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- REVOLT Position Statement October 2007...
- Using evidence, analysis and technical expertise, one group objective of REVOLT is to promote rational energy distribution policy. Position Statement also speaks to wind farm responsibilities.
http://www.revolt.co.uk/new/position.php
- Renewable Energy Supply Survey Results... added July 12, 2009
- Breakdown of Projects by Fuel Type ...
http://www.powerauthority.on.ca/fit/Page.asp?PageID=122&ContentID=10106&SiteNodeID=1044
- Wind debate won't blow away ... Sat, July 11, 2009
- GREEN ENERGY: Opposition over alternative projects is growing across the country ...
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2009/07/11/10096951-sun.html
- Wind farm opponents call for European moratorium... 26-MAY-2009
- - Europe should halt the construction of any more wind farms until it has further examined their impact on wildlife, landscapes and the value of nearby houses, a new anti-wind farm group said on Tuesday. ...
http://www.lse.co.uk/PoliticsNews.asp?ArticleCode=4tsyga4m8sdnndw&ArticleHeadline=wind_farm_opponents_call_for_european_moratorium
- Renewable energy – our downfall?... May 25, 2009
- The media’s reaction to this steamrollered, image-based decision-making process has been muted to the point of being inaudible, and I can only assume that either very few in the media have any grasp of the calamitous implications of the government’s policy, or they are cowering behind their desks for fear of losing their jobs. ...
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/05/25/renewable-energy-%e2%80%93-our-downfall/
- Migratory Birds Hunting Regulations, 2008... posted May 26, 2008
- Note that hunting restrictions have been put in place for the Wolfe Island area to address concerns over the declining use of this area by waterfowl. As a result, hunting will be permitted in the Wolfe Island area only when hunters are on the island, on the shore, in the shoreline marsh, or on a dock within 20 metres of the shore. ...
http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/publications/reg/index.cfm?prov=ont&lang=e&p_id=11
- Wind turbines and migratory birds: A serious problem?... May 23, 2009
- Wind turbines are responsible for the deaths of between 10,000 and 40,000 birds each year, according to the American Bird Conservancy. ...
http://www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2009/05/24/front_page/29001396.txt
- Wolfe Island: From beautiful place to an industrial wasteland... May 20, 2009
- I fear those joyous occasions are now a thing of the past. Wolfe Island is no longer that beautiful, quaint place. It has become an industrial wasteland of flickering, flashing lights that have robbed us of quiet nights and brilliant stars and altered our quality of life in an unimaginable way. ...
http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2009/05/20/wolfe-island-from-beautiful-place-to-an-industrial-wasteland/
- Bruce calls for more wind farm input ... April 21, 2009
- In our opinion there is a perceived provincial agency bias towards meeting the needs of the wind energy [industry] to the exclusion of concerns, issues and recommendations raise by our constituents and other municipal partners,” said Goetz in the letter to the minister. ...
http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1530705
- Wind Turbines all over Canada to produce Electricity for the U.S.A.... added Apr. 16, 2009
- The rush to plant Wind Turbines all over Canada may just be the beginning of a huge Electrical Generation scheme to produce Electricity for the U.S.A.'s power hungry consumer just like our Oil from Alberta's Oils Sands. Right now we ship all our oil to the U.S. for refining and then buy it back at hugely inflated prices which are fairly obvious at the prices we see daily at the pumps. Electricity is the next "resource" which will be exported to the U.S. and then purchased back by Canadians at a hugely inflated price. "Nice work if you can get it" ...
http://mvwind.10.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=922
- A Mighty Wind - Toronto Life... added April 12, 2009
- Make no mistake: some people in Guildwood are NIMBYs. They’re protesting on purely aesthetic grounds and simply don’t want a big industrial project ruining their expensive view or quiet community. ...
http://www.torontolife.com/features/mighty-wind/test/
- Wind power is a complete disaster... April 08, 2009
- There is no evidence that industrial wind power is likely to have a significant impact on carbon emissions. The European experience is instructive. Denmark, the world’s most wind-intensive nation, with more than 6,000 turbines generating 19% of its electricity, has yet to close a single fossil-fuel plant. It requires 50% more coal-generated electricity to cover wind power’s unpredictability, and pollution and carbon dioxide emissions have risen (by 36% in 2006 alone). ...
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/04/08/wind-power-is-a-complete-disaster.aspx
- Do windfarms wreck lives?... added April 8, 2009
- The row over wind power rages more fiercely than ever. In Norfolk, the death of one would-be wind farmer is being linked to a battle over a big new development. Throughout the country, opponents complain of unbearable noise and uninhabitable houses ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/may/24/energy.communities
- Does wind power generation really make sense? ... April 2, 2009
- the Danish Federation of Industries has already declared that, "Windmills are a mistake and economically make no sense." Denmark now has 50 per cent more coal-generated electricity than they had prior to wind turbine installations. ...
http://www.citizen.on.ca/news/2009/0402/columns/027.html
- Recession no excuse for environmental deregulation... 22 Jan 2009
- OTTAWA – The Conservative government is trying to use economic hardship as an excuse to loosen environmental regulation, according to documents obtained by New Democrat Environment Critic Linda Duncan (Edmonton-Strathcona). The documents confirm recent suggestions by Conservative Ministers Raitt and Baird that Conservatives view rules that protect the environment as mere “red tape”. ...
http://www.ndp.ca/press/recession-no-excuse-for-environmental-deregulation
- Green energy bill angers Guildwood residents... March 5th, 2009
- “These proposed projects are unprecedented based on other world examples of offshore wind projects. Ontario has some of the weakest legislation when it comes to calculating the adverse effects of these projects that require environmental assessments, which the province wants to remove,” Laforet says. ...
http://www.torontoobserver.ca/2009/03/05/green_energy_bill_angers_guildwood_residents/
- McGuinty's mighty wind... March 1, 2009
- The premier's new green energy plan is just a badly planned distraction from Ontario's worsening economic outlook ...
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Technology/McGuinty+mighty+wind/1341324/story.html
- Part 1: The biggest low-carbon resource by far... added Feb. 24, 2009
- If all Americans had the same per capita electricity demand as Californians, we would cut electricity consumption 40%. And if all of America adopted the same energy efficiency policies that California is now putting in place, the country would never have to build another power plant. ...
http://climateprogress.org/2008/07/23/energy-efficiency-is-the-core-climate-solution-part-1-the-biggest-low-carbon-resource-by-far/
- Wind farm opponents fear sweeping Ontario legislation... February 24, 2009
- Wind farms are gaining popularity the world over, but concerns remain locally about Ontario's weak regulations as municipalities push for eco-friendly, renewable power sources.
Wind farm opponents worry the new approval process will make it possible to push projects forward without the support of the surrounding community. ...
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1325060
- Minister adds turbulence to wind debate... Feb 27, 2009
- The openness of the minister's mind was also rendered doubtful by the fact that just minutes into second-reading debate he was already opting not to discuss the bill but to mock opponents. ...
http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/593873
- Obama Must Stop Dirty Coal -- But What Will He Replace it With?... February 19, 2009.
- The goal is to fund technologies and boost industries that are capable of scaling up to deliver hundreds if not thousands of GWs of carbon free power by mid-century. No surprise that these sources account for a (slight) majority of the wedges I propose for 2050 (see "Is 450 ppm politically possible? Part 2: The Solution"). ...
http://www.alternet.org/environment/127700/?page=2
- Green Legislation Expected to Strip Rights of Local Councils ... February 16, 2009
- Ontario to clear way for eco energy projects. It's green and it's mean. At least some say so. The Ontario government is introducing green legislation next week expected to strip the right of local councils to oppose wind farms and other green industry projects. Wind farms are a prime example of the type of green industry the province is trying to encourage to generate clean electricity and foster growth in new industries.
http://www.windaction.org/news/20032
- Does Premier McGuinty Really Support Spending $660 Million to Create 200 Temporary Construction Jobs?... February 19th, 2009
- “Pace Global reviewed the cost estimates provided by FPLE. The cost of the wind farm alone is $5,231 per kW, while LIPA’s underwater cable and on-shore substation upgrade costs elevate the project’s costs to $5,634 per kW.” (Page 1, Assessment of Offshore Power Resources, August 2007) ...
http://laforet.ca/2009/02/19/does-premier-mcguinty-really-support-spending-660-million-to-create-200-temporary-construction-jobs/
- McGuinty believes no environmental study whatsoever is required. ... February 20th
- Lake Ontario’s fish are inedible due to high mercury levels, and like other heavy metals that don’t dissolve in water they concentrate in lake bed sediment on the bottom with other harmful materials like PCBs. Construction will undoubtedly displace massive amounts of lake bed sediment. ...
http://laforet.ca/2009/02/20/is-george-smitherman-familiar-with-the-environment/
- Letter to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty ... February 15, 2009
- McGuinty says we need the 50,000 jobs that will be created in 3 years by the Green Energy Act. Then you say that 492 MW in 6 wind farms will create 2222 jobs - yet Enbridge Ontario Wind Project says their 199.5 MW installation will create only 7 jobs - so 492 MW would make 18 jobs. Where are the other 2204 jobs coming from for these wind farms? Where are the rest of the 49982 jobs from the Green Energy Act coming from in 3 years? ...
http://www.windaction.org/opinions/20014
- Wind turbines in Europe do nothing for emissions-reduction goals ... February 10, 2009
- Despite Europe's boom in solar and wind energy, CO2 emissions haven't been reduced by even a single gram. Now, even the Green Party is taking a new look at the issue -- as shown in e-mails obtained by SPIEGEL ONLINE. ...The climate hasn't in fact profited from these developments. As astonishing as it may sound, the new wind turbines and solar cells haven't prohibited the emission of even a single gram of CO2. Even more surprising, the European Union's own climate change policies, touted as the most progressive in the world, are to blame. The EU-wide emissions trading system determines the total amount of CO2 that can be emitted by power companies and industries. And this amount doesn't change -- no matter how many wind turbines are erected. ...
http://www.windaction.org/news/19934
- Study pinpoints the cost of upgrading the electrical transmission grid ... February 13, 2009
- At the urging of the federal Department of Energy, the regional transmission organizations also looked at what transmission investments would be necessary if the region increased its renewable power goals to 20 percent of electricity generated. They found that 15,000 miles of new extra-high-voltage lines costing $80 billion would be needed by 2024. Generating 20 percent of the electricity for the eastern power grid from renewable sources would require an additional $1.1 trillion in infrastructure investment. ...
http://www.windaction.org/news/19992
- Council blows past wind turbine bylaw... added Jan. 25, 2009
- They're not living it, they're not there. We're guessing at distances. Nobody can tell us where stray power is coming from or why it's making cows kick calves, the stuff that's going on doesn't make sense. And yet people go away from these conditions and they're fine. So, we've got to look at this and say, there's something wrong."
Putting a five-year moratorium on wind turbine development and asking that the government complete a health study on the impact of turbines in the meantime was suggested as one possible course of action. ...
http://www.intelligencer.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1396316
- Faulty study by Toronto Hydro on bird collisions at Ex Wind Turbine... added Jan. 25, 2009
- The fall migration portion of the Turbine study was completed on the 27th of September. FLAP data indicates that 67% of the birds we encounter each year are salvaged during fall migration periods. ...
http://www.flap.org/new/wind_turbine.htm
- OPG sees 27% fall in coal emissions... Jan 23, 2009
- Ontario Power Generation has devised a strategy to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from its coal-fired generating stations by 27 per cent in 2009, but industry groups say the target makes little difference until restrictions are placed on U.S. coal-power imports. ...
http://www.thestar.com/article/575844
- Hydro corridor spurs compensation fears... January 23, 2009
- A corridor three towers wide devalues property, Threndyle told Brockton council. "Is it agricultural land with a hydro corridor, or a corridor with limited agricultural use? ...
http://news.therecord.com/News/Local/article/475942
- Ontario eyes speeding up wind turbine approvals; Green proposals would limit municipal powers...January 7, 2009
- Scattered throughout the 10-page draft are references to “streamlining” the approval process for green energy projects. But it is near the end of the document, in a section obliquely titled “Protecting the Environment,” where the reader gets some idea of just what streamlining measures are being proposed. ...
http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2009/01/07/ontario-eyes-speeding-up-wind-turbine-approvals-green-proposals-would-limit-municipal-powers/
- Misrepresenting turbine impacts on property values(Posted December 15, 2008) ...
- Kavet's review, however, failed to uncover the flaws in the REPP report and why its results have been widely criticized as "extremely weak, if not entirely misleading [Hoen]." Key flaws of the REPP report include a) the authors make no attempt to discern those properties in the study which have a view of the turbines from those with no view. In fact, sixty-six percent of the homes sampled in the REPP report do not see the wind facility at all; ...
http://www.windaction.org/faqs/19177
- Energy Bailout Showdown: Solar vs. Wind vs. Nuclear ... Sun. 18 Jan 2009
- An investment of $350 Billion in nuclear energy would provide 2.5 times more energy than the same investment in wind energy, and 14.6 times more energy than an investment in solar. Another way of looking at the value of the various investments is this: $350 Billion invested in solar energy will provide the same amount of energy as $23 Billion invested in nuclear energy. ...
http://thisweekinnuclear.blogspot.com/2009/01/episode-60-energy-bailout-showdown.html
- Reaction to Toronto Hydro Anemometer Meeting in Guildwood...
- Not a single resident asked a question or made a comment that spoke remotely favourably of this project ...
http://laforet.ca/2009/01/21/reaction-to-toronto-hydro-anemometer-meeting-in-guildwood ... Tue, 20 Jan 2009
- Ambrose: Wind, Obama and the energy answer ... Tue, 20 Jan 2009
- And yet, if they don't already, Obama and his energy team need to understand that the objections being raised about the Cape Cod venture are not some quirk in the wind power story, but are instead illustrative of a host of issues haunting this purportedly benign instrument of America's energy salvation. ...
http://www.windaction.org/opinions/19599
- Toronto Environmental Alliance Up to Old Tricks...
- When I heard about the Toronto Environmental Alliance members jamming a community meeting about windmills in Guildwood Village, I experienced deja vu. ...
http://canadiancincinnatus.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/01/toronto-environmental-alliance-up-to-old-tricks.html
- Supreme Court upholds $15-million award against cement company...
- residents launched the class action 15 years ago for "considerable annoyances," notably the deposit of cement residue on houses, land and cars, as well as problems with dust, odours and noise and loss of property value between 1991 and 1997.
Keys: nuisance, class action, law suit ...
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/business/story.html?id=0836d4eb-a28f-4869-9dc3-f9536276561a
- New York State Supreme Court judge nullifies Town of Hamlin wind energy law ...
- the Hamlin Town Board chose to ignore the recommendations of the town's Wind Tower Committee for 1,500-foot setbacks from roads and property lines, and 2,640-foot [half-mile] setbacks from residents ...
http://www.windaction.org/news/19451
- Wind power no magic solution for U.S. or Maine's energy needs ...
- Wind power makes inefficient use of the generator. Because the wind does not blow hard all the time, we would probably get 600 to 900 megawatts out of the 3,000. The fuel may be cheap, but the generator isn't. ...
http://www.windaction.org/opinions/19434
- Another Inconvenient Truth...
- The Ontario grid needs continuous flexible support to control minute to minute frequency variations brought on by normal supply-demand mismatch. This modulating control will be made more difficult with the large scale introduction of wind generators that are subject to the vagaries of wind. ...
http://windconcernsontario.wordpress.com/2009/01/02/another-inconvenient-truth/#comment-138
- Conisholme wind farm to be closed - damaged wind farm...
- On Sunday morning local people woke to find a blade on one of the 89 metre high wind turbines in Fen Lane had broken off. ...
http://www.windaction.org/news/19412
- Wind power is not the answer advocates claim it is...
- Wind energy’s proliferation simply adds to the rape of the countryside in the relentless pursuit for power, but contributes nothing tangible toward that end. ...
http://www.buffalonews.com/149/story/538137.html
- Cost of new generating capacity in the United States as estimated in 2006...
- The lifetime cost of new generating capacity in the United States was estimated in 2006 by the U.S. government: wind cost was estimated at $55.80 per MWh, coal (cheap in the U.S.) at $53.10, natural gas at $52.50 and nuclear at $59.30. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics_of_new_nuclear_power_plants#Comparisons_with_other_power_sources
- Wind power is great; government subsidies are not...
- So this means the grid is paying them $2.40 per kwh. In contrast the rate we pay in California is $0.13 per kwh. ...
http://www.edn.com/blog/1700000170/post/630032463.html
- David Frum: Shut up and pay for your windmill...
- Must we destroy the environment in order to save it? In the province of Ontario, the answer seems to be “yes.” ...
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/01/03/224629.aspx
- Caution to the Wind...
- No doubt about it, green is good. So why is it that across the country, more and more people are seeing red over wind energy? Some say that in the rush to develop wind power, current government regulations aren't doing enough to protect human health, or the environment. ...
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081223/wfive_windmills_081227/20081227?hub=WFive
- Promoters overstated the environmental benefit of wind farms ...
- The wind farm industry has been forced to admit that the environmental benefit of wind power in reducing carbon emissions is only half as big as it had previously claimed. ...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/windpower/3867232/Promoters-overstated-the-environmental-benefit-of-wind-farms.html
- Wind power a dilemma for Ontario...
- A big question remains: How much does offshore wind cost? The Ontario Power Authority, the government agency that effectively determines which large power projects live or die, says offshore wind costs too much to be considered in its 20-year power system plan. It acknowledges that the technology provides more power than onshore projects, but not enough to justify the higher cost of building offshore wind farms. ...
http://www.thestar.com/comment/columnists/article/451466
- Living with Wind Turbines...
- the number of homes not sold was 11% inside the turbine zone compared to 3% outside. See pdf at: http://ruralgrubby.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/chris-luxemburger-presentation1.pdf...
http://ruralgrubby.wordpress.com/2008/12/15/living-with-wind-turbines/
- Should you sign?...
- Should a Land Owner sign a leasing agreement to place Industrial Wind Turbines on his property? You be the judge... read here. ...
http://windconcernsontario.wordpress.com/for-landowners-only/
- Toronto Hydro Windfarm Meeting STACKED!...
- Over 1000 people descended on Sir Wilfred Laurier CI to express their views. It took hours, but Guildwood residents were able to get to the mics after the bussed in, and paid supporters were through with their speeches. ...
http://laforet.ca/tag/scarborough-bluffs/
- Scarborough Bluffs is not the Right Place ...
- We're not against windpower - we just don't want to see it encroaching on an urban park. Move it further out of the City of Toronto, so we can keep enjoying the natural beauty of this waterfront ...
http://nobluffswindfarm.blogspot.com/
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