MCGUINTY IGNORES RURAL RESIDENTS ON GREEN POWER

Cops Come Knocking

Massive public subsidies of so-called green energy are falling into disrepute, as near-bankrupt governments in the wake of the global recession admit they can’t afford to subsidize unreliable power for the next 20 years, which is untenable without those subsidies.

Toronto Sun

IF YOU ARE READING THIS THE OPP MAY BE VISITING YOU SOON

The OPP Refer to Us as Resisters

They already have been attending most meetings but now they claim they need to call our homes and visit our homes to “quell any possible violence”. 

"Our society has been turned upside down,  when those who wish to stand up for what is right and truthful become the target of  persecution and scrutiny "

WInd Concerns Ontario

Windsor Star

NEW TAX FOR ELECTRICITY

Hydro Bill Increase to Cover Green Energy Program

Consumers will struggle when they see an increase in their hydro bills in Ontario, say critics, after the Liberals revealed Saturday that a new levy will help cover $53 million of the government's conservation and green energy program. "We can't run the province on windmills" CTV News

AUDIT THE ONTARIO GREEN PROGRAMS

Says Energy Probe Report

Ontario’s provincial auditor or other independent groups should periodically audit the programs and subsidies being offered through the recently passed Green Energy Act. Energy Probe

715 WINDTURBINES IN LAKES ERIE AND ST CLAIR

Turbine meetings set for March 27

Residents will get a chance to learn more about SouthPoint Wind's proposal to build 715 wind turbines in Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair at March 27 meetings.The Windsor Star

GREENPOWERS COST TO CONSUMERS

Wind and solar energy are expensive and can't satisfy Ontario's appetite for electricity

The McGuinty government is spending Ontario's electricity revenue to encourage investments in wind and solar green power generation – with no benefit to the system or to the customer. The Toronto Star

SAMSUNG SWEETHEART DEAL

Deal turns Ontario into Third World province

The deal had a familiar shape. One partner was a successful international consortium with deep pockets and manufacturing expertise, the other a backward jurisdiction so hungry for jobs that it had to pay the big company what amounts to a bribe to do the deal. The Ottawa Citizen

AUSTRALIA FINDS DEFINABLE MARKER FOR ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS

Report critical of wind farms

Windfarms can cause significant health problems for nearby residents, a draft report by specialist consultants says.The leaked report, once completed, could potentially open the door to litigation by affected residents. Weekly Times

GREEN ENERGY ACT DAMAGES DEMOCRACY

All about government handouts to big industry

Anytime a government rams through legislation containing sweeping new rules governing large industrial projects and limits debate on the matter and ignores legitimate concerns from the public -  our democracy is threatened.Meaford Express

WINDMILLS: BIGGER WASTE THAN EHEALTH

This is the real political scandal in Ontario

When the full costs of this misadventure are revealed — billions of dollars over the next 20years — the province’s recent financial scandals at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission and eHealth will seem trivial in comparison.Financial Post

WIND INDUSTRY URGES INFRASTRUCTURE AID

It's not an Endless Pit...

Government support needed for just a few years until sector can stand on its own feet, executives say. Globe and Mail

LIBERALS INDIFFERENT TO RURAL ONTARIANS

Inexcusable Disregard for Public Health

An Arran-Elderslie councillor wants his council to enforce its rights under the Ontario Municipal Act and impose a moratorium on wind energy projects. Sun Times

PAT HOY POINTS TO THE MONEY

Howcum Pigeon Bay is Special?

Pat Hoy says there are noise/health issues associated with turbines...   But only for some rich people living near Pigeon Bay with Liberal ties other rural residents will just have to get used to it Toronto Star

IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE?

Colette McLean gives Dr Colby both barrels in Chatham This Week

PROTESTORS CRASH WIND FARM OPENING Smitherman gets rough ride

Protesters from across the province crashed the opening of the Enbridge wind farm this afternoon. video

IT'S NOT IF IT'S WHEN

Wind Turbine Collapses in Altona, N.Y.

Noble Environmental Power company spokeswoman Maggy Wisniewski confirmed one turbine had collapsed and that a small fire resulted, but she refused to speak on the record.more photos

IT"S DAVID VERSUS THE JOLLY GREEN GOLIATH Chatham's Peter Epp spells it out

The McGuinty government has, through the Green Energy Act, followed through on its promise “to strip municipalities of their rights to control the land use planning issues around renewable energy projects and the promise to strip citizens’ democratic rights of dissent.” Chatham This Week

ONTARIO'S GREEN ENERGY PLAN

This will destroy the foundations of effective public utility regulation

The new legislation allows extensive political interference in utility regulation and requires the regulator to approve excessive rates for consumers if the underlying costs are associated with politically preferred projects. Financial Post

PROVINCE TO FAST TRACK WIND TURBINE PROJECTS

McGuinty's upcoming legislation

Premier Dalton McGuinty's plan to streamline approvals

for renewable projects. Municipalities to lose zoning power

Toronto Star

Wind Concerns Ontario managed a meeting with Smitherman on the weekend and has this press release

THREE PROJECTS GIVEN THE GO AHEAD IN CK

162 More Turbines

Kruger Energy Chatham Wind Project 101.2 MW

Talbot Windfarm 99 MW

Raleigh Wind Energy Centre 78 MW more

Caution to the Wind CTV News

52 TURBINE PROJECT FOR BLENHEIM

Villagers all decide to sell houses when a windfarm project was announced
near their homes. International protests grow. more