“Pulling no punches”: citizens oppose use of prime agricultural land for wind turbines, and are concerned about inadequate setbacks for health and safety Photo: East Zorra-Tavistock February 9, 2024 A group of residents…
A letter sent in 2011 to then environment minister by the mayor of Amaranth requested action on negative impacts of wind turbines and a transformer, specifically greater setbacks. Nothing has been done. February…
With the IESO looking for new power generation, wind power developers are on the lookout for willing landowners. January 25, 2024 Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator or IESO will soon be launching another…
January 18, 2024 Protect agricultural land, don’t reward non-compliant operators with new contracts, and insist on enforcement of noise regulations Wind Concerns Ontario tells IESO Protection of prime farmland for food is as…
New procurement announced, but difference from Green Energy Act is that municipalities now have final say in approvals of siting for projects, and can create bylaws for siting Turbines and transformer station at…
Internal government documents show environment ministry was unprepared to take action on resident complaints about wind turbine noise November 28, 2023 The Nation Rise wind power project was controversial even before it began.…
There is a lot of money at stake, as Ontario opens up to contracts for Battery Energy Storage Systems Small Battery Storage facility operated by Shell November 14, 2023 As of today, there…
Proposals are popping up all over Ontario: what do you, and your community, need to ask? Battery storage facility-Shutterstock image November 10, 2023 As of today, Wind Concerns Ontario counts at least 30…
Finally, a province is taking a step back from the wind and solar Gold Rush, and working to get it right August 11, 2023 You can hear the screaming from here—not from Alberta,…
July 26, 2023 The Ontario government has recently made several announcements about new nuclear energy builds: expansion of Bruce Power, and three small reactors at Darlington. The expansion “will ensure we have the…
April 14, 2023 An academic paper delivered a few days ago at a conference in Sweden dealt with infrasound as produced by grid-scale wind turbines, and the negative consequences for health and the…