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No to fishing, yes to turbines
No to a few fishing cabins—Yes to giant IWT’s—Does this make sense? Peter Kent the Environment Ministry for the Federal Government states in the County Weekly News that his, “federal department has a duty to keep commercial enterprises off Crown Land.” He also stated that commercial use of national wildlife area is not ordinarily permitted. […]
Mayor requested to ask new premier to reconsider turbines
At Tuesday night’s council meeting, Mayor Peter Mertens, will be requested, on behalf of council, to write Ontario’s new premier Kathleen Wynne to reconsider the approval of the industrial wind turbine project at Ostrander Point in Prince Edward County. The request is to be based on the fact that Wynne has indicated that the province […]
Preliminary hearing into turbines at Ostrander Point to continue
Despite Friday’s inclement weather, 75 people attended an Environmental Review Tribunal (ERT) at Picton Town Hall regarding industrial wind turbine development at Ostrander Point. Robert Wright presided and lawyers for the parties to the ERT appeal, Ministry of Environment and Gilead Power were also present for this preliminary hearing. It purpose is to determine scheduling […]
Wind turbines or trees…
A couple of weeks back, the Wall Street Journal published an article about the increasing devastation of forests (trees) in Greece, where as a result of the high cost of energy, impoverished folks who cannot afford electricity or fuel have turned to wood stoves to heat their homes and cook their food. Although we Canadian’s […]
Industrial Wind Turbines will cure cancer, save kittens and create world peace
There have been a quite a few exaggerated claims regarding Industrial Wind Turbines (IWTs) in the media as of late. I suspect that they have a lot to do with the upcoming U.S. Presidential election and the ominous financial consequences to wind turbine industries with the possibility of cancellation of the Federal Production Tax Credit […]
South Marysburgh votes ‘no’ to wind turbines
Votes cast Saturday indicate residents do not want wind turbines installed in South Marysburgh. The South Marysburgh Mirror hosted a vote on the question: “Do you want industrial wind turbines installed in South Marysburgh like the ones proposed by wpd Canada and Gilead Power for their projects near Milford and on the south shore?” Results […]
How green are giant turbines?
A recent article written by Paul Catling, Sheila McKay-Kuja, Brenda Kostiuk and Allen Kuja explores the many facets of the natural world at Ostrander Point Crown Land Block. The article (soon to be published in Landscape and Trails) details botanical, avian, amphibian and reptile and insect inhabitants of the area. It is a comprehensive look […]
Bisphenol A and the environmentally destructive nature of industrial wind turbines
I’m always amazed at how Industrial Wind Turbine (IWT) proponents avoid discussion and accountability in regards to the inconvenient un-green polluting and environmentally destructive nature of this technology. I’ve previously written about the enormous environmental costs of the mining and production of the rare earths, neodymium and dysprosium, for the permanent magnets in the IWT […]
Industrial wind turbines on MNR land?
The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) administers our Provincial Parks. Why does MNR allow Gilead Power Corporation to construct giant Industrial Wind Turbines (IWTs) on its crown land at Ostrander Point in Prince Edward County, when it does not allow IWTs in Ontario’s Provincial Parks? Shouldn’t the same regulations that keep IWTs out of our […]
Biodiversity, motherhood and Industrial Wind Turbines: the Transformers
When my son was five years old he developed a passion for “Transformers” toys… those little mechanical looking gizmos that could be manipulated by moving and reconfiguring various parts to look like animals, monster robots, and futuristic vehicles and machines etc.. They seemed to inspire a great deal of imaginative, creative play. It occurred to […]
