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March 16, 2024 • New York, Print storyE-mail story

Langworthy, state lawmakers, others call for Great Lakes wind turbine moratorium

At the end of 2022, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) released a feasibility study focused on wind turbine energy production in Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. The 136-page study and 51-page white paper concluded that offshore wind production on the lakes isn’t cost effective, nor a unique and critical contribution to the states climate goals. But Citizens Against Wind Turbines In Lake Erie (CAWTILE) are still fighting for their cause because the study does leave room . . . Complete story »


March 14, 2024 • Oregon, Print storyE-mail story

Crashed truck carrying wind turbine tower closes I-84 in eastern Oregon

A truck transporting a large section of a wind turbine tower crashed on westbound Interstate 84, closing both directions of the freeway between exit 304 North of Baker City and exit 374 near Ontario on Wednesday. The closure is also impacting eastbound traffic from exit 265 near La Grande to Ontario. A photo shared by the Oregon Department of Transportation shows a semitruck on its side. A wind turbine section is blocking the roadway. Transportation officials warned that the eastern . . . Complete story »


March 8, 2024 • Ontario, Print storyE-mail story

East Zorra–Tavistock rejects proposed wind farm project

A wind farm project proposed for the Cassel and Innerkip areas of East Zorra-Tavistock ended before it began Wednesday after East Zorra–Tavistock council declared the township an “unwilling host.” The unanimous decision was met with loud cheers from most of the standing room-only crowd, who had gathered in council chambers to hear presentations from Helmut Schneider, Prowind Canada’s vice-president of renewable energy, and David Cunningham, a local farmer who represented Wind Concerns EZT, a grassroots citizens’ group. “I believe that . . . Complete story »


March 3, 2024 • New YorkPrint storyE-mail story

Renewed push to put wind turbines in Lake Erie gets blowback in Hamburg

After a state entity shelved the proposal for wind turbines in Lake Erie 14 months ago, opponents of the idea suspected it was only a matter of time before the idea would be recycled. “Western New York does not want these wind turbines in Lake Erie,” said David Adrian, an aquatic biologist and member of the Citizens Against Wind Turbines in Lake Erie. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority determined in December 2022 that it wasn’t the . . . Complete story »


February 28, 2024 • OntarioPrint storyE-mail story

Chatsworth remains unwilling to host wind turbine projects

Chatsworth is keeping its stance it will not host any wind turbine projects. Mayor Scott Mackey says council decided to maintain its unwilling hosts status to any wind turbine projects during a meeting on Feb. 21. “Chatsworth has been not a willing host for a number of years now and that was confirmed by council on Wednesday night that we continue to be not a willing host,” says Mackey. This comes as the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) is proposing . . . Complete story »


February 19, 2024 • AlbertaPrint storyE-mail story

Wind turbine concerns shared with Town of Elk Point council

Mark Mallett and Chris Habiak of Wind Concerns visited the Town of Elk Point’s Feb. 12 council meeting in the Northern Lights Library System board room, with close to 40 residents of Northern Valley and surrounding areas in attendance at what Mayor Parrish Tung made clear was “not a public hearing. Mark and Chris are here with a 15-minute presentation.” That presentation started with a seven-minute video outlining potential health affects on those living in areas with industrial wind turbines . . . Complete story »


February 14, 2024 • OntarioPrint storyE-mail story

EZT wind farm proposal draws grassroots opposition

The overwhelming message shared by attendees was to say no to Prowind. A new grassroots organization in East Zorra-Tavistock is raising concerns about a wind farm project proposed for the Cassel area. Davis Cunningham and Rick Hommes, both farmers who live within the proposed wind farm area, launched the group this month with a meeting at a local church attended by roughly 60 farmers and landowners. Cunningham said the overwhelming message shared by attendees was to say no to Prowind, . . . Complete story »


January 17, 2024 • Ontario, Print storyE-mail story

Water well issue heads to ombudsman

A group of North Kent residents worried about the quality of their well water have taken their concerns to the Office of the Ontario Ombudsman. According to Christine Burke of Wallaceburg Area Wind Concerns, a complaint has been submitted to the ombudsman’s general investigations unit, asking why the province hasn’t taken any action on a request from Chatham-Kent to further probe the water well issue. The letter, signed by Burke and local geologist Keith Benn, asks the ombudsman’s office to . . . Complete story »


December 23, 2023 • Quebec, Print storyE-mail story

Quebec introducing new rule to reduce bat deaths linked to wind farms

Quebec’s Environment Department says it is introducing a new measure to mitigate the impact of wind farms on bats native to the province. The government will require all future wind farm projects to increase turbine cut-in speeds – when the blades start rotating and generating power – to 5.5 metres per second at night between June 1 and Oct. 15. Those months coincide with the period of the year when bats are most active in North America – and when they are most . . . Complete story »


November 15, 2023 • Ontario, Print storyE-mail story

Fire-damaged wind turbine being dismantled

A wind turbine north of Goderich that went up in flames in June of this year is finally being dismantled. The blades and nacelle of the fire-ravaged turbine were being taken apart by a crane Tuesday. The turbine, located on Golf Course Road, caught fire in the early morning hours of June 3, 2023. Goderich fire crews contained the blaze to the turbine itself, letting the fire burn itself out after several hours due to the 100-metre height of the . . . Complete story »


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