Friday October 30 was supposed to be the last day of the hearings in the Ostrander Point appeal, where a wind power project is planned (and approved by the province) for a location…
MNR manager accused of being advocate for power developers, not the environment October 29, 2015– The appeal of the wind power project at Ostrander Point, on Prince Edward County’s South Shore, an Important…
Law firm Gowling Lafleur Henderson has published a detailed analysis of last week’s election win as regards the environment and energy policy. With regard to energy and renewables, and climate change in specific, the…
London Free Press, October 26, 2015 It’s a high-stakes legal battle over London-area wind farms that pits a self-proclaimed, Canada-loving, Texas oil tycoon against the federal government. Mesa Power Group LLC vs. Government…
Wind power: unreliable, and costly Robert Hornung, president of the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA), frequently uses the word “reliable” when expounding on the purported benefits of generating power from wind. Here are…
This story is interesting not because the dismissal of the appeal by citizens (real citizens, people who live in the community and will be affected by the utility-scale wind turbines), but because of…
Financial Post, October 20, 2015 Likely impact in five key areas Renewable energy Trudeau has a particularly ambitious plan for renewable energy projects, with a promise to commit nearly $6 billion in green…
London Free Press, October 21, 2015 NextEra Energy acknowledged Wednesday that it shut down some of its Ontario turbines and warned landowners after it was discovered a part on spinning blades could fly…
CTV News, October 20, 2015 (originating with Canadian Press) The Canadian Press Published Tuesday, October 20, 2015 3:17PM EDT TORONTO – The Progressive Conservatives are demanding a safety audit of all industrial wind…
Irish citizens protest in Dublin (Source: Photocall) Irish Daily Mail, October 16, 2015 WIND FARMS DO MAKE YOU SICK Leah McDonald Irish scientists link them to cancer, stroke and heart attacks – wind turbines ‘too near family homes’…
St. Thomas Times-Journal, October 19 Dutton/Dunwich council is vetting bylaws to regulate wind turbines in the municipality By Patrick Brennan Several bylaws drafted by Dutton/Dunwich to counter the anticipated impact of industrial wind…