Fifteen months after it was launched, the report from Andre Marin, Ontario’s Ombudsman, is finally out. Exactly why it took 15 months to complete is worrisome: there have been literally dozens and dozens…
For Immediate Release HIGHEST COURT IN ONTARIO DECLINES TO HEAR WIND APPEAL FARM FAMILIES DISAPPOINTED May 29, 2015 On May 28, 2015, the Court of Appeal for Ontario denied leave to appeal to…
Many puzzling over their Hydro One bills might head for the distribution company’s website where, Parker Gallant says, they will be no farther ahead. It was shortly after Ontario’s Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk,…
Electricity exports cost heading for $2 billion in 2015 The continued costs to Ontario’s ratepayers for the oversupply of electricity generation in Ontario continued in April 2015; we exported another 2 terawatts (TWh)…
Sydney Morning Herald, May 24, 2015 It seems the only thing colourful crossbench senator David Leyonhjelm hates more than red tape is wind farming. Despite typically being a fierce opponent of new government…
The tale of how citizens of Prince Edward County took on the Ontario government and a wind power developer on behalf of the endangered Blandings Turtle, and the environment, and won (for now)…
To subscribers of Ontario Farmer, please take note: in the opinion column by Tom Van Dusen on a wind power information meeting held recently in Finch, Ontario, Wind Concerns Ontario president Jane Wilson…
German doctors push to halt building of wind turbines Credit: German doctors want more research into the health effects of wind turbines | Graham Lloyd, Environment Editor | The Australian | May 21,…
Revenues no more than “Chump Change” for municipalities Wind power developers bringing projects to Ontario’s municipalities offer various inducements to persuade politicians they will benefit from millions of dollars. Like the landowners signing…
Land owners need to be socially responsible when deciding to sign leases for wind turbines, Wind Concerns Ontario tells Ontario Federation of Agriculture president The following is a letter sent by Wind Concerns…
The term “net zero” has appeared recently in Ontario politics, used by the Premier and others. Up to now, “net zero” has been used for home building and energy use; according to the…