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…
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 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…
Killing green energy contracts Bruce Pardy, Special to Financial Post | May 14, 2014 7:00 PM ET More from Special to Financial Post Hudak’s Ontario Conservatives can easily and legally negate the giveaways the…
WIND CONCERNS ONTARIO STATEMENT ON MPAC 2012 ASSESSMENT BASE YEAR STUDY: “IMPACT OF INDUSTRIAL WIND TURBINES ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT IN ONTARIO” April 25, 2014 The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation or MPAC, the…
More than a year past its scheduled release, the report from Ontario’s Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) on the effect wind turbines may have on property values has just been released. You may…
NextEra (famous for suing a young mother of two for using an adaptation of their name in her blog) is now suing West Grey for steps the municipality has taken to ensure the proposed wind power project meets community standards.
Plympton Wyoming community groups files a complaint with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment over its wind power approvals process, which it says is unfair, and limits access to the public for comment.
The University of Waterloo’s RETH team released results of its study on wind turbine noise and infrasound at a symposium in Toronto last week; this is a link to the poster presentation.