Energy in The News 1/15/09
Renewables
BC Hydro changes tune over green energy
Globe and Mail
15-Jan-09
Energy Conservation and Efficiency
Energy efficiency pays off
The North Bay Nugget
15-Jan-09
Hydro costs blamed for shutdown
Timmins Daily Press
15-Jan-09
More than 1,000 to be affected by AbitibiBowater shutdowns in N. W. Ont.
The Sault Star
15-Jan-09
Cartoon unfair to General Motors
National Post
15-Jan-09
Political
Wind energy policies vote deferred at County
Woodstock Sentinel Review
15-Jan-09
Let’s get building, Ontario to tell PM
The Whig Standard
15-Jan-09
McGuinty to push PM on infrastructure, unemployment
Globe and Mail
15-Jan-09
Other Energy Related News
Behold the Ecofont
National Post
15-Jan-09
Turbines are only a symbol for Smitherman CBC Radio News 1/15/09
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A Chill Blows through Wind Power
The financial crisis has hit the wind power industry hard as credit has dried up. Will government spending provide the needed stimulus?
By Mark Scott
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Response from McGuinty to Dawn-Euphemia Dec 16
Dr. Mr. Schnare
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Dawn-Euphemia Council Requests Province Wide Moratorium! Dec 2
Last night on December 1, 2008, Dawn-Euphemia’s Council passed a resolution requesting that Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty conduct a thorough health study to determine if there are any long term health effects stemming from commercial wind generation.
Council is also requesting that a province wide moratorium be put in place until such a study is conducted.
This comes from community wide concern after the township received letters opposing the Wind Farm over the last month. Council received letters from almost half the households in Dawn-Euphemia requesting a two-kilometre setback after hearing presentations regarding the health concerns of turbines.
Dawn-Euphemia is located south of Sarnia, Ontario in Lambton County. The company responsible for the Wind Farm Project is IPC Energy, from Mississauga.
Citizens in Dawn-Euphemia are strongly opposed to the Wind Farm and are happy with their council’s decision.
Today’s Farmer – Dear Editor – Turbines are being pushed. Nov 24
Today’s Farmer Opinion
Industrial wind turbines are being pushed by government and wind developers doing their own studies to promote their own interests.
All of us who are in the line of fire from these gigantic industrial installations seem to be of little concern. Our rural countryside is threatened with industrial wind power installations with minimum setbacks from homes of only 400 metres!
Even the measurement of noise emitted from these turbines is faulty and wind developers are allowed to use ‘masking’ to allow for a higher decibel level.
I’m not a scientist and I don’t have a lot of money for lawyers and experts, but I am one of many who live in the peaceful rural beauty of Ontario. Our homes, our sanctuaries from everyday life are here. They are not up for grabs by government and wind developers.
We must stop ALL wind turbine towers until Ontario substantially raises the standards for installation of turbines to protect the people living here.
I hope our municipalities will be the hero, be the ones to raise the red flag and veto all development until it’s constituents are properly protected!
Little apparent support for wind farm plan
By John Phair
From the opinions expressed at a special meeting of Dawn-
Euphemia council, it would appear there is little support among ratepayers for a proposed wind farm in the south Lambton community.
About 200 turned out to the Florence Community Centre on Monday for what Mayor Bill Bilton explained was a special meeting of council called to discuss concerns over the proposed wind farm.
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