allow the Minister to grant exemptions from the provincial legislation protecting endangered species which presently prohibits anyone from harming, killing, or destroying the habitat of a threatened … Continue reading
Editorial: The wrong case for the issue
Orangeville Citizen OPPONENTS OF ONTARIO’S burgeoning wind-power industry ought not be too concerned about a ruling by the province’s Assessment Review Board that rejected a Wolfe Island couple’s argument that nearby wind turbines had significantly decreased their home’s value. The … Continue reading
Posted in Land Values, Legal
Tagged Melancthon Ontario, Wind power industry, wind turbine, Wolfe Island
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Witness observes Wolfe Island Turbine Canada Geese slaughter
Tibbetts Point observer says; On Friday morning September 30 at 9:30 am it was surprising to personally witness the destruction of a flight of Canadian Geese by one of the Wolfe Island turbines. Here is what happened; from a clear … Continue reading
Panel denies Wolfe Island couple’s expert witness
By Paul Schliesmann, The Whig Standard A Wolfe Island couple experienced a setback Wednesday in a hearing to have their property assessment lowered because of nearby wind turbines. Ed and Gail Kenney had hoped to call John Harrison, a retired … Continue reading
TransAlta urged to shut down wind farm during migration season
by Richard Blackwell, Globe and Mail A major conservation group is calling on TransAlta Corp. to periodically turn off turbines at its Wolfe Island wind farm in Ontario to cut down on the number of birds and bats killed by … Continue reading
Report: Wolfe Island slaughter continues
Stantec has just released report #4, covering the 2nd half of 2010 on Wolfe Island. To read the executive summary you’d think the birds and bats were doing just fine. But, similar to reports #2 and #3, when you start … Continue reading
Wolfe Islanders claim turbines devalue homes
by Paul Schliesmann The Whig-Standard A potentially precedent-setting tax assessment hearing began on Wolfe Island on Wednesday for a couple claiming that noise and lights from nearby wind turbines have lowered their property value. Lawyers from the Municipal Property Assessment … Continue reading
Foul winds blow at workshop
By Paul Schliesmann, Kingston Whig Standard The pro-wind power stance of the Sierra Club Canada environmental group caught its executive director in a political crosswind in Kingston this week. John Bennett had a good day going on Tuesday. In the … Continue reading
Wolfe Island wind plant still harming birds in Important Bird Area
by Ted Cheskey Nature Canada Last May, I blogged about a report that described how birds and bats have been affected by the TransAlta wind plant on Wolfe Island, a globally significant Important Bird Area in southern Ontario known for its … Continue reading
Ian and Nancy Baines fall on hard times
Couple blown away By Paul Schliesmann, Whig Standard Opponents and supporters of the $1.35-billion wind turbine project in Lake Ontario off Kingston agree its cancellation last week by the provincial government was a purely political decision. “It has nothing to … Continue reading
Death of 10 raptors on Wolfe Island concerns naturalist
Wolfe Island – Bird & Bat Monitoring Report Environment Canada – Comments on Wolfe Island Post-Construction Monitoring Report Further Analysis Here By Mike Norris, The Whig Standard There were fewer birds and bats killed by wind turbines on Wolfe Island in the … Continue reading
Posted in Bats and Birds
Tagged bird mortality, death, Osprey, raptors, Transalta, Wolfe Island
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Interview with Mark Mattson, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper
Mark Mattson has been paying close attention to the wind project on Wolfe Island. He is the President and Waterkeeper with the Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, which was an intervenor in provincial consultations around the approval of the project on Wolfe … Continue reading
Environmental hypocrisy
Syncrude fine a windfall for conservation groups - Oilsands giant to pay record $3 million for duck deaths The Wolfe Island wind facility has killed many more birds than 1600 ducks. It is just one of the dozens of projects rubberstamped … Continue reading
Transalta scolds residents for “not cooperating” as they appeal to Ontario Assessment Review Board
By Paul Schliesmann, The Kingston Whig Standard A Wolfe Island couple’s upcoming property assessment hearing could jeopardize the future of wind turbine projects across Ontario. Gail and Ed Kenney have been granted a potentially precedent-setting date with the Ontario Assessment … Continue reading
Wolfe Island bird, bat mortality prompts call for moratorium
North Country Public Radio Listen to full interview An environmental group is calling for a three-year moratorium on building more wind turbines in the St Lawrence Valley. Save The River points to recently released data indicating the 86-turbine wind farm … Continue reading
Kill rate of hawks, owls, and other raptors most alarming
North Country Public Radio Listen to 5 min. Interview with Ornithologist Bill Evans A recent study of bird and bat mortality at Wolfe Island’s 82-turbine wind farm is raising concerns among environmentalists. Wolfe Island is where Lake Ontario empties into … Continue reading
Extremely High turbine kill rates were what company expected
Posted By Paul Schliesmann Today’s Farmer An American bird specialist says no one should be surprised by the numbers of bats and birds being killed by wind turbines on Wolfe Island. “Environment Canada ranked the site as their highest level … Continue reading
Turbines an entrepreneurial nightmare
Kingston Whig Standard The Globe and Mail recently reported turbine strikes on Wolfe Island (“Windfarm Turbines Deadly for Birds, Bats”). This follows a recent announcement of another, even larger installation — 100 turbines proposed for Lake Ontario immediately adjacent to … Continue reading
Birds, bats, blades – Province, Environment Canada Ignored Warnings
The Globe and Mail Before the Wolfe Island Wind project was approved in 2008, environmental groups, experts, and local residents warned decision-makers that the wind turbines would harm birds and bats (Wind Farm Turbines Proving Deadly For Birds, Bats – … Continue reading
Posted in Bats and Birds, Ministry of the Environment Ontario
Tagged Environment Canada, Wolfe Island
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Wolfe Island – 602 birds and 1,270 bats were killed in 6 month period
by Richard Blackwell Globe and Mail “Shockingly high” numbers of bird and bat deaths caused by one of Canada’s biggest wind farms should serve as a warning to planners of other projects that may be built in crucial wildlife zones, … Continue reading
Posted in Bats and Birds, Ministry of the Environment Ontario
Tagged Nature Ontario, Wolfe Island
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Wind turbines not silent
Ottawa Sun ‘Ka-thump. Ka-thump. Ka-thump. That’s how it sounds in Ed and Gail Kenney’s home when the wind is blowing on Wolfe Island where they have 86 turbines as neighbours. Completed last summer, the Wolfe Island EcoPower Centre can generate … Continue reading
Wolfe Island – One Year Later
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
Dismal post construction monitoring report for Wolfe Island
Source: Transalta Download full report Correcting seasonally for searcher efficiency, scavenger and other removal rates, and the percent area searched, the 12 raptor/vulture and 88 other bird carcasses recovered represent approximately 602 bird fatalities over the course of this [six … Continue reading
Offshore wind turbines could endanger river
For the past week people around the world have been drawn to their TV sets, stunned by the environmental disaster that is currently unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico. Industry and government had sent assurances that an event such as … Continue reading
Windstream Wolfe Island Shoals Inc. securing rights to 19,200 hectares of lake bed
Posted By Paul Schliesmann, The Kingston Whig Standard The ex-Kingstonians planning to erect 60 to 90 wind turbines west of Wolfe Island in the waters of Lake Ontario have pegged the price of the project at $1.5 billion. Ian and … Continue reading
Wolfe Island Offshore Project Given Approval Before Any Guidelines in Place
“(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
Wolfe Islanders challenging tax assessments
PROPERTY: Residents claim wind turbines have depreciated the value of their homes Posted By Paul Schliesmann, The Whig-Standard Some Wolfe Island residents are challenging their tax assessments, claiming that 86 wind turbines installed in the community have hurt property values … Continue reading
The Dark Secret of the Wind Industry
[Note: After the release of this disturbing video, wind developers are simply dismissing it at meetings, saying the vulture was "shot" down by the cameramen. You be the judge.] Raptors such as vultures, eagles and hawks are the most vulnerable … Continue reading
Posted in Bats and Birds, CanWEA, Environmental, Ethics, Fish and Wildlife, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of the Environment Ontario, Ontario government, Wind Industry
Tagged Bats and Birds, Canadian Wildlife Services, due diligence, eagles, environment, hawks, Industrial Wind Info, raptors, vultures, wind farm, Wolfe Island
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Greenbacks Send Alien Forces to Destroy Canadian City
….Part way there, I stopped dead in my path, taken aback by what I saw. There were lots of them and they were huge and industrial looking. I blinked and rubbed my eyes, not believing what they were telling me. … Continue reading
John “Conflict of Interest” Gerretsen’s Efficiency Numbers are Misleading
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
