Residents living near noisy wind turbines are sleeping, feeling better since the machines have stopped May 27, 2022 The gigantic wind turbines at Ontario’s newest wind power project have been off for almost…
What is Wind Concerns Ontario ?
Wind Concerns Ontario is a province-wide advocacy organization whose mission is to provide information on the potential impact of industrial-scale wind power generation on the economy, human health, and the natural environment.
Some Ontario landowners may be approached to sign lease agreements to host wind turbines on their property. The cash is attractive but there are plenty of risks too. May 9, 2022 With the…
Ontario has made no changes to provincial regulations for wind turbine noise levels or setbacks since the Wynne Liberal rule. April 28, 2022 The Ontario government led by Premier Doug Ford seems to…
Wind and solar can’t get Canada to Net Zero says president of Canadians for Nuclear Energy in committee testimony April 26, 2022 Nuclear energy advocate Dr. Chris Keefer slammed wind and solar power…
Virtual reality depiction of wind turbines aims to dispel negative attitudes to huge, landscape-altering wind power generators. But noise is not included in the fantasy. April 21, 2022 Academic researchers in environmental studies…
Supreme Court decision on wind farm noise emissions resonates in Ontario April 16, 2022 A Supreme Court in Australia has found in favour of residents who filed legal action against a local wind…
New setbacks needed for health, safety. Ontario wind turbine regulations unchanged from 2009 OTTAWA— Wind turbines built in Ontario to generate electricity from wind energy should have a setback of a minimum of…
Contaminants of concern identified by expert panel; more well water samples needed to confirm health risk April 6, 2022 With two months to go before the 2022 Ontario provincial election, the government released…
March 25, 2022 The lack of progress in protecting people who live in Ontario’s rural communities is highlighted in a news story out today in the Ottawa Business Journal. In spite of thousands…
It is one year since Monte McNaughton MPP announced that the health ministry would conduct an “expert panel review” on whether wind turbines were the cause of gritty discoloured water in North Kent.…
Wind turbine project approvals given by McGuinty and Wynne governments with no input from host communities: “mistakes were made” January 19, 2022 The special interest task force created by a group on Ontario…