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These news and opinion items are gathered by National Wind Watch to help keep readers informed about developments related to industrial wind energy. They are the products of the organizations or individuals noted and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of National Wind Watch.


February 9, 2012 • Ontario, OpinionsPrint storyE-mail story

Green Energy Act divides Ontario

Nobody knows what’s best for a community better than the people, small businesses and local councillors who live there. That is why it is so maddening to see signs of large industrial wind and solar projects pushing ahead despite endless local opposition. Under any other circumstance, ratepayers would have a say in what is built in their community. Your local council can determine where a hot dog stand can go, but because of Dalton McGuinty’s Green Energy Act, they are . . .

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February 9, 2012 • Editorials, OntarioPrint storyE-mail story

Troublesome winds blowing

The proposed wind energy project for North Perth and Perth East has shaken this community. Letters to the editor are arriving on a daily basis. Normally laid-back and meek residents are speaking out on their beliefs. Tensions ran high during a recent Invenergy Canada delegation at North Perth municipal council. Folks are concerned, confused and many are downright fighting mad about wind turbines. It isn’t every day that a controversy of this magnitude takes a small-town community like this by . . .

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February 9, 2012 • OntarioPrint storyE-mail story

Turmoil over turbine

In response to the proposal of building a wind turbine in Selkirk Park, Ed Marchuk, a concerned resident, and Ruby Tekauz, president of the local Birdwatchers Club, came before City council in a delegation opposing the structure Feb. 6. The two told council the purposed turbine would be in an unsatisfactory location, would be harmful as it would disturb wildlife and the structure would be in violation of several agreements made between the City and the Selkirk Canoe and Kayak . . .

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February 9, 2012 • OntarioPrint storyE-mail story

Turbine proposal could face more legal action

STAYNER – There could be more legal action against WPD Canada and Beattie Brothers regarding the wind turbine development that is proposed near Stayner. WPD is the company that wants to erect eight turbines on land that would be leased from the Beattie Brothers. More than 50 landowners against the project met at the Nottawasaga Community Centre in Duntroon on Saturday, Feb. 4 to discuss their options. Sylvia Wiggins and her husband John own a property on Nottawasaga Concession 6 . . .

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February 8, 2012 • OntarioPrint storyE-mail story

‘Go someplace else,’ Invenergy told

LISTOWEL — “How do you live with yourself?” “Where’s your conscious?” These and other questions and comments were hurled at Invenergy Canada director of business development James Murphy by members of the public following his delegation at a North Perth council meeting Monday evening. Tensions ran so high in the crowded council chambers that Murphy had to leave via a back exit as a crowd of angry picketers had gathered around the main doors. Murphy had been addressing municipal council . . .

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February 8, 2012 • OntarioPrint storyE-mail story

Wind protesters stand their ground near Watford

BROOKE-ALVINSTON — About 40 protesters rallied along a muddy rural road Tuesday where four wind turbines are under construction in an open farm field. “This is our community, this is our home. We will push it as far as we can push it,” said organizer Marcelle Brooks, holding a sign saying “McGuinty is not listening.” “If that means we will be standing in front of a bulldozer, that’s where we’ll be,” she said. Members of the Middlesex-Lambton Wind Action Group . . .

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February 8, 2012 • OntarioPrint storyE-mail story

Mor­e consultation planned for wind farm

The proponents of a wind farm near Priceville told West Grey council this week that they have expanded the area for the project, so a public consultation process has to start again. Opponents of the proposal picketed West Grey’s administration building Tuesday before representatives of NextEra Energy updated council about the project. About 70 of them packed the council chambers. Pat Becker of Genivar engineering explained that a larger area is needed during the initial stage of selecting the final . . .

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February 7, 2012 • Letters, OntarioPrint storyE-mail story

Rural Ontario needs a unified voice now

Ontario has to thank the OFA for stepping up to the plate on the Industrial Wind Turbine issue. They join the Christian Farmers Federation also calling for a halt. Now the National Farmers Union needs to speak out clearly as well. Now more than ever rural Ontario needs a unified voice. It’s becoming clearer daily that the Green Energy Act is very flawed. Whether it’s the recent Auditor General’s report that blasted the gov’t for billions wasted with no cost . . .

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February 7, 2012 • OntarioPrint storyE-mail story

WCO Exclusive: Scientist, university prof: “some of the worst possible places for wind projects”

Scientist and Executive Director of Long Point Waterfowl, Dr. Scott Petrie, says that after years of trying to encourage the corporate wind power development industry to do the right thing to protect important bird habitats in Ontario, the companies are now not only refusing to cooperate, they’re not even returning his calls. Dr. Petrie was particularly involved with AIM PowerGen prior to the Green Energy Act, providing advice on industrial wind turbine (IWT) placement at the company’s project at Long . . .

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February 7, 2012 • OntarioPrint storyE-mail story

Wind Concerns group issuing warnings

Middlesex Lambton Wind Action Group wants people in Lambton Shores to be aware of what they’re facing as industrial wind turbines begin to dot the landscape. The group is holding a public meeting Thurs. Feb. 16 at the Grand Bend Public School to talk about the effects of turbines on human health, real estate values and local wildlife. Lambton Shores will soon be a hotbed for wind energy. The largest project by NextEra Energy will put 92 turbines near the . . .

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