March 8, 2020 New York State governor Cuomo’s move to pass legislation that essentially removes democracy for wind power approvals and rubber stamp the power projects is hardly surprising: community opposition is strong…
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.
Cruel joke: Ontario’s 550 metre setback and government/industry notion that it is impossible to hear turbines past 1500 metres March 3, 2020 New research from Australia has been published in the Journal of…
March 2, 2020 The wind power lobby in Canada is busy crowing about “low-cost” and “free fuel” but the truth is something else. Entirely. Sure, it’s fast and easy the whack up wind…
February 27, 2020 Recent news from New York State and Arizona indicate a disturbing trend in the United States. With the awareness of negative impacts on the environment and human health from industrial-scale…
“Unbearable torture…please help us” Wind Concerns Ontario releases a report on Ontario government records of 2017 wind turbine noise complaints A report released today by Wind Concerns Ontario (WCO) shows that the government…
“Government and industry not trusted to resolve noise complaints effectively or fairly” researchers said in 2016 January 20, 2020 An interesting story popped up in the news feed this morning, out of Missouri.…
Minister Revokes Approval for Nation Rise wind power project Controversial wind power project will cause irreversible harm to wildlife minister says in revoking approval; decision made in context that the power isn’t needed…
“a particular focus on larger gas, wind and solar…” November 8, 2019 Ontario energy minister Greg Rickford and associate energy minister Bill Walker have announced a Minister’s Directive to retain an “independent party”…
Meanwhile, complaints from residents mount October 9, 2019 In a letter from Senior Environmental Officer Scott Gass in the Owen Sound District Office of the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP), Ministry staff…
More wind turbines going up in Chatham-Kent; millions more to be added to Ontario electricity bills October 7, 2019 Chatham-Kent residents living near Wheatley Ontario were surprised to see construction work last week,…
New information reveals audits of Ontario wind power projects still not complete after years in review September 30, 2019 When the Ontario government under premier Dalton McGuinty introduced the Green Energy and Green…