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		<title>OFA turbine stance applauded; Farm association calls for halt</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[In what may be a significant shift in the prevailing winds, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) has released a position statement calling for a moratorium on the construction of new wind turbine projects. The position statement from OFA president Mark Wales says the process for wind turbine construction is divisive and the technology is not living up to promises. OFA is Ontario’s largest association for farmers. “We are hearing very clearly from our members that the wind turbine situation .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-turbine group to boycott CAW union</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Chrysler, General Motors, Air Canada and about 50 other companies are in the crosshairs of an anti-turbine group in Saugeen Shores that is planning a major boycott of the Canadian Auto Workers Union. The 600-member group, known as STOP, intends to “pull the trigger” on the boycott within the next three weeks to protest the CAW’s controversial wind turbine, which is under construction beside the union’s Family Education Centre in Port Elgin, said spokesman Greg Schmalz. “Health and safety is .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Green Energy Act divides Ontario</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Nobody knows what&#8217;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&#8217;s Green Energy Act, they are .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Walker: give wind farm control to local government</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:14:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker wants Queen&#8217;s Park to give municipalities the power to veto industrial wind-power projects under the Renewable Energy Approval process, which is under review by government officials. In his letter to Energy Minister Chris Bentley, Walker first criticized the government&#8217;s Green Energy Act for suspending local powers, and then called on the minister to restore them as part of the Liberal government&#8217;s two-year review of the green energy approval process in Ontario. &#8220;In my mind, opposition .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Port cautious about offshore wind</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Coun. Dave Elliott doesn’t want council to blindly support an offshore wind energy project in Lake Ontario. “Before we support this, let’s see both sides,” he told council on Monday. Elliott was referring to an item in the agenda that would throw support behind a consortium called Lake Ontario Offshore Network (LOON), which plans to build around 100 turbines 5 km off the cost of Lake Ontario. The consortium approached the city to “encourage the Ontario government to remove the .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Turbines spooking the OFA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The OFA recently called for a suspension of FIT contracts until the noise and electrical issues of wind turbines are settled (good on them). Further the OFA is very concerned about the community strife that these projects are causing, pitting neighbour against neighbour. As the statement says, “We are hearing very clearly from our members that the wind turbine situation is coming to a head – seriously dividing rural communities and even jeopardizing farm succession planning.” So, the OFA, Liberal .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>OFA turbine stance sends a clear message</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/01/ofa-turbine-stance-sends-a-clear-message/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The McGuinty government’s green energy program suffered a severe blow last week when the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) weighed in against further wind turbine development. OFA’s about-face caught everyone off guard. Not long ago, turbines were regarded as a new, welcome income stream for rural landowners who have the space to accommodate them. However, after a period of sober reflection, OFA has concluded that the juice isn’t worth the squeeze. Opposition to wind turbines prompted the McGuinty government to .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind turbine opponents not backing down</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The Lambton-Middlesex Wind Action Group is spreading the word about its opposition to hundreds of proposed industrial wind turbines in the area. Group members are scheduled to speak Feb. 7 to the Golden K Kiwanis Club in Sarnia, and they’re organizing a public information seminar Feb. 16, 7 p.m., at Grand Bend Public School. “The Grand Bend area has a lot of projects surrounding it,” said group member Marcelle Brooks. That includes the 150 MW Jericho Wind Energy Centre NextEra .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-turbine group seeks health contract</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/01/anti-turbine-group-seeks-health-contract/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[An anti-turbine group in Port Elgin wants more than just assurances that a new CAW wind turbine will not make people sick. Greg Schmalz, spokesman for STOP, said the group wants the Canadian Auto Workers Union to commit, in a legally binding agreement, to shut down the turbine if the health of residents is negatively impacted. “We want a public contract for health and safety. That really is the biggest objective we have right now,” he said Tuesday. Schmalz said .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>NFA &#8211; no position on wind power</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[NORTHUMBERLAND — The Northumberland Federation of Agriculture (NFA) is not urging the provincial government to suspend wind power generation like the Ontario Federation of Agriculture is, says NFA president Paul Burnham. “We have not taken a position in our area because there aren’t any current proposals, so we haven’t had to deal with it,” Burnham said in an interview. “We won’t deal with it unless it starts raising its ugly head, or there are complaints.” The OFA has asked the .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Pilot wind project covers vast field</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[How noble of Mr. Baines and Windstream Energy to offer to be a “test subject” for offshore wind projects in Ontario (“Firm offers to be test subject for wind projects”, Jan. 26). How very generous to offer to spend $1.5 billion (all of it subsidized by consumer energy costs) so that government can “study the science.” Let me see if I have this straight — they will do all of the studies and produce all of the reports that the .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Island band wants wind projects delayed</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/31/island-band-wants-wind-projects-delayed/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:26:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[I was driving through M&#8217;Chigeeng the other day and wondered how long it will be before the two industrial wind turbines are up and running. Nothing much has happened since they were erected on the bluff. They don&#8217;t even have any lights on them. (I hope they aren&#8217;t on anyone&#8217;s flight path.) The big wind project on MacLean&#8217;s Mountain, near Little Current, is awaiting approval from the Ministry of the Environment. Two things have happened that may have impact on .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Local farmer’s presentation to OFA contributes to policy statement</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/31/local-farmers-presentation-to-ofa-contributes-to-policy-statement/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[A recent presentation to the Ontario Federation of Agriculture board by two HEAT (Huron East Against Turbines) members contributed towards a recent OFA position statement calling on the provincial government to “suspend the invasion of rural Ontario with industrial wind turbines.” Mark Wales, OFA president, said in a phone interview last week that a power-point presentation by St. Columban farmer Tom Melady and his sister Jeanne is an example of what he’s been hearing from farmers across Southwestern Ontario. “I .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Horizon is surveying the city again!</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/31/horizon-is-surveying-the-city-again/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The following survey was recorded and transcribe by a local resident and provided to our group [Nor'Wester Mountain Escarpment Protection Committee], we do not know the personal stance of this individual on the proposed project. For statistical purposes what year were you born. Does anyone in your family or household work in the following areas? • Public Opinion Research Advertising and Public Relations, Media, Television, Newspaper, Radio? 1. I would like you to tell me what you feel is the .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>More offshore turbine turbulence in Hamilton</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/28/more-offshore-turbine-turbulence-in-hamilton/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[It’s a cautionary turbine tale. Last week, Burlington-based Windstream Energy challenged the province to approve a “test pilot” project to install 130 wind turbines — built in Hamilton — in eastern Lake Ontario, despite a provincial moratorium on offshore projects. Mark Mullins wishes them luck. The Dundas resident has been down this political path before — and it led to a $2.2-billion lawsuit against the provincial government. Mullins and Martin Parker are Hamilton-based partners in Trillium Power Wind Corp., which .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>County wind issue a hot topic</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[It was an exercise designed to give local residents an opportunity to share their feelings on wind turbines in Prince Edward County and they had plenty to share. Loyalist College journalism student Nicole Kleinsteuber used the Internet Wednesday evening to host Moving Forward, an online conversation on wind turbines in the municipality and the response was overwhelming. Kleinsteuber, a Cherry Valley native, along with journalism professor Rob Washburn moderated the 90-minute session which was so busy at times, the server .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Agricultural group supports OFA wind turbine opposition</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/27/agricultural-group-supports-ofa-wind-turbine-opposition/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[LINDSAY &#8211; The Victoria Haliburton Federation of Agriculture says the Ontario Federation of Agriculture&#8217;s (OFA) call for a halt to industrial wind turbine projects in the province makes sense. The OFA issued a statement late last week that the wind turbines are creating an &#8220;untenable&#8221; situation by polarizing rural communities. &#8220;If you get a rent cheque (for a wind turbine), it&#8217;s pretty good. If you live next door, it&#8217;s not as good,&#8221; said Terry Parker, VFHA media relations person, in .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>CAW faces boycott over Port Elgin wind turbine</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/27/caw-faces-boycott-over-port-elgin-wind-turbine/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[A Port Elgin community group has launched a boycott of products made by CAW members to protest a wind turbine being erected by the union in town. The group, known as STOP, will target any workplace where members of the Canadian Auto Workers are employed, said spokesperson Karen Hunter. That includes auto makers, airlines and retailers organized by the CAW, she said. In Port Elgin itself, the group is calling for a boycott of the CAW banquet hall, the town’s .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>MPP on board with OFA</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The Ontario Federation of Agriculture&#8217;s demand for a halt to future wind turbine construction has the support of Rick Nicholls of Chatham. The Chatham-Kent Essex MPP said Thursday he supports the farm organization&#8217;s position on a moratorium on new and not-yet approved projects. The MPP stopped short of demanding a halt on work slated to begin next week on an already-approved $600 million wind turbine project that will see an additional 110 turbines constructed in Chatham-Kent. Half of the new .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind energy group updates Wainfleet council</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/27/wind-energy-group-updates-wainfleet-council/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Wainfleet council and residents aren’t going down without a fight. At council on Tuesday councillors denied a proposed bylaw that would have leased an unopened road allowance along Sideroad 22 to Wainfleet Wind Energy Inc. The road allowance would have been used by WWE Inc. to provide road access to two wind turbines and a switching station they plan to build south of Abbey Road. WWE Inc. is planning to build a total of five turbines in the township. “This .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Local health expert: lots of room in Canada for wind turbines</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[C. WELLINGTON TWP. – Opponents of industrial wind turbines have been telling the provincial government for several years it needs to do some health studies before approving such machines close to homes. Some of those opponents did not wait for the province. Dr. Jeff Aramini is a public health epidemiologist and former senior scientist with Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada. He and his family live 2.5km from a proposed wind farm near Belwood. He has just .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Questions swirl over Ontario offshore wind power generation projects</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/27/questions-swirl-over-ontario-offshore-wind-power-generation-projects/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Recent news reports about the Windstream Wolfe Island Shoals offshore wind project in Lake Ontario have spurred concerns from the province’s Progressive Conservative energy critic. In February 2011, the province announced a moratorium on offshore wind projects to wait for scientific research to be conducted. Potential issues include how noise behaves over water and ice, foundation designs, water quality impacts and impacts to shoreline ecosystems and wildlife. “Are you lifting the moratorium or not? And if you are, when were .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Turbine opposition wants 2-km setback</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/26/turbine-opposition-wants-2-km-setback/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Wainfleet residents want a bylaw calling for a two-kilometre setback for wind turbines and 100% restitution of property values by the wind energy industry. Judith Atkinson, of the Wainfleet Ratepayers Association, asked for the bylaw at Tuesday night’s township council meeting, stating council has an ethical and legal obligation to protect residents from the noise and annoyance of wind turbines. She said the current setback for wind turbines from residential homes is 550 metres, but contended the model used to .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>OFA position statement on Industrial Wind Turbines</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/26/ofa-position-statement-on-industrial-wind-turbines/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) supports the intentions of the Green Energy Act. We agree that Ontario needs to secure affordable and renewable energy for its future while reducing green house gas emissions. We encourage efforts to replace imported power, facilitate conservation and stimulate economic development through our energy requirements. However, the situation regarding Industrial Wind Turbines (IWT) has become untenable. The proliferation of wind turbines across rural Ontario has seriously polarized our rural communities. Residents not engaged in .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Political debate over wind farm development rages on</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[QUEEN’S PARK – Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson is applauding a call from an advocacy group for the province’s farmers to suspend contract awards for large-scale wind energy development projects. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture issued an eight-point position paper late last week that, in part, called for great municipal input in the planning process, criticized the pricing schedule, and asked for provincially developed protocol to measure noise generated by wind turbines. “We’ve got evidence that turbines trigger health problems, our .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Turbine opponents cry foul; Adelaide Metcalfe council urged to repeal building fee</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/26/turbine-opponents-cry-foul-adelaide-metcalfe-council-urged-to-repeal-building-fee/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Wind-turbine opponents are demanding Adelaide Metcalfe council repeal a new turbine-building fee it imposed unexpectedly and without notifying them. The rural township west of Strathroy, where two companies are proposing to build 68 wind turbines, approved a $10,000-per-turbine fee at a Jan. 16 meeting. Last month, scores of people attended a council meeting to ask the fee charged be even higher than that. The issue was set aside so staff could learn what other municipalities charge. &#8220;I was flabbergasted,&#8221; said .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind company prez: &#8216;We’re not hiding anything&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/26/wind-company-prez-were-not-hiding-anything/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[WAINFLEET — Township council has blown off a request by Wainfleet Wind Energy Inc. and IPC Energy to use an unopened portion of Side Road 22 in the township. IPC Energy, working on behalf of Wainfleet Wind Energy Inc., sought the unopened road allowance to give it access to one of its proposed wind turbine sites. The stretch of Side Road 22 (also known as Brawn Rd.) would have been from Abbey Rd. south to Concession 1. A report put .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>OFA, health study take stand against turbine development; CanWEA &#8216;disappointed&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/26/ofa-health-study-take-stand-against-turbine-development-canwea-disappointed/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Opponents of wind turbine proposals here are taking heart over some developments that indicate more pressure against wind power supporters. Escalating concerns about industrial wind turbines prompted the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) last week to urge the province to suspend further development until farm families and rural residents are assured their interests are adequately protected. The OFA took its new position on turbines on Jan. 19, and it will be presented to the provincial government later this month. Meanwhile, .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Council supports Prowind project</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/25/council-supports-prowind-project/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[WILLIAMSBURG — On December 6, 2011, the South Branch Wind Opposition Group (SBWOG) presented South Dundas with their case against Prowind’s planned South Branch Wind Farm near Brinston. After taking some time to consider the requests, council came back to the January 17th meeting with a decision not to support SBWOG. In fact, South Dundas Mayor Steven Byvelds summarized council’s stance, saying, “overall we are in support of the project.” Councillor Archie Mellan declared a conflict of interest, taking himself .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Arran-Elderslie council backs OFA moratorium on wind turbine construction</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/25/arran-elderslie-council-backs-ofa-moratorium-on-wind-turbine-construction/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Arran-Elderslie council is backing an Ontario Federation of Agriculture request for a moratorium on construction of industrial wind turbines in the province. The OFA, which has about 37,000 members, on Friday called for the suspension of wind turbine construction across the province until concerns such as possible health effects, setbacks, property devaluation and destruction of wildlife habitats are properly studied and addressed. Mark Davis, Arran-Elderslie’s deputy-mayor and an outspoken critic of wind turbines, suggested that if the moratorium is not .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>AOK requests an extension of comment deadline for wind turbines</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/25/aok-requests-an-extension-of-comment-deadline-for-wind-turbines/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[AUNDECK OMNI KANING—The McLean’s wind farm project proposed by the Northland Power Inc. (NPI) was a major issue on the agenda of the newly elected chief and council of Aundeck Omni Kaning (AOK) First Nation’s annual planning session. As a result, Chief Patsy Corbiere told The Expositor on Monday that her community will be sending a request for a delay in the Ministry of Environment’s (MOE) 60-day public review and comment period of the Renewable Energy Approval (REA) report on .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Farmers&#8217; concerns won&#8217;t stop development of wind power: Bradley</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/25/farmers-concerns-wont-stop-development-of-wind-power-bradley/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Despite a high-profile farm lobby group joining a growing movement pushing for a moratorium on wind power development, the province will not reverse course on the controversial plan. So says St. Catharines MPP and Minister of the Environment Jim Bradley. Late last week, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture called on the government to suspend wind turbine development so it can address a number of issues. Bradley said the government takes OFA’s request seriously, but will continue to develop wind projects .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>OFA stance blows chill wind on Liberals&#8217; rural prospects</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/24/ofa-stance-blows-chill-wind-on-liberals-rural-prospects/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:23:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The McGuinty government&#8217;s green energy program suffered a blow Friday when the Ontario Federation of Agriculture weighed in against further wind turbine development. OFA&#8217;s about-face caught everyone off guard. Not long ago, turbines were regarded as a new, welcome income stream for rural landowners who have the space to accommodate them. However, after a period of sober reflection, OFA has concluded that the juice isn&#8217;t worth the squeeze. Opposition to wind turbines prompted the McGuinty government to take planning authority .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>No more turbines in Ontario: Farmers</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/23/no-more-turbines-in-ontario-farmers/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Ontario&#8217;s largest rural voice is blowing back on industrial wind turbine development. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) released a position paper Friday calling for a moratorium on any further construction of the energy-generating giants emerging across the land-scape. We are hearing very clearly from our members that the wind turbine situation is coming to a head &#8212; seriously dividing rural communities and even jeopardizing farm succession planning,&#8221; said OFA president Mark Wales. The OFA&#8217;s new position statement addresses concern .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>We need better guidelines</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/23/we-need-better-guidelines/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Re: Farm Federation wants block on wind power, Jan. 21 and Federal wind turbine rules coming, Jan. 18. Ministers in the federal cabinet should pay close attention to the well-reasoned and well-informed call from the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) for a moratorium on wind power development in the province. The federal minister of health is said to be developing &#8220;voluntary&#8221; national guidelines for wind farms that match closely Ontario&#8217;s model, which is a poor one, indeed. The OFA demands .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind turbines are blowing communities apart, farm group says</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/22/wind-turbines-are-blowing-communities-apart-farm-group-says/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Ontario should suspend awarding further contracts for large wind turbines, the province’s biggest farm organization says. “It’s tearing rural communities apart, so farmers can’t do what they do best, which is grow food,” OFA president Mark Wales said in an interview. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) issued a new position statement Friday calling for a pause to resolve questions about wind energy. It comes as the province is reviewing its “feed-in tariff” program, which awards contracts for renewable energy, .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Turbines going up “a risk,&#8221; says Wind Action lawyer</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/22/turbines-going-up-a-risk-says-wind-action-lawyer/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[WATFORD &#8211; As the Ontario Environmental Review Tribunal hears arguments against a wind turbine development near Watford, the project is moving ahead. Green Breeze Energy&#8217;s four turbine 10 megawatt project worth about $22 million is under construction now with the concrete forms already poured and the turbines waiting in Windsor to be installed. But the Middlesex-Lambton Wind Action Group filed an appeal of the project. WAG&#8217;s lawyer, Eric Gillespie, says the main focus of the hearing will be the &#8220;numerous .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Going green has its hiccups</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/22/going-green-has-its-hiccups/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Having crafted its Green Energy Act in too much of a hurry, Ontario’s government is making changes on the fly. Its exclusive and secret development deal with Samsung was so lucrative for the Korean industrial giant and potentially so costly to Ontario’s economy and its power consumers (i.e., everyone) that the government said it would pay less. It rushed to get solar energy customers signed into power deals that were also lucrative but it failed to measure the ability of .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Farm federation wants block on wind power</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/21/farm-federation-wants-block-on-wind-power/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Plans to dot Ontario&#8217;s countryside with wind turbines should be shelved, says the province&#8217;s largest agricultural organization. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture is calling on the government to properly address a range of concerns, including the health effects of turbines, before it issues any more permits for development. &#8220;A lot of these issues haven&#8217;t been resolved,&#8221; says Mark Wales, president of the OFA. &#8220;It&#8217;s really dividing rural communities and that&#8217;s not healthy, that&#8217;s not good.&#8221; In a statement Friday, the .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Farmers want wind farm development suspended; say issue is dividing communities</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/21/farmers-want-wind-farm-development-suspended-say-issue-is-dividing-communities/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The Ontario Federation of Agriculture is calling on the province to suspend further development of wind farms. President Mark Wales says escalating concerns about industrial wind turbines have prompted the OFA to make the recommendation. Wales says farm families and rural residents must be assured that their interests are adequately protected in the development of wind farms. The OFA says it supports the intentions of the Green Energy Act, but notes wind power has been shown to be inefficient. And .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Wind power versus rural power</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/21/wind-power-versus-rural-power/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) is calling on the provincial government to suspend the invasion of rural Ontario with industrial wind turbines. Earlier this week, OFA took a hard look at our own concerns with wind turbines. We have always been concerned with the price paid for wind power and the fact that it is not dispatchable – it is not stored for use during peak demand periods, making it highly inefficient. This was noted by Ontario’s Auditor General .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Ontario farm group calls for halt to wind power development</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/21/ontario-farm-group-calls-for-halt-to-wind-power-development/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Ontario’s largest farm organization has called for a moratorium on wind power development in the province, saying there are too many unanswered questions about its value, and that the debate over turbines is polarizing rural communities. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture, which represents more than 38,000 farmers in the province, said Friday that no more wind turbines should be built until a number of issues are dealt with. First, some of the planning for wind farms should be returned to .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Farm group ends support for wind turbines</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/20/farm-group-ends-support-for-wind-turbines/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[In a major blow to the McGuinty government&#8217;s controversial green energy plan, the largest farm lobby group in the province has pulled the plug on its support for wind turbines. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture, which represents 37,000 farm families, issued a call Friday for the province to suspend wind turbine development. OFA President Mark Wales said industrial wind turbines have split rural communities, pitting neighbour against neighbour. &#8220;The situation is untenable,&#8221; Wales said. &#8220;It is taking away from what .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Major blow to green energy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The McGuinty government&#8217;s controversial green energy plan suffered a major blow Friday with the largest farm lobby group in the province pulling the plug on its support for wind turbines. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture, which represents 37,000 farm families, issued a call Friday for the province to suspend wind turbine development. OFA President Mark Wales said industrial wind turbines have split rural communities, pitting neighbour against neighbour. &#8220;The situation is untenable,&#8221; Wales said. &#8220;It is taking away from what .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Ontario farm federation wants wind power put on hold</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/20/ontario-farm-federation-wants-wind-power-put-on-hold/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Plans to dot Ontario’s countryside with wind turbines should be shelved, says the province’s largest agricultural organization. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture is calling on the government to properly address a range of concerns, including the health effects of turbines, before it issues any more permits for development. “It’s really dividing rural communities, and that’s not healthy, that’s not good,” says Mark Wales, president of the OFA. In a statement issued Friday, the OFA identified concerns with wind power, including .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Ontario Federation of Agriculture calls on government to suspend wind turbine development</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Guelph, ON [January 20, 2012] – Escalating concerns about industrial wind turbines have prompted the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) to urge the province of Ontario to suspend further development until farm families and rural residents are assured that their interests are adequately protected. The OFA unveiled its strong stance in a new position statement on industrial wind turbines, released today, that will be presented to government later this month. Since 2007, when the development of industrial wind turbines began .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Walker wants wind-power veto for local governments</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker wants Queen’s Park to give municipalities the power to veto industrial wind-power projects under the Renewable Energy Approval process, which is under review by government officials. In his letter to Energy Minister Chris Bentley, Walker first criticized the government’s Green Energy Act for suspending local powers, and then called on the minister to restore them as part of the Liberal government’s two-year review of the green energy approval process in Ontario. “In my mind, opposition .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Council filing wind project concerns to ministry and Gilead</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[Prince Edward County council has sent a message to anybody who wants to develop a wind farm locally that there are certain criteria that must be met. “It’s gotten to the point where the municipality has to declare to the province, Gilead Power and other proponents whether or not they’re in support of wind turbines,” said councillor Robert Quaiff in an interview. County council voted Tuesday to add their comments on the wind farm planned for Ostrander Point to the .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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		<title>Builder hopes to blow winds of change, lift ban on wind turbines</title>
		<link>http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/01/19/builder-hopes-to-blow-winds-of-change-lift-ban-on-wind-turbines/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[“This just demonstrates they don’t fundamentally respect democracy or the government,” said John Laforet, former president of Wind Concerns Ontario, about Windstream’s announcement. “It’s not a pilot study. It’s (the consortium) saying ‘Give us our taxpayer subsidies and we’ll push whatever paper you want.’ ”
  
“Why would you leave it to the company that wants to build (the wind farm) to do the studies and tell you that everything will be OK?” he asked.]]></description>
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		<title>Neighbours challenge wind farm with lawsuit;  Home&#8217;s sale stalled because of project, couple claims</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
				<description><![CDATA[The fight against wind power in Ontario is now formally pitting neighbour against neighbour, following the announcement Wednesday by a couple that they are suing a nearby farmer who is proposing to host a half-dozen turbines on his land. John and Sylvia Wiggins, 80 and 78, say they have been unable to sell their rural home in Stayner, Ont., about two hours northwest of Toronto, because of the proposed development. None of the allegations have been proven in court. The .&#160;.&#160;.]]></description>
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