April 6— On Monday April 4, wind power developer WPD Canada began clearing trees for turbine sites for the White Pines project in southern Prince Edward County. This work began in areas known to…
Power developer admits it was unaware of degree of risk to endangered wildlife Toronto Star, February 29, 2016 By: Jim Coyle John Hirsch: appellant with Alliance to Protect Prince Edward County against WPD…
Alliance to Protect Prince Edward County Report on the ERT Hearing on the White Pines Wind Project – Dec. 4, 2015 By Henri Garand, APPEC On Day 17 the Environmental Review Tribunal (ERT)…
This report from the Alliance to Protect Prince Edward County (APPEC), the appellant in the appeal of the White Pines wind power project approval, is just stunning: the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources…
Report on Environmental Review Tribunal Hearing on White Pines Wind Project November 19, 2015 by Henri Garand and Paula Peel, APPEC On Day Nine, APPEC expert witnesses Richard James and Steven Cooper provided acoustical evidence…
Next step is to hear from all parties on remediation In a decision released today, the Environmental Review Tribunal has ruled that the proponent for the Settlers Landing wind power project near Pontypool…
The Wellington Times, November 13, 2015 Judicial review team challenging ‘oppressive’ Green Energy Act When government and the interests of big business align, it is often individual rights and freedoms that get trampled upon, according…
For almost 30 years, citizens of Prince Edward County have been trying to get all three levels of government to come together and create a protected area for wildlife, in this Important Bird…
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…
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…
CKWS-TV, October 16, 2015 (See website for video clip; transcript follows) THE “ASSOCIATION TO PROTECT AMHERST ISLAND” HAS LAUNCHED AN APPEAL AGAINST THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT’S DECISION TO ALLOW 26 WIND TURBINES TO BE…