Alerts Category: Ontario
These postings are provided to help publicize the efforts of affiliated groups and individuals related to industrial wind energy development. Most of the notices posted here are not the product of nor are they necessarily endorsed by National Wind Watch.
Announcements, Economics, Energy, Impacts, Law, Ontario, Publications •
Source: Wind Concerns Ontario
Dirty Business: the reality behind Ontario’s rush to wind power
Book to be released September 12, 2011 Ontario’s government has looked to “renewable” sources of energy such as wind and solar to create jobs in the wake of the failure of the auto sector. But at what price? Wind power generation is now being seen around the world as an expensive boondoggle, in which money is spent by the billions to create an unreliable, inefficient and expensive source of power. What is the situation in Ontario? Why didn’t the lessons . . .
Economics, Energy, Flyers, Impacts, Ontario, Publications •
Source: Lake Superior Action-Research-Conservation
Industrial wind turbines: What a SwindLE!
Click here to download original flyer.
Ontario hourly wind energy production
Industrial Wind Developers Trump Our Natural Environment
Please read the following release and respond to the Environmental Bill of Rights (Ontario). Send comments to the Ministry of Natural Resources stating your concerns before June 15. To read the entire EBR Posting, go here. Send comments and concerns to: esa.permits.agreements@ontario.ca You may also review the Draft ESA 2007 for more information. Thank you for your attention to this important environmental issue. Picton, ON/May 12, 2011 – The Ministry of Natural Resources (ON) has posted an application under the . . .
Impacts, Ontario, Protests, Publications •
Source: Oppose Belwood Wind Farm
Payback 6th October 2011
Also see “Liberals all in a tither after seeing buttons/postcards” at Wind Concerns Ontario. Download original document: “Payback 6th October 2011″ postcard
Fundraisers, Health, Law, Ontario, Press releases •
Source: Chatham-Kent Wind Actiion
‘David and Goliath’ legal challenge underway against the global wind industry
The international wind industry will face one of its biggest challenges beginning on February 1, 2011. Canada will be at the centre of a legal battle of global proportions. In response to a recent approval of an industrial wind development, an appeal has been submitted to a Tribunal (ERT). The appeal is based chiefly on the issue of serious harm to human health from noise and low-frequency sound. The appeal raises other issues such as the government’s apparently admitted inability . . .
Complimentary Energy Decision Support Tool (CEDST)
Project Overview The Complimentary Energy Decision Support Tool (CEDST) is a project being conducted between the School of Engineering at the University of Guelph and the Poultry Industry Council. The purpose of this tool is to assist farmers in their decision to install a renewable energy system. This tool will be simple to use and will guide the farmer through an assessment of the renewable energy potential of his or her site. It will compare different potential renewable energy technologies . . .
