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ONTARIO WIND
RESISTANCEBRUCECHATHAM-KENTHALDIMAND-NORFOLKLAMBTONMIDDLESEXBUTTONS Below is a letter sent to a citizen in Huron County, from Dr. Maarten Bokhout, acting Medical Officer of Health from the Huron County Health Unit. Everyone knows wind turbines are pummelling rural population's health, but the only recourse offered anymore is through the courts not an option for most unless you have a safe place elsewhere to live, bottomless pockets of cash, and decades left MAPS | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCECONTACT USPROJECTSREGULATIONSCLICK TO EMAIL THIS TO A FRIEND (OPENS IN NEW WINDOW)COUNCILS This map shows 706 turbines built, or soon to be built, on this narrow corridor where two major flyways (Mississippi and Atlantic) converge. At its narrowest point, between Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie near Tilbury, Ontario, the funnel is only 32 kilometres (20 miles). WATCH TVO DOCUMENTARY “BIG WIND” ONLINE TVO – Big Wind “Big Wind” explores the conflict over the controversial development of industrial wind turbines in Ontario. It is a divisive issue that at times pits neighbour against neighbour, residents against corporations, and the people against theirgovernment.
PORT ELGIN | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCE PORT ELGIN – A two-hour protest outside the CAW Family Education Centre Friday morning was the latest in a series of actions by local residents to show their disapproval for a wind turbine slated to be constructed on the property. Approximately 50 people braved a crisp morning to picket outside the union owned and operated facility. MAP OF ONTARIO WIND TURBINE PROJECT LOCATIONS The Ontario government has difficulty making a comprehensive map of wind turbine project locations, but resident Wayne Gulden was able to get one together and has created a new website Ontario Wind Turbines . If there’s a will there’s a way! “I’ll be working on improving the presentation as well as adding projects as I get the time. SOUTH HURON AN “UNWILLING HOST” TO WIND TURBINES By Scott Nixon, Times-Advocate Staff SOUTH HURON — The Municipality of South Huron has officially declared itself an “unwilling host” to industrial wind turbines. Council passed a NEXTERA ENERGY USES OVER 800 METRIC TONS OF CONCRETE PER Concrete also provides added economic benefits to communities where these turbines are built since concrete is always produced locally.”. NextEra Energy uses over 800 metric tons of concrete for each turbine they construct, with investments worth $1.7 billion and 8 wind projects in Ontario, also adding more jobs in the concreteindustry.
ATTENTION LAKE ERIE SHORE RESIDENTS FROM DUNVILLE TO The following information has not adequately been sent to all dwelling owners along the shores of Lake Erie. To rectify the neglect of Samsung and Stantec project leaders and make sure this information gets to owners of homes, cottages and trailers along the Lake Erie shore from Dunnville to Selkirk. I hope this will help to inform the public properly of this venture and provide them some NEW BRUNSWICK WIND TURBINES FROZEN SOLID FREDERICTON — A $200-million wind farm in northern New Brunswick is frozen solid, cutting off a potential supply of renewable energy for NB Power. The 25-kilometre stretch of wind turbines, located 70 kilometres northwest of Bathurst, N.B. has been completely shutdown for several weeks due to heavy ice covering the blades. ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE DIVISIONAL COURT ! ii TO: MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR ONTARIO Crown Law Office – Civil 720 Bay Street, 8th Floor Toronto, Ontario M7A 2S9 Fax (416) 326-4181 Lise Favreau (LSUC #37800S) Tel: (416) 325-7078 Kristin SmithONTARIO WIND
RESISTANCEBRUCECHATHAM-KENTHALDIMAND-NORFOLKLAMBTONMIDDLESEXBUTTONS Below is a letter sent to a citizen in Huron County, from Dr. Maarten Bokhout, acting Medical Officer of Health from the Huron County Health Unit. Everyone knows wind turbines are pummelling rural population's health, but the only recourse offered anymore is through the courts not an option for most unless you have a safe place elsewhere to live, bottomless pockets of cash, and decades left MAPS | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCECONTACT USPROJECTSREGULATIONSCLICK TO EMAIL THIS TO A FRIEND (OPENS IN NEW WINDOW)COUNCILS This map shows 706 turbines built, or soon to be built, on this narrow corridor where two major flyways (Mississippi and Atlantic) converge. At its narrowest point, between Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie near Tilbury, Ontario, the funnel is only 32 kilometres (20 miles). WATCH TVO DOCUMENTARY “BIG WIND” ONLINE TVO – Big Wind “Big Wind” explores the conflict over the controversial development of industrial wind turbines in Ontario. It is a divisive issue that at times pits neighbour against neighbour, residents against corporations, and the people against theirgovernment.
PORT ELGIN | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCE PORT ELGIN – A two-hour protest outside the CAW Family Education Centre Friday morning was the latest in a series of actions by local residents to show their disapproval for a wind turbine slated to be constructed on the property. Approximately 50 people braved a crisp morning to picket outside the union owned and operated facility. MAP OF ONTARIO WIND TURBINE PROJECT LOCATIONS The Ontario government has difficulty making a comprehensive map of wind turbine project locations, but resident Wayne Gulden was able to get one together and has created a new website Ontario Wind Turbines . If there’s a will there’s a way! “I’ll be working on improving the presentation as well as adding projects as I get the time. SOUTH HURON AN “UNWILLING HOST” TO WIND TURBINES By Scott Nixon, Times-Advocate Staff SOUTH HURON — The Municipality of South Huron has officially declared itself an “unwilling host” to industrial wind turbines. Council passed a NEXTERA ENERGY USES OVER 800 METRIC TONS OF CONCRETE PER Concrete also provides added economic benefits to communities where these turbines are built since concrete is always produced locally.”. NextEra Energy uses over 800 metric tons of concrete for each turbine they construct, with investments worth $1.7 billion and 8 wind projects in Ontario, also adding more jobs in the concreteindustry.
ATTENTION LAKE ERIE SHORE RESIDENTS FROM DUNVILLE TO The following information has not adequately been sent to all dwelling owners along the shores of Lake Erie. To rectify the neglect of Samsung and Stantec project leaders and make sure this information gets to owners of homes, cottages and trailers along the Lake Erie shore from Dunnville to Selkirk. I hope this will help to inform the public properly of this venture and provide them some NEW BRUNSWICK WIND TURBINES FROZEN SOLID FREDERICTON — A $200-million wind farm in northern New Brunswick is frozen solid, cutting off a potential supply of renewable energy for NB Power. The 25-kilometre stretch of wind turbines, located 70 kilometres northwest of Bathurst, N.B. has been completely shutdown for several weeks due to heavy ice covering the blades. ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE DIVISIONAL COURT ! ii TO: MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR ONTARIO Crown Law Office – Civil 720 Bay Street, 8th Floor Toronto, Ontario M7A 2S9 Fax (416) 326-4181 Lise Favreau (LSUC #37800S) Tel: (416) 325-7078 Kristin Smith SETBACKS | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCE Setbacks. A setback is the minimum distance between an industrial wind turbine & a “dwelling”. In Ontario, the minimum setback for new projects is 550 m from non-participants. There is no setback for participants. Older turbines are even closer than 550 m. WILDLIFE | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCE Wildlife. On the morning of January 5th, 2013 Nextera Energy removed a bald eagle nest (species of special concern in Ontario), and the tree it was in, in order to accommodate an access road and a wind turbine for their company in the Summerhaven project in Haldimand Cty. The MNR gave a permit for the company to do so the night before. LEASES | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCE Leases. See Articles relating to Wind Turbine Leases here. The Oppose Belwood Wind Farm Action Group has made several lease, option, and easement agreements available: Boreas Wind Partners: (1) Wind Power Ground Lease. (2) Land Option Agreement Transcanada Energy: (1) Land Option Agreement. (2) Land Option Agreement Schedules A to E.DEVALUATION
If the property is situated further away than 6 x the height of the mill, 4000 DKK are payable to have an evaluation of the loss in value carried out. If it is estimated that the depreciation is more than 1%, the loss in value of the property is paid out and the 4000DKK reimbursed.
NOT A WILLING HOST
NOT a Willing Host. The NINETY (90) townships and counties in Ontario below have already passed specific resolutions saying they are NOT “willing host communities” for wind turbines. If you know of more (or corrections) please send here. Please include news story or actual resolution passed. Thanks! Alnwick Haldimand, Township. AmaranthCHATHAM-KENT
Samsung Pattern South Kent Project Boralex Front Line Project Enbridge Talbot Project International Power GDF Suez Blenheim Project KrugerEnergy
WHY WIND TURBINE SOUNDS ARE ANNOYING, AND WHY IT MATTERS Wind turbine sounds are cacophonic and very much discording to the ears. Day by Day the need for audiologists is increasing and organizations like Healthcare Marketers are helping people to get rid of their ear problems. It is high time that we consider the health of our children , if not ours. Reply ↓. ONTARIO WIND TURBINE DEVELOPERS KILLING ENDANGERED BIRDS Bird Studies Canada quietly released a summary of bird and bat kills a few days ago. It doesn't include last year's toll on the avian population, but it gives you a good idea of where it's headed - for a cliff. As you have probably noticed, this item hasn't made the mainstream news in any way, shape, or form. Even though the Top 15 Hit List consists of threatened swallows, tiny kinglets MAP OF ONTARIO WIND TURBINE PROJECT LOCATIONS The Ontario government has difficulty making a comprehensive map of wind turbine project locations, but resident Wayne Gulden was able to get one together and has created a new website Ontario Wind Turbines . If there’s a will there’s a way! “I’ll be working on improving the presentation as well as adding projects as I get the time. ONTARIO MPP E-MAIL ADDRESSES Ontario MPP e-mail addresses. Posted on 02/23/2015. by wind resist. Below are the Ontario MPP e-mail addresses as of February 22, 2015. (feel free to copy and paste and write them a note) lalbanese.mpp@liberal.ola.org. ganderson.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org. tarmstrong-qp@ndp.on.ca.ONTARIO WIND
RESISTANCEBRUCECHATHAM-KENTHALDIMAND-NORFOLKLAMBTONMIDDLESEXBUTTONS Below is a letter sent to a citizen in Huron County, from Dr. Maarten Bokhout, acting Medical Officer of Health from the Huron County Health Unit. Everyone knows wind turbines are pummelling rural population's health, but the only recourse offered anymore is through the courts not an option for most unless you have a safe place elsewhere to live, bottomless pockets of cash, and decades left MAPS | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCECONTACT USPROJECTSREGULATIONSCLICK TO EMAIL THIS TO A FRIEND (OPENS IN NEW WINDOW)COUNCILS This map shows 706 turbines built, or soon to be built, on this narrow corridor where two major flyways (Mississippi and Atlantic) converge. At its narrowest point, between Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie near Tilbury, Ontario, the funnel is only 32 kilometres (20 miles). PROJECTS | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCE In fact 30% is basically advertising an not an honest reflection of reality. There are NO turbine sites in Ontario that get to 30%. But even worse, far worse, is the fact that Ontario’s peak needs for electricity come in the summer. WATCH TVO DOCUMENTARY “BIG WIND” ONLINE TVO – Big Wind “Big Wind” explores the conflict over the controversial development of industrial wind turbines in Ontario. It is a divisive issue that at times pits neighbour against neighbour, residents against corporations, and the people against theirgovernment.
PORT ELGIN | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCE PORT ELGIN – A two-hour protest outside the CAW Family Education Centre Friday morning was the latest in a series of actions by local residents to show their disapproval for a wind turbine slated to be constructed on the property. Approximately 50 people braved a crisp morning to picket outside the union owned and operated facility.CHATHAM-KENT
Samsung Pattern South Kent Project Boralex Front Line Project Enbridge Talbot Project International Power GDF Suez Blenheim Project KrugerEnergy
MNR MAKES *NEW* RULE: DESTROY BIRD NESTS IF YOU ARE A WIND MNR New Rule: Remove Bird Nest and Eggs Ontario’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act protects the eggs and nests of most wild bird species, with the exception of American crow, brown-headed cowbird, common grackle, house sparrow, red-winged blackbird, or starling. MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT ORGANIZATION CHART Ministry of Environment Organization Chart. Posted on 02/01/2013. by wind resist. Ministry of Environment. NEXTERA ENERGY USES OVER 800 METRIC TONS OF CONCRETE PER Concrete also provides added economic benefits to communities where these turbines are built since concrete is always produced locally.”. NextEra Energy uses over 800 metric tons of concrete for each turbine they construct, with investments worth $1.7 billion and 8 wind projects in Ontario, also adding more jobs in the concreteindustry.
NEIGHBOURS SUE FARMERS FOR OFFERING LAND TO WIND TURBINE Neighbours sue farmers for offering land to wind turbine development. Sylvia and John Wiggins put their 48-acre horse farm near Stayner up for sale last summer for $1.25 million. Then a wind developer sent out notices of its plans to put up big wind turbines on a neighbouring farm. “Prior to that time, we had a lot of action,” Wiggins saidONTARIO WIND
RESISTANCEBRUCECHATHAM-KENTHALDIMAND-NORFOLKLAMBTONMIDDLESEXBUTTONS Below is a letter sent to a citizen in Huron County, from Dr. Maarten Bokhout, acting Medical Officer of Health from the Huron County Health Unit. Everyone knows wind turbines are pummelling rural population's health, but the only recourse offered anymore is through the courts not an option for most unless you have a safe place elsewhere to live, bottomless pockets of cash, and decades left MAPS | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCECONTACT USPROJECTSREGULATIONSCLICK TO EMAIL THIS TO A FRIEND (OPENS IN NEW WINDOW)COUNCILS This map shows 706 turbines built, or soon to be built, on this narrow corridor where two major flyways (Mississippi and Atlantic) converge. At its narrowest point, between Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie near Tilbury, Ontario, the funnel is only 32 kilometres (20 miles). PROJECTS | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCE In fact 30% is basically advertising an not an honest reflection of reality. There are NO turbine sites in Ontario that get to 30%. But even worse, far worse, is the fact that Ontario’s peak needs for electricity come in the summer. WATCH TVO DOCUMENTARY “BIG WIND” ONLINE TVO – Big Wind “Big Wind” explores the conflict over the controversial development of industrial wind turbines in Ontario. It is a divisive issue that at times pits neighbour against neighbour, residents against corporations, and the people against theirgovernment.
PORT ELGIN | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCE PORT ELGIN – A two-hour protest outside the CAW Family Education Centre Friday morning was the latest in a series of actions by local residents to show their disapproval for a wind turbine slated to be constructed on the property. Approximately 50 people braved a crisp morning to picket outside the union owned and operated facility.CHATHAM-KENT
Samsung Pattern South Kent Project Boralex Front Line Project Enbridge Talbot Project International Power GDF Suez Blenheim Project KrugerEnergy
MNR MAKES *NEW* RULE: DESTROY BIRD NESTS IF YOU ARE A WIND MNR New Rule: Remove Bird Nest and Eggs Ontario’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act protects the eggs and nests of most wild bird species, with the exception of American crow, brown-headed cowbird, common grackle, house sparrow, red-winged blackbird, or starling. MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT ORGANIZATION CHART Ministry of Environment Organization Chart. Posted on 02/01/2013. by wind resist. Ministry of Environment. NEXTERA ENERGY USES OVER 800 METRIC TONS OF CONCRETE PER Concrete also provides added economic benefits to communities where these turbines are built since concrete is always produced locally.”. NextEra Energy uses over 800 metric tons of concrete for each turbine they construct, with investments worth $1.7 billion and 8 wind projects in Ontario, also adding more jobs in the concreteindustry.
NEIGHBOURS SUE FARMERS FOR OFFERING LAND TO WIND TURBINE Neighbours sue farmers for offering land to wind turbine development. Sylvia and John Wiggins put their 48-acre horse farm near Stayner up for sale last summer for $1.25 million. Then a wind developer sent out notices of its plans to put up big wind turbines on a neighbouring farm. “Prior to that time, we had a lot of action,” Wiggins said WILDLIFE | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCE Wildlife. On the morning of January 5th, 2013 Nextera Energy removed a bald eagle nest (species of special concern in Ontario), and the tree it was in, in order to accommodate an access road and a wind turbine for their company in the Summerhaven project in Haldimand Cty. The MNR gave a permit for the company to do so the night before. SETBACKS | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCE Setbacks. A setback is the minimum distance between an industrial wind turbine & a “dwelling”. In Ontario, the minimum setback for new projects is 550 m from non-participants. There is no setback for participants. Older turbines are even closer than 550 m.DEVALUATION
If the property is situated further away than 6 x the height of the mill, 4000 DKK are payable to have an evaluation of the loss in value carried out. If it is estimated that the depreciation is more than 1%, the loss in value of the property is paid out and the 4000DKK reimbursed.
LEASES | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCE Leases. See Articles relating to Wind Turbine Leases here. The Oppose Belwood Wind Farm Action Group has made several lease, option, and easement agreements available: Boreas Wind Partners: (1) Wind Power Ground Lease. (2) Land Option Agreement Transcanada Energy: (1) Land Option Agreement. (2) Land Option Agreement Schedules A to E.NOT A WILLING HOST
NOT a Willing Host. The NINETY (90) townships and counties in Ontario below have already passed specific resolutions saying they are NOT “willing host communities” for wind turbines. If you know of more (or corrections) please send here. Please include news story or actual resolution passed. Thanks! Alnwick Haldimand, Township. Amaranth MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT ORGANIZATION CHART Ministry of Environment Organization Chart. Posted on 02/01/2013. by wind resist. Ministry of Environment. CAPACITY FACTOR OF ONTARIO WIND ENERGY GENERATING The capacity factor is the actual power output divided by the nameplate power; it is given as a percentage. The nameplate for each wind farm is given in the second row. As an example, consider the July-09 entry for Amaranth: The average hourly output for that month was 28 MW. Dividing by the nameplate power of 200 MW, we get 14%. ONTARIO MPP E-MAIL ADDRESSES Ontario MPP e-mail addresses. Posted on 02/23/2015. by wind resist. Below are the Ontario MPP e-mail addresses as of February 22, 2015. (feel free to copy and paste and write them a note) lalbanese.mpp@liberal.ola.org. ganderson.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org. tarmstrong-qp@ndp.on.ca. ONTARIO WIND TURBINE DEVELOPERS KILLING ENDANGERED BIRDS Bird Studies Canada quietly released a summary of bird and bat kills a few days ago. It doesn't include last year's toll on the avian population, but it gives you a good idea of where it's headed - for a cliff. As you have probably noticed, this item hasn't made the mainstream news in any way, shape, or form. Even though the Top 15 Hit List consists of threatened swallows, tiny kinglets ATTENTION LAKE ERIE SHORE RESIDENTS FROM DUNVILLE TO The following information has not adequately been sent to all dwelling owners along the shores of Lake Erie. To rectify the neglect of Samsung and Stantec project leaders and make sure this information gets to owners of homes, cottages and trailers along the Lake Erie shore from Dunnville to Selkirk. I hope this will help to inform the public properly of this venture and provide them someONTARIO WIND
RESISTANCEBRUCECHATHAM-KENTHALDIMAND-NORFOLKLAMBTONMIDDLESEXBUTTONS Below is a letter sent to a citizen in Huron County, from Dr. Maarten Bokhout, acting Medical Officer of Health from the Huron County Health Unit. Everyone knows wind turbines are pummelling rural population's health, but the only recourse offered anymore is through the courts not an option for most unless you have a safe place elsewhere to live, bottomless pockets of cash, and decades left MAPS | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCECONTACT USPROJECTSREGULATIONSCLICK TO EMAIL THIS TO A FRIEND (OPENS IN NEW WINDOW)COUNCILS This map shows 706 turbines built, or soon to be built, on this narrow corridor where two major flyways (Mississippi and Atlantic) converge. At its narrowest point, between Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie near Tilbury, Ontario, the funnel is only 32 kilometres (20 miles). WILDLIFE | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCE Wildlife. On the morning of January 5th, 2013 Nextera Energy removed a bald eagle nest (species of special concern in Ontario), and the tree it was in, in order to accommodate an access road and a wind turbine for their company in the Summerhaven project in Haldimand Cty. The MNR gave a permit for the company to do so the night before. SETBACKS | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCE Setbacks. A setback is the minimum distance between an industrial wind turbine & a “dwelling”. In Ontario, the minimum setback for new projects is 550 m from non-participants. There is no setback for participants. Older turbines are even closer than 550 m.FILE COMPLAINT
Welcome, Mike to the world of dealing with IPC/your local MoE/your local Health Unit. The residents of the Clear Creek/Cultus/Frogmore IWT ZONE have been doing just that for ~ 2 years now, ever since 2008 when the 18 Vestas 1.65 MW IWT”s were erected all jammed in within a 3 km radius of the ~ 140 houses and the ~ 70 petitioners who signed the petition created by one of the residents saying PORT ELGIN | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCE PORT ELGIN – A two-hour protest outside the CAW Family Education Centre Friday morning was the latest in a series of actions by local residents to show their disapproval for a wind turbine slated to be constructed on the property. Approximately 50 people braved a crisp morning to picket outside the union owned and operated facility. WATCH TVO DOCUMENTARY “BIG WIND” ONLINE TVO – Big Wind “Big Wind” explores the conflict over the controversial development of industrial wind turbines in Ontario. It is a divisive issue that at times pits neighbour against neighbour, residents against corporations, and the people against theirgovernment.
MNR MAKES *NEW* RULE: DESTROY BIRD NESTS IF YOU ARE A WIND MNR New Rule: Remove Bird Nest and Eggs Ontario’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act protects the eggs and nests of most wild bird species, with the exception of American crow, brown-headed cowbird, common grackle, house sparrow, red-winged blackbird, or starling. ATTENTION LAKE ERIE SHORE RESIDENTS FROM DUNVILLE TO The following information has not adequately been sent to all dwelling owners along the shores of Lake Erie. To rectify the neglect of Samsung and Stantec project leaders and make sure this information gets to owners of homes, cottages and trailers along the Lake Erie shore from Dunnville to Selkirk. I hope this will help to inform the public properly of this venture and provide them some NEW BRUNSWICK WIND TURBINES FROZEN SOLID FREDERICTON — A $200-million wind farm in northern New Brunswick is frozen solid, cutting off a potential supply of renewable energy for NB Power. The 25-kilometre stretch of wind turbines, located 70 kilometres northwest of Bathurst, N.B. has been completely shutdown for several weeks due to heavy ice covering the blades.ONTARIO WIND
RESISTANCEBRUCECHATHAM-KENTHALDIMAND-NORFOLKLAMBTONMIDDLESEXBUTTONS Below is a letter sent to a citizen in Huron County, from Dr. Maarten Bokhout, acting Medical Officer of Health from the Huron County Health Unit. Everyone knows wind turbines are pummelling rural population's health, but the only recourse offered anymore is through the courts not an option for most unless you have a safe place elsewhere to live, bottomless pockets of cash, and decades left MAPS | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCECONTACT USPROJECTSREGULATIONSCLICK TO EMAIL THIS TO A FRIEND (OPENS IN NEW WINDOW)COUNCILS This map shows 706 turbines built, or soon to be built, on this narrow corridor where two major flyways (Mississippi and Atlantic) converge. At its narrowest point, between Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie near Tilbury, Ontario, the funnel is only 32 kilometres (20 miles). WILDLIFE | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCE Wildlife. On the morning of January 5th, 2013 Nextera Energy removed a bald eagle nest (species of special concern in Ontario), and the tree it was in, in order to accommodate an access road and a wind turbine for their company in the Summerhaven project in Haldimand Cty. The MNR gave a permit for the company to do so the night before. SETBACKS | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCE Setbacks. A setback is the minimum distance between an industrial wind turbine & a “dwelling”. In Ontario, the minimum setback for new projects is 550 m from non-participants. There is no setback for participants. Older turbines are even closer than 550 m.FILE COMPLAINT
Welcome, Mike to the world of dealing with IPC/your local MoE/your local Health Unit. The residents of the Clear Creek/Cultus/Frogmore IWT ZONE have been doing just that for ~ 2 years now, ever since 2008 when the 18 Vestas 1.65 MW IWT”s were erected all jammed in within a 3 km radius of the ~ 140 houses and the ~ 70 petitioners who signed the petition created by one of the residents saying PORT ELGIN | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCE PORT ELGIN – A two-hour protest outside the CAW Family Education Centre Friday morning was the latest in a series of actions by local residents to show their disapproval for a wind turbine slated to be constructed on the property. Approximately 50 people braved a crisp morning to picket outside the union owned and operated facility. WATCH TVO DOCUMENTARY “BIG WIND” ONLINE TVO – Big Wind “Big Wind” explores the conflict over the controversial development of industrial wind turbines in Ontario. It is a divisive issue that at times pits neighbour against neighbour, residents against corporations, and the people against theirgovernment.
MNR MAKES *NEW* RULE: DESTROY BIRD NESTS IF YOU ARE A WIND MNR New Rule: Remove Bird Nest and Eggs Ontario’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act protects the eggs and nests of most wild bird species, with the exception of American crow, brown-headed cowbird, common grackle, house sparrow, red-winged blackbird, or starling. ATTENTION LAKE ERIE SHORE RESIDENTS FROM DUNVILLE TO The following information has not adequately been sent to all dwelling owners along the shores of Lake Erie. To rectify the neglect of Samsung and Stantec project leaders and make sure this information gets to owners of homes, cottages and trailers along the Lake Erie shore from Dunnville to Selkirk. I hope this will help to inform the public properly of this venture and provide them some NEW BRUNSWICK WIND TURBINES FROZEN SOLID FREDERICTON — A $200-million wind farm in northern New Brunswick is frozen solid, cutting off a potential supply of renewable energy for NB Power. The 25-kilometre stretch of wind turbines, located 70 kilometres northwest of Bathurst, N.B. has been completely shutdown for several weeks due to heavy ice covering the blades. OFFSHORE | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCE levels of 25 to 30 dBA, of the present Ontario 40 dBA noise limit for on-shore wind-energy generating systems and the German night-time lim. it of 35 dBA. For 10% of the time that the. sound power level is 107 dBA per turbine the sound pressure level on-shore will be PROJECTS | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCE In fact 30% is basically advertising an not an honest reflection of reality. There are NO turbine sites in Ontario that get to 30%. But even worse, far worse, is the fact that Ontario’s peak needs for electricity come in the summer. VICTIMS | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCE 1) Sleep problems: noise or physical sensations of pulsation or pressure make it hard to go to sleep and cause frequent awakening. 2) Headaches which are increased in frequency or severity. 3) Dizziness, unsteadiness, and nausea. 4) Exhaustion, anxiety, anger, irritability, and depression. 5) Problems with concentration and learning. NOISE | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCE The growth of large industrial wind turbines in the world, from less than 2,000 MW installed capability in 1990, to over 159,000 MW in 2009, led to a steady increase in complaints of noise annoyance. A few papers reported annoyance in the early 1990’s while today sees a LEASES | ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCE Leases. See Articles relating to Wind Turbine Leases here. The Oppose Belwood Wind Farm Action Group has made several lease, option, and easement agreements available: Boreas Wind Partners: (1) Wind Power Ground Lease. (2) Land Option Agreement Transcanada Energy: (1) Land Option Agreement. (2) Land Option Agreement Schedules A to E.DEVALUATION
If the property is situated further away than 6 x the height of the mill, 4000 DKK are payable to have an evaluation of the loss in value carried out. If it is estimated that the depreciation is more than 1%, the loss in value of the property is paid out and the 4000DKK reimbursed.
NOT A WILLING HOST
NOT a Willing Host. The NINETY (90) townships and counties in Ontario below have already passed specific resolutions saying they are NOT “willing host communities” for wind turbines. If you know of more (or corrections) please send here. Please include news story or actual resolution passed. Thanks! Alnwick Haldimand, Township. AmaranthCHATHAM-KENT
Samsung Pattern South Kent Project Boralex Front Line Project Enbridge Talbot Project International Power GDF Suez Blenheim Project KrugerEnergy
ONTARIO WIND TURBINE DEVELOPERS KILLING ENDANGERED BIRDS Bird Studies Canada quietly released a summary of bird and bat kills a few days ago. It doesn't include last year's toll on the avian population, but it gives you a good idea of where it's headed - for a cliff. As you have probably noticed, this item hasn't made the mainstream news in any way, shape, or form. Even though the Top 15 Hit List consists of threatened swallows, tiny kinglets TWO WORKERS DIE WHEN TURBINE CATCHES FIRE I made inquiries at one point in time with various levels of government, if serious harm events in regards to wind turbine operations or installations statistics were available, but was told most are recorded within generic categories of reporting events such as “falls, entrapment/entanglement with equipment, or confirmed space adverse events” within standard occupational and health safety ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCESearch
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HURON COUNTY MOH SUFFERS FROM COGNITIVE DISSONANCE WHEN IT COMES TOWIND TURBINES
Posted on 10/18/2019by wind resist
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Below is a letter sent to a citizen in Huron County, from Dr. Maarten Bokhout, acting Medical Officer of Health from the Huron County HealthUnit.
Everyone knows wind turbines are pummelling rural population’s health, but the only recourse offered anymore is through the courts… not an option for most unless you have a safe place elsewhere to live, bottomless pockets of cash, and decades left in life to fight. _From: Maarten Bokhout To: Carla Stachura ; Erica Clark Sent: Monday, September 16, 2019, 11:14:02 PM EDT Subject: possible adverse health effects from wind turbines_Dear Ms. Stachura,
I am responding to your email addressed to Dr. Erica Clark, dated August 29, 2019. I have reviewed your correspondence of August 14 and Rick Chappell’s May 15, 2018 response to the article “Altered Cortical and Subcortical…(etc)”. I offer the following: Your concern is that the wind turbines in your vicinity are noncompliant with MOE noise regulations. The noise is tonal. This is significant, as the foregoing article suggests that “infrasound near the hearing threshold may induce changes of neural activity across several brain regions,some of which…are regarded as key players in emotional and autonomic control “. I am sympathetic to your ongoing concerns suggesting that there is a link between wind turbine noise and your (and your partner’s) health and wellbeing. In part, it was your persistence in notifying us at the health unit of your concerns that led me to seek approval for a study to try to determine whether or not there were particular health issues which could be linked to wind turbine activity. The study was approved but we were unable to attract enough participants to do a quantitative analysis of the data gathered. We will complete a descriptive analysis in the next month or so, but this will, unfortunately, not give us enough information to be able to state whether or not not the presence of wind turbines have an adverse effect on the PUBLIC health. There is enough anecdotal evidence to suggest that some INDIVIDUALS have trouble coping with the effects of active wind turbines (flicker, infrasound, possible stray electric currents). I note that the Madison county Board of Public Health recommends changes to the setbacks of FUTURE wind turbine projects. Your best bet may be to seek redress in the courts. It is unfortunate that our study was not supported by enough residents of Huron County, some of which allegedly encouraged non participation in the study… Maarten Bokhout, MD, etc. a/MOHSHARE THIS:
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INFRASOUND & LOW FREQUENCY NOISE: PHYSICS, CELLS, HEALTH AND HISTORY Posted on 09/13/2019by wind resist
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UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO INVITED TALK: MARIANA ALVES-PEREIRASHARE THIS:
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SEMINAR AT UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO: INFRASOUND & LOW FREQUENCY NOISE: PHYSICS, CELLS, HEALTH & HISTORY Posted on 09/04/2019by wind resist
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MARIANA ALVES-PEREIRA LUSÓFONA UNIVERSITYDATE
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DC – William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 1302 200 University Avenue WestWaterloo, ON
Mariana Alves-Pereira holds a B.Sc. in Physics (State University of New York at Stony Brook), a M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering (Drexel University) and a Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences (New University of Lisbon). She joined the multidisciplinary research team investigating the biological response to infrasound and low frequency noise in 1988, and has been the team’s Assistant Coordinator since 1999. Recipient of three scientific awards, and author and co-author of over 50 scientific publications (including peer-reviewed and conference presentations), Dr. Alves-Pereira is Associate Professor at Lusófona University and has taught Biophysics and Biomaterials in health science programs (nursing and radiology), as well as Physics and Hygiene in workplace safety & health programs. Dr. Alves-Pereira’s research profile is at: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mariana_Alves-pereira The seminar will be also be broadcast and archived at: https://livestream.com/itmsstudio/events/8781285SHARE THIS:
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MUST WATCH: WIND TURBINE INFRASOUND AS A WEAPON Posted on 02/09/2019by wind resist
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“Industrial wind turbine infrasound is not the best weapon, but it is a weapon. This German video documents the harmful effects of d the infrasound produced by industrial-sized wind turbines. The dangers of infrasound have been known since the 1980s when the U.S. military heavily invested in infrasound (below 20 Hz) as a weapon. It looked like it had great promise, according to Col. John B. Alexander who was involved in weaponizing it.. The military gave up on infrasound as its effects on people were too random: some potential targets were seriously debilitated; others not so much. This video presents various studies by acoustical engineers and other scientists showing infrasound’s affect on the ear, the heart, the brain and otherorgans.”
And then consider this… CANADIAN DIPLOMATS SUE THEIR GOVERNMENT OVER MYSTERY ILLNESS IN CUBACNN
– EXCERPT: “The Canadian government continues to investigate the potential causes of the unusual health symptoms experienced by some Canadian diplomatic staff and their family members posted in Havana, Cuba. To date, no cause has been identified. The statement said that after the last confirmed case of unusual health symptoms in November, a number of Canadian diplomatic staff in Cuba underwent additional medical testing.And in April, Canada pulled all nonessential staff and diplomats’ family members after testing concluded that their diplomats also suffered from mystery symptoms including dizziness, ringing in the ears and memory loss.” DIPLOMATS FROM THE US EXPERIENCED SIMILAR SYMPTOMSCNN
EXCERPT: “A number of US diplomats and their families in Cuba reported hearing bizarre noises in 2016 and 2017 and experienced a range of symptoms such as dizziness, vertigo, and pain and ringing in the ears. US State Department officials initially feared they might have fallen victim to an “acoustic attack” by sonic devices that emitted a powerful beamof
energy causing neurological problems. The United States said that 26 American diplomats and family members were affected.There have been a number of studies looking into the possible causes and symptoms of the noises heard by US officials. According to a study published in the medical journal JAMA in March, a majority of 21 affected patients reported problems with memory, concentration, balance, eyesight, hearing, sleeping or headaches that lasted more than three months. Three people eventually needed hearing aids for moderate to severe hearing loss, and others had ringing or pressure in their ears.SHARE THIS:
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WIND TURBINE PUBLIC SAFETY RISK, DIRECT AND INDIRECT HEALTH IMPACTS Posted on 01/07/2019by wind resist
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A must read article. Open Access PubWilliam K.G. Palmer
Independent ResearcherABSTRACT
Wind turbines are often perceived as benign. This can be attributed to the population majority dwelling in urban locations distant from most wind turbines. Society may understate the risk to individuals living near turbines due to an overstatement of the perceived benefits of turbines, and an understatement of the risk of injury from falling turbine parts, or shed ice. Flaws in risk calculation may be attributed to a less than fully developed safety culture. Indications of this are the lack of a comprehensive industry failure database, and safety limits enabling the industry growth, but not protective of the public. A comprehensive study of wind turbine failures and risks in the Canadian province of Ontario gives data to enable validation of existing failure models. Failure probabilities are calculated, to show risk on personal property, or in public spaces. Repeated failures, and inadequate safety separation show public safety is not currently assured. A method of calculating setbacks from wind turbines to mitigate public risk is shown. Wind turbines with inadequate setbacks can adversely impact public health both directly from physical risk and indirectly by irritation from loss of safe use of property. Physical public safety setbacks are separate from larger setbacks required to prevent irritation from noise and other stressors, particularly when applied to areas of learning, rest and recuperation. The insights provided by this paper can assist the industry to enhance its image and improve its operation, as well as helping regulators set safety guidelines assuring protection of the public. Read full articlehere
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WIND TURBINES: MALFEASANCE AND BREACH OF CONTRACT Posted on 12/21/2018by wind resist
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Nov 29th; 10:24am
Dear Honourable members of the 42nd Parliament of Ontario; I am writing to urge you to cancel all wind turbine contracts in Ontario immediately and I hereby provide you with reasons for doingso.
First; introducing myself. I am a Professional Engineer having been schooled in Ontario and worked and payed taxes in Ontario all of my life. I have a B.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo in 1976, and a Master of Engineering degree in Chemical and Nuclear Engineering from the University of Toronto in 1992. I have worked for Ontario Hydro, now OPG, for 31 years in positions of engineering and management, and have spent the past ten years teaching nuclear and other engineering courses at Georgian College, UOIT, including eight years of teaching engineering at the University of Toronto. For example my teaching duties at the U of T include teaching in classroom as well as oversight of senior year student capstone engineering design projects. From my perspective of over 40 years of work in industry and academia, I find that the most important aspect for success of students, corporations, and members of government, and collectively the government is making science based decisions, creating trust, and being ethical. Engineers need to write an exam on ethics. What other groups of people are required to write an exam on ethics? It is from this point of view that I feel well justified to write this email to be submitted to you the Honourable Members and to the public for consideration. The Green Energy and Economy Act of 2009 was at that time touted to be the panacea and growth opportunity for Ontario in terms of jobs and quality of life and a future for the children of all citizens. In fact, and as you all, and we all know, after ten years of ‘implementation’ the GEA has been a dismal failure and created the opposite of what was intended; eg. high hydro rates, loss of jobs, businesses closing and businesses moving south, astronomical provincial debt, bleak future for students graduating year after year, life has become much harsher for the average person, and for some in rural areas where turbines are being built and operating, life is impossible due to high energy low frequency noise/acceleration of structures including skeletal and inner ear structures, not just adults, but infants, dogs, cats, cattle, and the other issue is the adverse impact on water quality caused by recent turbine construction involving pile driving and disturbing the ground from which residents need to draw water for themselves and for farming, the water in some of the wells have become brackish and undrinkable and requires expensive filtration systems to be installed, paid for the affected residents. Please see jpeg file of a sample of water. The residents have brought this to the attention of their MOH, and the MOH’s involved are discounting this as a non-issue. Another issue: This link describes cardiac instability. Of course cardiac instability is high concern for cardia arrest, ie. death. This should come as no surprise that infrasound is dangerous as the military has done experiments on how infrasound may be use as a weapon. The attached JPG file lists some of the links that provide evidence of harm from infrasound. How did we get into this mess? I have been following the implementation of the GEA since its becoming law in 2009 and have written many submission to ERT’s. Some of you MPP’s also know about this since the beginning. Some of you are just now coming up to speed as the 42nd government. As to how this mess got created, Hansard is the official record of Parliament, and key snippets are presentedhere in this link.
From the Hansard recording, we observe this was un-parliamentary and involved an incestuous and salacious relationship between the proponent and the government, so much so, that the government actually became one with the proponent by eg. waiving the “Precautionary Principle” that is generically in all legislation where there is introduction of new processes into the public domain. The precautionary principal requires the proponent to bear the burden of proof of ‘no damage’. Waiving of the precautionary principle de-facto requires anyone who is damaged to bear the burden of proof of the damage. This has caused each and every Environmental Review Tribunal to be a failure, a farce, and a ‘kangaroo court’ in favour of the wind turbine developers to be allowed to supersede the rights of citizens, so much so, that Municipal Planning was legislated to not be allowed to be involved in turbine location planning. Another example of adverse impact is turbines placed at the ends of airport runways and pilots being told to fly around as they take off and land. From the Hansard, we observe the self-dealing by liberal party members accessing the blank cheques of the liberal government, while the government turns more than just a blind eye but actively intervenes to disallow the voice of concerned citizens. Two additional points; in the attached pdf files, one documents what we knew about adverse health effects of wind turbines in 2009. Please read that and compare to the pdf file HGC report copied from the MOEE website originally published in December 2010 by the principal engineering firm HGC commissioned by the government. HGC is a member of CanWea. For your convenience I have commented on just the Executive Summary showing that this report is not a very good work of engineering, but a report slanted to the needs of the client and the industry represent by the author. Such a report, if produced by a student, would be given a Fail if that occurred in my classroom.Page 1 / 23
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And speaking of classrooms. A student design team did a health study in 2014 that was ignored by the government and the wind industry…actually this piece of student work was well received by Faculty, and then it was squashed and never made it past the walls of the university. Please see attached pdf discussing the results of that study. The message given to students by government and industry is disrespectful and inappropriate. The message that was sent by government and industry was that this project result was not politically correct and therefore invalid and not to be used. As a professional engineer I am outraged. As an educator, I am outraged that government is squashing the freedom of thought, idea exchange and speech because it does not fit the government agenda. Ah yes, examples of this has also been in the news at other universities across Canada.Page 1 / 3
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Wind turbines are insignificant to the overall power needs of Ontario only exist because of a subsidy. I do not subscribe to the theory of global warming requiring reduction of carbon dioxide requiring taxes to supposedly control the thermostat of the earth. That is another topic I am prepared to speak to again in the future. The people who believe wind turbines are a necessary solution to reduce CO2 are wrong based on real data, eg. gas turbines back up wind turbines in Ontario, and coal plants back up the wind turbines in Germany, and not including the CO2 produced by manufacturing the steel and concrete for the wind turbines, wind turbines will never be zero carbon nor environmentally friendly due to the very hazardous chemical processes for mining, refining and manufacturing the rare earth for electronics and magnets for the generators. The wind industry has not created any sustaining jobs, in fact the opposite, closing at least one wind turbine manufacturing facility; but in the bigger picture, the high cost of hydro due to subsidy to wind developers is certainly a factor in closing the General Motors plant in Oshawa as announced this week. In summary, the wind turbines and their contracts are a house of cards propped up by non-science, miss-information, political correctness, malfeasance and a subsidy via the FIT program to achieve a certain ideological and bigoted feel good feeling about the environment. After almost ten years now we observe failure and a certain breach of contract to deliver electrical power economically competitively by wind turbines, especially breach of social contract by the previous government in collusion with the wind industry. In light of the recent announcement by General Motors, high costs has certainly been a factor in the irreversible decision to leave Ontario, Ontario needs to swiftly curtail any further losses. Of course cancellation will stir up emotions and ire of many. The response to all in this light, this is my recommended response. thatthey need to:
* review Hansard ie. history * review the interaction between government and industry * review the gap between actual vs expected performance of the GEA * review the health impacts, ie. actually listen to citizens Actions that I recommend for the Minister of the Solicitor General is to communicate with the Professional Engineers of Ontario organization to initiate an engineering investigation into, for example the errors and omissions of the HGC report that I observe is the underlying instrument for the forced installation of wind turbines and the systematic program to ignore citizen complaints. Another action I recommend is on the Cabinet Ministers for Health and also MOEE, and perhaps in conjunction with the Ontario Medical Association to review culpability of some of the Medical Officers of Health particularly those MOH’s who received complaints for not responding appropriately, ie. what was their response, and was their response appropriate. And finally, to answer some of the media reporters ‘whinning’; they may be sent away by simply asking them how much money have they accessed from the Trudeau announced $600 million subsidy for ‘trusted journalists’ that would pay them to ask their questions and then write their articles. One of the worst things that the federal liberal government has done is to undermine the independence and credibility of those media who participate in the subsidy and I think we have a good idea of who those are or might be. If those media drown, it is because it is self inflicted. To bad, it becomes so necessary to deal with corruption, and this email about the GEA points to corruption that must be undone, and be undone quickly. I provide my views for th public good and for the public record. Be advised that for privacy reasons I have also sent blind copies to various folks whom I know are like minded and would support this government in cancelling the contracts for the wind turbines. Fair notice to all who stand in the way of shutting down the turbines, you are aiding and abetting the continuation of harm. Eric Jelinski M. Eng. P. Eng. 11450 Simcoe County Road 10RR1 Stayner Ontario
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‘THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED’: WIND TURBINE WORK SPARKED BLAZES BEFORE PARRY SOUND 33 WILDFIRE Posted on 12/05/2018by wind resist
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Dave Seglins, CBC News The forest was tinder dry. With no rain in weeks, the parched grass in the undergrowth had turned to straw, prompting fire bans across northeastern Ontario. Yet heavy construction in the bush pressed on last summer at the site of the province’s largest wind energy development. CBC News has learned there were at least three construction-related fires at the Henvey Inlet Wind (HIW) project in the weeks leading up to Parry Sound 33, the massive wildfire that torched thousands of hectares of wilderness along the northeastern shore of Georgian Bay — a destructive path that started at the construction site on July18.
The three previous fires were reported to the province at the time. In one case, officials even had to dispatch water bombers to help bring the fire under control. But a heavy truck operator who worked at HIW tells CBC News there were many more small fires during the same period prior to Parry Sound 33. Wayne Hollis says the little fires were quickly contained, but ought to have been a clear sign that construction work should have been halted, or at least minimized, to protect the parched forest. He says the companies behind HIW took “unnecessary risks” to keepthe work going.
“This could have been avoided,” said Hollis, who believes he was laid off for sharing similar information about the fires on socialmedia.
“The weather was really, really dry. Things were very volatile on the ground.” Read articleSHARE THIS:
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STUDY ON IMPACT OF WIND TURBINES FALLS FLAT Posted on 11/19/2018by wind resist
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After many years of suffering, residents don’t want to participate in a study that just produces ‘recommendations’. But even more worrisome to them should be when the investigating Health Unit Epidemiologist, Dr. Erica Clark, has a pretty picture of wind turbines at night hanging on her office wall. Seriously. Wanna remain impartial? You better stick a “Stop the Wind Turbines” sign upbeside it.
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ONTARIANS LIVING TOO CLOSE TO WIND TURBINES EXPERIENCING CARDIACINSTABILITY
Posted on 11/12/2018by wind resist
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Sunday 28 October 2018 _To: Christine Elliott, Minister of Health and Long Term Care_ _CC: Doug Ford, Premier, Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy_ Dear Christine Elliott,On
October 7, 2018 I received an alarming letter from a citizen in rural Ontario. The title was: “Cardiac instability caused by infrasound radiation from industrial wind turbines”. This letter was sent to Ontario government people, including yourself, with no response. I include an excerpt of the letter below with permission of the author. I am writing to request an urgent meeting with you, Premier Ford, and Energy Minister Rickford to discuss known and documented health harm from Industrial Wind Turbines. My background, research and correspondence on Wind Turbines is documented on my web page. I have also posted documents, including the Oct 7th 2018 citizen letter, in the Comments section of the following articles. Health Canada and Wind Turbines: Too little too late? Ontario Wasted More Than $1 Billion Worth of Clean Energy in 2016Richard Mann
University of Waterloo ------------------------- Encl: Excerpt from letter of October 7, 2018 _Subject: cardiac instability caused by infrasound radiation from industrial wind turbines…_ _To: doug.ford@pc.ola.org, rickford.Greg@pc.ola.org, colt.manson@ontario.ca, Nina.Chiarelli@ontario.ca, rod.phillips@pc.ola.org, christine.elliott@pc.ola.org_ _Cc: monte.mcnaughtonco@pc.ola.org, lisa.thompsonco@pc.ola.org, bill.walker@pc.ola.org_BEGIN QUOTE:
In the past two weeks, four people in Ontario have offered to provide their medical investigation records which rule out typical causative factors for traumatic cardiac instability episodes which they have been experiencing in their homes. All four of these peoples’ homes have been surrounded by industrial wind turbines and in two of these cases, substations have been sited too close to their homes. This situation is an emergency as well as a provable human rightsviolation.
It confirms the cumulative harm that Dr. Mariana Alves-Pereira has been studying for decades. She has recently presented her work in Slovenia to a group of professionals. In this presentationand
also in her most recent interview in Finland, she speaks about LFN and infrasound radiation and the damage to the nervous system as well as the heart. In the interview in Finland she states that, knowing what she knows, she would not live within 20 km of a wind turbine. Can you imagine how rural residents in Ontario who did not consent to having their homes surrounded by wind turbines feel as their pleas for protection have not resulted in effective measures being taken bytheir government?
The four people who are willing to have their relevant health investigations used, to show that they are now experiencing the cumulative harm from infrasound radiation, are all people who experienced harm and tried to report it to the Liberal government agents within the MOECC and the MOH. No timely or effective protection was achieved under their leadership and now these peoples’ lives are in peril because the turbines that are too close to their homes are still running as I type this letter. Continue reading →SHARE THIS:
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DAVID COLBY’S POACHED EGG Posted on 04/14/2018by wind resist
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TEST RESULTS PROVE WIND TURBINE NOISE MODELLING FAULTY Posted on 03/20/2018by wind resist
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As a service to Ontarians concerned about the use of suspect noise modelling by engineers working on behalf of wind developers to get projects approved it appears concern is warranted. HCG were instrumental in developing the noise regulations for the Ontario government. Recently they conducted a Section D audit test on the Unifor turbine. Highlights of that test are below; Unifor Wind Turbine (Page 2) Acoustic Immission Audit January 8, 2018 Table 1: PREDICTED SOUND LEVELS and UTM Coordinates of SelectedLocations
Location Easting Northing Predicted Sound Level J Receptor 467256 4919594 42.7± Monitoring Location M1 467348 4919607 43.9* T Receptor 467416 4919124 40.1± Monitoring Location M2 467474 4919119 39.2* Q Receptor 467169 4919269 42.0± Monitoring Location M3 467212 4919266 44.1* Sound level taken from ENIR . ( Original CAW modelling ) * Sound level predicted by acoustic model created by HGC Engineering. NOTE: 2 OF THE 3 TEST LOCATIONS MODELLED HIGHER BY HCG THAN BY CAW’S ORIGINAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANT. Receptor location J is a single storey cottage located at 12 Globe Place. Turbine T1 is approximately 210 m to the southeast. The sound level meter was installed on a fence at the northwest side of the Unifor property, approximately 205 m from T1, designated Monitoring Location M1. The microphone was placed at a height of 4.5 m, consistent with the ENIR. Table 4a: Monitoring Location M1 – Sound Level Summary 10 m Height Wind Speed LEQ Sound Level 1 2 3 4 m/sec Average Operating (ON) / Std Dev. –1 –
1 47.9 1.5 48.7 1.4
Average Ambient (OFF) / Std Dev. 34.4 3.3 36.3 3.2 40.2 2.4 42.8 1.4 Wind Project Only – – 47 47 Criteria 45 45 45 45 ( our faulty 45 db semi urban classification – normally rural at 40 db )Excess – – 2
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Closest receptor the Groves home at 12 Gobles Place at 210 m. away from the Unifor turbine was modelled at 42.7 by CAW, predicted at 43.9 by HCG and HCG audit tested it at 47 and 48 dB. An unpublished MOECC approved Section D audit test by CAW engineer on April 27,28,29 2014 had measurements of 45 db at 4m/sec and 57 dB at 6 m/sec. It was later deemed incomplete after found by FOI as CAW called off the test each night as residents unaware of testing being done called in noisecomplaints.
The HCG 47 and 48 dB illegal noise levels were based on an alternate test track of less than half the normal amount of measuring supposedly due to lack of good data. We had never heard of this optional testtrack.
Only low wind speeds between 1 to 4 m/sec (max 14.4km/hr) were used in this reduced data testing track for 1 hour averaging. Meanwhile the MOECC chart shows wind speeds from 4 to 10 m/sec. and shows that all wind speeds from 4 to 8 m/sec shall not exceed the max limit of 45 dB. Where are the noise test results for wind speeds from 5 to 10 m/sec? No good wind for the 3rd time?? Common sense says they would be much higher than the 48 dB HCG measured and could most likely be extrapolated by talented acousticians. So we have learned that HCG, the architect of Ontario’s noise testing regulations, has just proven how faulty the wind turbine noise modelling scheme is that MOECC uses to approve wind projects in Ontario. And while using low max. wind speeds of 4 m/sec. HCG is off by 5 dB ( 48.7-43.9 ) and that is significant. Any yet to be approved or built wind projects like those now launching legal challenges based on concern of the adverse effects faulty modelling will have on them appear to be well justified.Greg Schmalz
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BROKEN WIND TURBINE IN CHATHAM-KENT Posted on 01/19/2018by wind resist
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Blackburn News
Terraform Power crews are investigating after a wind turbine that’s part of a wind energy project just south of Chatham broke in half. The turbine is located at the corner of Drake Rd. and 16 Line. Blackburn News has reached out to the Ministry of Energy and Climate Change, the municipality of Chatham-Kent, and officials with Terraform Power for more details. Chatham-Kent’s fire chief is at the scene and says it is currently disconnected from the power grid. Workers are currently putting up safety fencing around the broken turbine and Chatham-Kent police are also stationed there. Read articleSHARE THIS:
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STEPHANA JOHNSTON: ONTARIO WIND RESISTANCE’S GRANDMOTHER Posted on 01/11/2018by wind resist
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Cam Pritchard listens to Stephana Johnson tell her storyStephana Johnson
Stephana Johnston, the grandmother of our wind resistance, has passed away at age 88. Somehow I still think she will post a comment here about that, she seems that eternal. I said she was the ‘grandmother,’ though in the way that spoke to her intellect, her thoughtfulness, courage and determination. We watched her lead this last fight while she was well into her 80’s – how many of us can even dream of accomplishing what she did, at that age, while evicted from her home and suffering debilitating health effects from the wind turbines that surrounded her? Do a search for her name on this site and the results are endless. She was at nearly every ERT hearing – not just in the audience, but participating, which means she had to prepare for each of the appeals as well! In-between, she was at as many protests as I can even remember. Even if it was in downtown Toronto. Did someone drive her? Nope, she could do it herself. I have so many fond memories of her, every time she arrived our spirits were lifted. Some were humorous as she had a wry wit, many were touching, but most were teaching moments. You couldn’t help but watch her deliberate movements, and listen to her well chosen words, and know that everything she did and said had meaning and purpose. When we were banned from handing out papers at a Pembina meeting on wind turbines, she turned her walker around and sat there by the entrance door, continuing to hand those banished papers to attendees. I remember glancing at the police officer, noting he wouldn’t touch her, and she knew it – because she was in the right. She was the perfect quiet protestor. I know many of you will have memories as well – do share them – she’d enjoy it so much. Here are some bits from the archives that describe her personality, her struggle and work over the years: ------------------------- Fisherville ERT: In the Land of All Day Breakfast … Mr. Adamson (Ministry of Environment Lawyer) chafed at the very idea of the individual post-turbine witness testimony saying that,”…they (post-turbine witnesses) should not be allowed to testify about their medical issues.” The arguments reflect an “archaic-modernist” view that the peasants are in the way – they don’t deserve even the semblance of judicial fairness if they cannot afford the demands put upon them. Clear Creek resident, and witness, Stephana Johnston was seated beside me. A tear came to her eye when he said this. ------------------------- Haldimand Appeal – May 4th …NextEra was of much the same mind, though counsel John Terry, took a bit less time to spew the same blather and nonsense. He took pains to explain that he must have the extensive medical records so that he may have them competently reviewed and so “test” the case evidence for verity. Why he needs 10 years worth of records was not explained, nor did Ms. Harris offer any rationale either. There were a couple of questions from the ERT panel members. One asked Mr.Terry how he would view the call for extensive evidence if this case is viewed as a “public interest” case. Mr. Terry replied that in the interests of fairness to defendants, a “robust process” is needed with appropriate expert testimony. Another question to him was: Is a family doctor’s opinion (diagnosis) sufficient (evidence). Mr. Terry said that the G.P.’s notes need expert evaluation. Stephana Johnson turned to me and softly said, “There are no doctors expert in this medical problem.” – that from someone who can offer expert (though unofficial) opinion. Continue reading →SHARE THIS:
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LARGEST WIND PROJECT IN ONTARIO, WITH TALLEST TURBINES, GOING UP BESIDE FRENCH RIVER PROVINCIAL PARK Posted on 12/27/2017by wind resist
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> Henvey Inlet Wind will use > 87 VESTAS 3.45 MW TURBINES right beside THE FRENCH RIVER PROVINCIAL> PARK .
The
Sudbury Star
An international energy company has secured $1 billion in financing to build the largest wind project in Ontario on a reserve south ofSudbury.
Pattern Development revealed plans Tuesday to construct a 300-megawatt wind project located on Henvey Inlet First Nation Reserve No. 2 on the northeast shore of the Georgian Bay. Pattern Development and Nigig Power Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Henvey Inlet First Nation, are joint venture partners inthe project.
“This landmark project is a first on many fronts: largest wind project in Ontario, largest on-reserve wind installation in Canada, highest hub heights in North America, and the first to develop a First Nation Environmental Stewardship Regime under the First Nations Lands Management Act,” Mike Garland, CEO of Pattern Development, said in arelease.
“We are proud to be partners with Henvey Inlet First Nation. Together we’re excited to kick off construction on this historic project that will harness the strong and steady winds blowing across the Georgian Bay to create hundreds of local jobs and provide a significant new source of revenue for Henvey Inlet First Nation.”Read article
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WHY WIND TURBINE SOUNDS ARE ANNOYING, AND WHY IT MATTERS Posted on 12/03/2017by wind resist
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RESEARCHERS STUDY IMPACT OF TURBINES ON GOLDEN EAGLES Posted on 11/27/2017by wind resist
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A New Mexico State University professor in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences is conducting research on golden eagles being killed by wind turbines and other human-related factors. Gary Roemer, professor for the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology, is conducting a research project to identify whether certain factors impact golden eagle populations. Some of the factors that impact the eagles are electrocutions, vehicle strikes and illegal shootings, but another more recent factor is wind turbine strikes, Roemer said. From 1997 to 2012, there were 85 eagle fatalities reported in 32 facilities around the United States. More than 78 percent of those fatalities occurred from 2008 to 2012. Roemer said there is no way to know exactly how many eagles are killed, “as monitoring programs are usually not in place at wind energy facilities.” His research is focused on finding out where the eagles that have been killed come from. Roemer said eagles “breed throughout the Western U.S., Alaska and throughout portions of Canada, but they can move a lot.” Many eagles from northern portions of the continent, such as Alaska and Canada, migrate to southern locales in the winter, including New Mexico and Texas. According to the American Wind Energy Association, there are 863 wind turbines in New Mexico, generating enough clean electricity to power about 334,000 homes. During 2016, wind energy provided 10.95 percent of all in-state electricity production. Although wind energy has many environmental benefits, it also has the potential to impact eagles andother wildlife.
> “If you put a wind farm down here in New Mexico, you might not > only be whacking New Mexico breeding birds, but you might be > whacking birds that are breeding in Alaska or the Canadian > Arctic,” Roemer said. In January 2017, under the Obama administration, a rule was implemented that allows wind-energy companies to accidentally kill or injure eagles while operating high-speed turbines for up to 30 years. That is six times longer than the former rule, which was five years. The rule change also increased the number of eagles the companies can be permitted to accidentally kill or injure, but only under certain conditions. Read articleSHARE THIS:
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COUPLE ORDERED TO PAY WPD COSTS IN TURBINE APPEAL – DESPITE CONCERN FOR CITIZENS WHO TRY TO CHALLENGE GOVERNMENT Posted on 11/08/2017by wind resist
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Art by Paul Bloomer, The Money CounterCountyLive
Two County residents have been ordered to pay wpd Canada $75,000 in costs in the loss of their appeal of a judicial review decision they had hoped would deny industrial wind turbines due to cultural heritageimpacts.
South Marysburgh residents Liz Driver and Edwin Rowse challenged the approval of the turbines based on the adequacy of consideration given to heritage resources in the hamlet. They also have property that will be affected by turbines. The judicial review was heard in April at Osgoode Hall. They were informed, in June, that they lost their case. “The decision, in our view, did not show that the court had considered all the evidence and the arguments were not well founded; therefore, we brought a motion for leave to appeal the decision,”said Driver.
One of three judges responsible for the appeal decision Oct. 24, 2017 did not agree with the awarding of costs and stated concern for citizens who want to challenge the government in court. “My difficulty is with a concern for public participation,” said J. Lederer in dissention of the costs. “As a matter of social policy we want people to engage with government when they are unhappy with, or seek clarification of, decisions that have been made. We detract from that ambition if we too easily tell people they will have to pay costs if they engage, but do not succeed, particularly in amounts ashigh as $75,000.”
Lederer stated wpd Canada was in some sense a bystander to the maindebate in the case.
> “The primary submissions in response to the applicants were made > on behalf of the Director (Ministry of Environment and Climate > Change). It was with this party that the principal defence of the > process rested.” The Director (MOECC) did not seek costs. “The concern of the corporation is a commercial concern,” Lederer stated. “To my mind, those who seek approvals to construct and operate projects that, by their nature, will be controversial, have to expect that those who are impacted will seek to express their concern… As I see it, companies wanting to undertake these projects have to be prepared, when the circumstances call for it, to accept this as a cost of obtaining the required approvals, in the vernacular, as a cost of doing business.” Read articleSHARE THIS:
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ONTARIO GOTHIC
Posted on 10/08/2017by
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Wellington
Times , Rick Conroy
Mary Shelley is said to have conceived the story of _Frankenstein, _a manmade monster let loose upon the countryside, while under the influence of opium in the cold summer of 1816. The gothic horror story, it turns out, was the work of a dark imagination fuelled byopioids.
It begs the question: what was Kathleen Wynne and her government smoking when they let loose their own man-made monsters across rural Ontario—in the form of industrial wind developers and speculators? Even if you buy the sentiment that their motivations were well-intentioned, the undeniable outcome of the _Green Energy Act _is that Kathleen Wynne and Dalton McGuinty have spawned armies of amoral monstrous corporate creatures and have let them loose to roam unfettered across the province. To wreak havoc in rural communities. To despoil the environment. To slaughter endangered species. To makefolks sick.
Worse, our government has paved the way, clearing hurdles and slashing regulations to enable these creatures to prey upon vulnerable communities, natural habitats and endangered species. Now they have lost control of their grotesque creations. Even Kathleen Wynne must know how this story ends. Near Chatham, folks believe the wind developer working nearby has poisoned their wells—allowing toxins into their drinking supply. They have done the testing. They have spoken out. They have protested. Marched on Queen’s Park. Kathleen Wynne has ignored them. Wynne, her government and her supporters comfort themselves believing the scourge they have unleashed—though ugly and abusive— is a necessary evil. That the greater good is being served. They ignore the folks holding up jars of black liquid, pleading with the province to test their water, drawn from wells that have become undrinkable since the wind developer began driving piles into the bedrock to secure its massive wind turbines. Even Chatham- Kent’s mayor has demanded Kathleen Wynne intervene to protect these residents. It has made nodifference.
Left without the protection of the province—without the safeguards that would protect them from any other development— these folks took matters into their own hands. In August, they began blockading the construction site— neighbours joining together to form a line against the threat to their drinking water. On Monday, in a cruel blow, the developers— a Korean conglomerate and its American partner—won a court injunction barring any further blockades of the project. The judge said he wasn’t trying to muzzle opponents, but to “prohibit unlawful acts”. In Ontario’s perverse hunger for industrial wind turbines, it turns out Chatham-Kent residents must first prove they have been poisoned by the developer, before they may seek justice. By then, of course, the damage will have been done. Recourse will expensive and, for most,unattainable.
Four years ago, the giant American wind developer Next Era sued Esther Wrightman for defamation. On her website she had altered the company’s logo to NextError and Next Terror. They wanted the logos removed or they would litigate the mother of two young children into oblivion. All these years later, the legal action is still pending. Wrightman wakes up every morning with the weight of this action still weighing on her head. Read articleSHARE THIS:
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WPD CANADA TURNS OFF WIND TURBINE PROJECT Posted on 09/28/2017by wind resist
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CONGRATS
TO ALL WHO FOUGHT AND WON! Bayshore Broadcasting, Kevin
Bernard
A BIG WIN for opponents of Giant wind turbines in Ontario. The appeal period has run out, and WPD Canada has decided it will NOT proceed with the Fairview Wind Project in Clearview township. Last month, approval for the wind turbines was revoked, but the company had until September 16th to file an appeal. The Environmental Review Tribunal revoked the previous Renewable Energy Approval, saying WPD Canada’s plans for 8 turbines just outside Stayner would pose serious harm to human health with the turbines in the flight path of two nearby airports. When the ERT ruling came down in mid-August, Opponent Betty Schneider didn’t believe the company would go quietly into the night, so she wasn’t celebrating at that point. Now, Schneider says she would like to fill up her old swimming pool with champagne and celebrate. Schneider says she is numb, that the battle is finally over. WPD Canada has been working on the plan for wind turbines in Clearview for roughly a decade. Manager of Communications for WPD Canada, Kevin Surette tells Bayshore Broadcasting news in an email September 18th that the Board of Directors has decided not to proceed with the Fairview Project. He declined to make any further comments.SHARE THIS:
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THIRTEENTH COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST WIND TURBINE PROJECT FOR WATER WELLINTERFERENCE IN C-K
Posted on 09/28/2017by wind resist
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Council of CanadiansSeptember 27, 2017
Chatham, ON – Thirteen Chatham area well owners have now filed water well interference complaints following the start of construction on a 34 turbine wind power project near their farms. The Council of Canadians is demanding work stop on the project immediately. The project developer, North Kent Wind One (owned by Samsung Energy and Pattern Energy), started pile driving for the first turbine foundation in late June. The vibrations caused by the pile driving can be felt hundreds of meters away. Before construction began, experts predicted that local wells could suffer siltation problems from the vibrations. Some of the 13 wells affected to date have become so silted up that water no longer flows through the household plumbing. Chatham-Kent residents have been working to protect their well water after learning of pollution problems faced by dozens of families in neighbouring Dover Township where wells began showing high levels of black silt as soon as pile driving started for various wind turbine projects built there over the last eight years. Both counties sit atop the Kettle Point black shale bedrock formation. Read more Meanwhile C-K Medical Officer of Health Dr. Colby just encouraged everyone to trust his doctor status and continue filtering out the “crud”. Or… drill a new well, like he’s had to.The Chatham Voice
“Nobody wants to drink dirty water that looks like chocolate milk; I get that. BUT IF YOU FILTER THAT CRUD OUT OF THERE, is there any evidence there is an increased solution of toxins in that water that could pose a health problem, and the answer is no,” Colby said, noting no evidence has come across his desk. “If you’re more interested in your convictions than the facts that I’m trying to give you, we’re not going to get an agreement on this issue.” Colby said he has a well and had sediment problems, and ended up drilling a new well. When asked how many turbines are nearby, he said he could count 47. Read article ------------------------- From the archives, in case you think this has gone on way too long with no action from our government:SHARE THIS:
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LAWYER ALAN WHITELEY: ONTARIO’S ELECTRICITY PONZI SCHEME Posted on 09/17/2017by wind resist
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FRUSTRATED CHATHAM-KENT RESIDENTS STAGE BLOCKADE AT WIND TURBINE SITE Posted on 08/31/2017by wind resist
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Chatham-Kent residents frustrated with wind turbine construction they blame for tainting their drinking water staged another blockade Tuesday morning and have temporarily shut down the North Kent Windproject.
It is the second blockade in as many weeks by the group calling itself Water Wells First. It is protesting what it believes is provincial inaction on pile driving residents claim is pushing bits of sediment into their drinking water. “The people here in the community just feel like they’re sitting like guinea pigs, waiting to be plucked out and experimented on,” said spokesperson Kevin Jakubec during the blockade held on Aug. 17. “The tensions are boiling over here.” “The people here in the community just feel like they’re sitting like guinea pigs, waiting to be plucked out and experimented on,” said spokesperson Kevin Jakubec during the blockade held on Aug. 17. “The tensions are boiling over here.”Following that
blockade, Chatham-Kent Mayor Randy Hope wrote to minister of environment Chris Ballard, asking for an “immediate intervention” in the water quality issues due to “conflicting reports” on water quality that created “fear and concern among residents.” “The ministry cannot remain silent on this very important issue,” the mayor added. “This is an extremely urgent matter which demands immediate, decisive action from your ministry and government.” Readarticle
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WIND SUBSIDIES GONE, SAMSUNG GONE Posted on 07/19/2017by wind resist
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Toronto
Sun
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Bieman and Megan Stacey The loss of 340 jobs at a factory that makes blades for wind turbines could be harbinger of troubles ahead in Ontario’s green-energy industry, a leading analyst says. Siemens Canada announced Tuesday it’s closing its Tillsonburg plant, one of four Ontario green-energy factories set up under a controversial, multi-billion-dollar deal with Korean industrial giantSamsung.
The closing of one of the town’s largest employers came after weeks of nervous speculation. But energy analyst Tom Adams said Ontario’s green-energy industry could be in for a rough ride if it doesn’t lay its hands on orders from outside Ontario, arguing the provincial market is saturated with wind and solar electricity brought online since the Liberal government plunged headlong into green energy in 2009. “I think it was always pretty obvious that whatever jobs were going to arise from the Green Energy Act were all temporary or almost all temporary,” Adams said, referencing the provincial law that paved the way for big wind farms in Ontario under contracts paying energy giants more than consumers pay for power. “SAMSUNG HAD NO HISTORY IN RENEWABLE ENERGY BEFORE THEY CAME TO ONTARIO. THEY CAME ONLY FOR THE SUBSIDIES, AND WHEN THE SUBSIDIES DRY UP, THEY’LL DISAPPEAR AS QUICK AS THEY LANDED,” said Adams, an independent energy and environmental advisor and researcher. Readarticle
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THE GREEN JOB “JOKE” IN ONTARIO Posted on 07/18/2017by wind resist
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“Green Jobs” have always been a bit of a joke. Although not a veryfunny one.
Back in 2010 McGuinty signed a deal with South Korean company Samsung, and promised Ontarians that all kinds of employment would flow fromit.
The Liberal government ended months of speculation in September when it confirmed it was in talks with Samsung about a project that could create about 15,000 JOBS. Ontario’s manufacturing sector has shed hundreds of thousands of jobs in the recession. The deal with Samsung would likely be the linchpin in McGuinty’s push for renewable sources of energy and his plan to create 50,000 jobs. CBC, 2010 The numbers were highly inflated in that press release. Even Samsung’s website could only cough up minuscule (although inconsistent) numbers. Thanks to Samsung’s Green Energy Investment Agreement with the Government of Ontario, we are creating 9,000 JOBS, kick-starting a new industry in Ontario and generate 1,369 megawatts of clean energy. Samsung Renewable Energy Samsung and Pattern Energy’s wind power projects in Ontario are creating more than 1,000 JOBS Samsung Renewable Energy, 2014 Our investments will create 900 DIRECT RENEWABLE ENERGY MANUFACTURING JOBS and 9,000 high-skilled jobs in Ontario. Samsung Renewable Energy,2014
Down down down the number fell! We went from a promised 15,000 Samsung jobs in 2010, to a possible 900 in 2014? So what is the real number? I suppose nobody is really counting anymore. The fact is the province blatantly lied to the people of Ontario just so this juicy deal could be pushed through without much fuss. One would think the opposition parities would do as much as they could to investigate WHY this deal had to be made… Continue reading →SHARE THIS:
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MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT DID NOT INVESTIGATE OVER 68% OF WIND TURBINE NOISE COMPLAINTS RECEIVED Posted on 06/02/2017by wind resist
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Brian Hill, Global News Excerpt: “Over the past two years, officials from the ministry have measured violations of the province’s noise limits at the couple’s home on two occasions, first in August 2015 and again in March 2017. Despite these violations, the couple says the government has done nothing other than order more tests. The Stachura’s complaints of government inaction are not unique. In fact, Global News has learned that Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change does not respond to the majority of complaints made by residents concerned about wind turbines. Documents released through Ontario’s Freedom of Information Act and obtained by Global News reveal officials from the Ministry of Environment chose not to investigate or deferred responding to – meaning they did not make immediate plans to investigate – roughly 68 per cent of all noise and health complaints lodged against wind turbine operators in the province between 2006 and 2014. This represents nearly 2,200 individual complaints. The documents also show limited resources sometimes prevented the ministry from responding to complaints.” Read article -------------------------UNADDRESSED
WIND TURBINE COMPLAINTS ANGER LOCAL GROUP by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News A local group opposed to wind turbines is once again calling on the province to put a stop to the controversial wind power projects, after a new report found many noise complaints related to the turbines arebeing ignored.
Dutton Dunwich Opponents of Wind Turbines (DDOWT), a group made up people from the rural community southwest of London, has written to Ontario Minister of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) Glenn Murray demanding he stop any new wind turbine approvals. Their demand comes in light of documents obtained by Wind Concerns Ontario under the Freedom of Information Act. The documents show the Ministry of Environment chose not to investigate or deferred responding to roughly 68% of all noise and health complaints made against green energy operators in the province between 2006 and 2014. A list of 3,180 complaints is included in the documents. Of those, more than 1,700 were not investigated by the ministry. In another 446 of the complaints the ministry deferred responding. Complainants reported sleep disturbances, headaches, and dizziness from the wind turbine noise emissions. Read articleSHARE THIS:
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ONTARIO GOV’T IGNORED CHANCE TO CUT $1.5B IN HYDRO BILLS: DOCUMENTS Posted on 05/28/2017by wind resist
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Newly unearthed documents suggest Ontario’s Liberal government could have saved hydro customers $1.5 billion by terminating an agreement with Samsung, but decided against it. The papers, uncovered by Progressive Conservative Finance Critic Vic Fedeli, relate to the 2009 Samsung green energy agreement that would take $10.5 billion from Ontario hydro bills, and pay it to a Samsung consortium over 20 years. In return, Samsung would deliver green energy and build factories in the province, employing 900 people. Four years into the deal, however, a confidential document from staff at the Ministry of Energy advised the government it could save hydro customers $5.2 billion by terminating the agreement. This was because the Korean consortium was missing contract targets and deadlines on electricity projects that Ontario didn’t even need anymore. But instead of calling off the deal, the Liberals renegotiated the contract to save only $3.7 billion –leaving $1.5 billion in hydro savings on the table. “Even though we don’t need the power, and even though we can get out of this for nothing, (the Liberals) already told the public how important this deal is,” Fedeli told CTV Toronto, suggesting that the government ignored the potential savings “just to save face.” Read articleSHARE THIS:
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WIND DEVELOPERS DEPLOY ULTRASONIC UNITS TO ‘JAM’ BAT ECHOLOCATION Posted on 05/26/2017by wind resist
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NextEra
is sticking Ultrasonic Units on their Jericho, Goshen and Bluewaterwind turbines
for the purpose of deterring bats from flying near them. Perhaps this wouldn’t piss me off so much if pre-construction they had absolutely no idea that bats were going to be killed by theirmachines.
But they did. And they built them anyways. Now what is their solution? To “jam” (their word) the bat’s echolocation with ultrasonic frequencies. Then they won’t be able to communicate or know where the fuck (yeah I’m mad) they are flying, and will hopefully flee to some non-turbine infested area, if they still exist anywhere locally. I believe this is called “habitat displacement”, which Dr. Scott Petrie warned all the wind developers of over and over for the past half dozen years. Ah, but NextEra and their ilk are “good green corporate citizens” – they wouldn’t take part in something so repulsive as this, would they? They did it to humans so maybe… The problem for the wind company is not the laborious and tedious job of picking up all the dead bat carcasses (a bloody pain I suspect though), it’s the horrid “mitigation” that they are forced to do when they exceed the “kill threshold” of birds, bats and raptors set by the Ministry of Natural Resources – they are exceeding them all the freakin’ time! Supposedly the MNR will sometimes make the wind companies that exceed their kill limits, “curtail” (shut down) their turbines during peak migration, night or in low winds when the bats are out and about. (Honestly I highly doubt anyone is watching or monitoring, but lets give them the benefit of the doubt here). That lost production really sucks for the wind companies ’cause they are loosing way too much $$. Every little penny counts for their greedy little hearts. Again, the problem is not the killing of Endangered Species (which is what is happening, with impunity), that doesn’t bother the wind company at all or they would shut their turbines down most willingly. Instead they employ these fancy new Ultrasonic blasters to scare those little buggers away. Because that’s what good neighbours do when they come to a land full of Endangered Species. They wreck their homes. You know, like eagle nestsand stuff.
Here’s their sales pitch:
“INSTEAD OF CURTAILING TO AVOID TAKE, DETER BATS FROM THE TURBINE” _(“Take”, for those unfamiliar with the lingo, is “kill”. Sounds nicer, eh? Note also this is all about avoiding curtailment, not avoiding bat kill, and certainly not avoiding destruction ofhabitat!)_
“MANY BATS RELY ON ECHOLOCATION FOR ORIENTING, FORAGING AND COMMUNICATION – ECHOLOCATION “JAMMING” MOST EFFECTIVE DEFENSE AGAINST BATS EVER DOCUMENTED.”_(So they recognize what the bats needs to survive, and then wallop them with a baseball bat. Note also they use the negative wording, “defence AGAINST bats”. That shows their true colours on this issue.)_ “DETERRENT UNITS CREATE A BROAD RANGE OF FREQUENCIES TO DETER DIFFERENT BAT SPECIES” (_Oh well, wind developers know all about ‘broad ranges of frequencies’ to deter human beings, so I believe them!)_ Here’s another thought. How is a wind developer, or anyone for that matter, permitted to disrupt an Endangered Species habitat like this? What exactly is the purpose of the supposed protection of the Act if wind developers are allowed to kill, harm, harass and maim them as much as they want?! Aren’t developers usually penalized for this kind of deliberate destruction?~ Esther
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MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH DOES NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO STOP NOXIOUSWIND TURBINES
Posted on 05/16/2017by wind resist
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Just
in case we thought the wind turbines would be ordered to be mitigated or shut down if health problems were noticed in the Huron County Health study – nope that’s not gonna happen. Read the correspondence below and you will realize that it is all just ‘process’, with no action to ‘correct’ on the horizon. Basically more people are just being used as test subjects. That’s it. And that’s flat out unacceptable. _Thanks to Richard Mann , Associate Professor Department of Computer Science; University of Waterloo forthis._
-------------------------From: Erica Clark
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2017 3:44 PM Subject: Ability of MOH to write orders against wind turbines undersection 13 of HPPA
Hello,
One of the issues the University of Waterloo ethics committee asked us to address was the hope residents had that, at some time, the Medical Officer of Health would be able to write an order curtailing or shutting down the wind turbines. We had already stated in the recruitment materials that the study would not generate sufficient evidence to prove wind turbines cause health problems (establishing causality) but the ethics committee questioned whether we were providing enough information on the limits of the Medical Officer of Health’s authority. To address that concern, we have spoken with individuals experienced in interpreting the Health Protection and Promotion Act (HPPA) specifically, sections 11 (investigating health hazards) and 13 (writing orders). They provided us with the attached documents that outline the limits on the MOH’s authority to writeorders.
The first document (Pelletier v Northwestern Health Unit) is the proceedings from an Ontario Health Services Appeal and Review Board and the second (Court File 2006-01-04) is a judicial review of the appeal hearing by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Essentially, these documents state that when the Legislature places the authority to regulate with one organization, such as municipal councils or the Ministry of the Environment, the courts do not accept that there was an intention to give the same authority to the MOH under section 13 of the HPPA. The rulings were made when the Northwestern Health Unit MOH wrote orders prohibiting exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (second hand smoke) in several bars and restaurants. At the time the orders were written, exposure to environmental tobacco smoke was (and still is) deemed a health hazard. > Since the Legislature assigned the duty to regulate wind turbines to > the Ministry of the Environment and not the health units, the courts > will not recognize the authority of the MOH under section 13 of the > HPPA to write an order curtailing or shutting down the wind> turbines.
I will be putting these documents on the health unit website soon, however, I wanted you to have a chance to read them first. The documents are publicly available at*
www.canlii.org/en/on/onhsarb/doc/2004/2004canlii69635/2004canlii69635.html*
www.canlii.org/en/on/onhsarb/doc/2004/2004canlii69635/2004canlii69635.html*
www.canlii.org/en/on/onhsarb/doc/2004/2004canlii69635/2004canlii69635.html * And www.ontariocourts.ca/search-canlii/scj/dv-en.htm.
Thanks
Erica
____________________________________Erica Clark, PhD
Epidemiologist, APHEO Secretary Huron County Health Unit 77722B London Rd., RR #5Clinton, ON N0M 1L0
519.482.3416 ext. 2022 Toll-free 1.877.837.6143 www.huronhealthunit.ca eclark@huroncounty.caSHARE THIS:
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WIND STILL FILLS SAILS OF WYNNE ARROGANCE Posted on 03/30/2017by wind resist
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London Free Press
Only in Kathleen Wynne’s Ontario would we still be spending money we don’t have, to build wind farms few people want, to generate electricity we don’t need. And yet that’s exactly what’s happening six months after the government halted its green energy policy. Planning for five new wind turbine developments continues despite admission from the Wynne government that Ontario won’t use the electricity these turbineswill generate.
Indeed, if history is any indication, the excess electricity generated from turbines yet to be built will be sold at a steep discount, probably to American states that already offer electricity cheaper than Ontario’s, states that in some cases are using cheap electricity to lure away Ontario business. The Ontario government says it’s contractually obligated to allow the last of these wind turbine developers to bring their plans to fruition. A sensible response would be to cancel the contracts and pay whatever legal penalties might follow. But no, the Wynne government will stoically follow through. Read articleSHARE THIS:
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DR. PIERPONT: “ISO ACKNOWLEDGES MOTION SICKNESS FROM LOW-FREQUENCY OSCILLATORY MOTION BELOW 1 HZ” Posted on 03/30/2017by wind resist
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