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The impact of wind turbines on groundwater in Ontario community
Water quality has gone downhill fast since installation of turbines in area. For Christine Burke, the laundry was the first clue she had a problem. “I kept getting black sludge-like markings on my clothes, and we ended up throwing a lot of clothes away,” she says. “My dishwasher broke down. My washing machine broke down. We changed all plumbing in the house. We changed the holding tank and the hot water tank. We changed the line from the well to . . . Complete story »
Wind turbine erupts into flames north of Goderich, Ont.
Todd Edginton could hardly believe his eyes when he looked out his back door to find a wind turbine on fire. He wasn’t alone, as people stopped just north of Goderich to see the spectacle unfold. “I was going back to the cottage along Highway 21 from Goderich, and saw this. I said to myself, ‘Something odd is going on here,’ so I came looking to see what was happening,” said Listowel native, Warren Howard. Salman Hossain was heading to . . . Complete story »
Latest well water testing raises toxicity concerns
Area residents have long complained their water wells were ruined when the wind farms came into play. Concerns that water wells in Chatham-Kent may be toxic to human health continue for residents in Dover and North Kent. That’s according to Christine Burke of the Wallaceburg Area Wind Concerns group and geologist Keith Benn who recently obtained test results from nine area wells. The analyses were performed by an independent laboratory in Livonia, Mich, known for its role in the Flint . . . Complete story »
Trouble brewing with nearshore turbines as Irish offshore wind energy reaches launch phase
Locals and campaigners warn of fast-tracking development and point to alternatives they say can yield the same benefits at a lower environmental cost. Ireland is at the point of scale-up of its vast offshore wind resources. The green light is months rather than years away for the first tranche of wind farms. Some communities will soon see renewable energy progress in the form of what one campaign group calls “mountain-high turbines”. The Government has issued marine area consents (MACs) for . . . Complete story »
Wind farms are not the gem they make them out to be
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to the Village of Donnelly, Town of Falher, Village of Girouxville, M.D. of Smoky River, Village of Nampa, Town of McLennan, Central Peace – Notley MLA Todd Loewen, and Peace River – Westlock MP Arnold Viersen, and other parties, and published with permission from the authors. RE: Wind farms to supply 65,000 homes with electricity There are five communities that have been severely impacted in Ontario as a result of the wind turbine . . . Complete story »
Copper wires stolen out of wind turbines in Grand Valley
The Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating damage to turbines and theft of copper wire from a wind farm in the Township of Grand Valley. Sometime between Apr. 13, at 4:00 p.m., and Apr. 14, at 9:00 a.m., the suspect(s) entered a wind farm on Amaranth-East Luther Townline and stole the aluminum staircases as well as copper wire to three turbines. The investigation is continuing, and the Dufferin OPP is asking for the public’s assistance in . . . Complete story »
Rural resident sounds a warning: Wind turbines are not the solutions
It’s no secret that being denied a good night’s sleep prevents us from firing on all cylinders; trying to work with continual irritating sounds can be just as mind-rattling. While many residents of downtown Ottawa suffered weeks of sleepless nights due to horn honking during the 2022 convoy, residents of rural Ontario have been enduring years of restless nights and are still waiting to have their grievances about wind turbines heard. The turbines produce a low-frequency sound that is irritating. . . . Complete story »
Industrial wind turbines are the proverbial yo-yo
Over the past few days those of us living in southeastern Ontario couldn’t help but notice the ups and downs of the wind with both windy ones followed by almost a mid-summer doldrum! As a result of that experience it was worth a look at some IESO data and that is displayed below in a screenshot of April 4th to 9th taken on April 9th. The green on the chart shows the IWT (industrial wind turbines) grid connected generation over . . . Complete story »
Ottawa’s clean energy plan will be ineffective and costly
Despite billions in spending on renewable energy over the last three decades, the share of total energy produced in Canada by alternative energy sources has not increased. Complete story »
Albertans Say NO to wind project
HIGHLIGHTS Elk Point rural residents are fighting back against Vancouver-based Elemental Energy’s proposed industrial wind turbine project on the North Saskatchewan River Valley Citizens have organized themselves under the group “Wind Concerns” launching a website and mass information campaign Wind Concerns cites hundreds of studies and data that now show massive wind turbines are linked to serious animal and human health effects, and these have been recognized by courts of law Wind Concerns points out that the proposed project is . . . Complete story »
