GERMANY: Germany’s new renewable energy law has passed through parliament in the second and third readings, in parallel with a law allowing each federal state to independently set the distance of wind turbines…
When the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, (an Ontario Crown corporation reporting to the Minister of Finance) released its report on the effect of wind turbines on property assessments (again, we caution readers that…
Tara Bowie, Woodstock Sentinel-Review, June 6, 2014 A local energy co-op that has caused some controversy in the county continues to move forward. The Oxford Community Energy Co-operative (OCEC) announced the Financial Services…
Industry and the Ministry of the Environment not telling appellants or Tribunal what they’re up to. Wind farm appeal on hold until August Kawartha Lakes councillor Heather Stauble says appellants aren’t sure when…
The Fort William First Nation sought and won an adjournment in its fight against Horizon Wind’s planned wind power project in the Nor’Westers, until after the election. See the video interview of Chief…
The review paper prepared by physicians Hazel Lynn and Ian Arra, and associates, is now available. The paper documents a review of previously published, peer-reviewed studies of turbine noise and human health, and…
The documentary film Down Wind airs tonight at 8 PM EDT on the Sun News network. Here is a column from journalist Jerry Agar on the film. JERRY AGAR | SUN NEWS NETWORK…
Here from law firm Gowling Lafleur Henderson an opinion on whether FIT contracts can be cancelled, following a change of government. The answer? It depends. If a contract is at the stage where…
Parker Gallant, Special to Financial Post | June 2, 2014 | Last Updated: Jun 3 8:17 AM ET Ontario Hydro may well have been a mess. But it was a mess that…
One of the fictions maintained by the Ontario government and the corporate wind power development industry and its lobby organization is that property values for properties near wind power projects are not affected…
This letter was written in response to a letter to the Ottawa Citizen by Robert Hornung, president of the corporate wind power industry’s lobby group, the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA). Mr. Hornung…