When Electricity Made Sense

Premier, Dalton McGuinty Talks About Renewable Energy For Ontario

No future for wind in Ontario

Editor: Received this story from a reader this morning. I had to rub my eyes several times before I could believe what I was reading and in the Toronto Star no less. Someone that understands electrical generation writing the truth about wind generation. Wow! I and thousands of others have been saying the same thing …

Man decries ‘intimidation tactic’ Critic of Wolfe Island wind plant issued cease-and-desist order

What can I say - Industry and govt. working together = citizens take a back seat.Posted By JENNIFER PRITCHETT WHIG-STANDARD STAFF WRITER    The Calgary-based company building a $410-million wind plant on Wolfe Island has issued a cease-and-desist letter to a citizen it claims is spreading "false and defamatory statements."Canadian Hydro Developers Inc. sent the letter …

Wind energy unreliable, says E.On

Editor E.ON, based in Duesseldorf, Germany, is one of the world's leading energy companies They should know - they build wind farms. Germany is in the process of building over 20 new coal plants. Source: Energy Digital Wind energy is so unreliable that even if 13,000 turbines are built to meet EU renewable energy targets, …

Ted Cowan, Ontario Federation of Agriculture – Warns Farmers to be Careful When Dealing with the Wind Industry

Ted Cowan, a researcher with the Ontario Federation of Agriculture Farm Policy Research Group. Ted Cowan cautioned farmers and landowners on lease agreements, providing an updated list of 30 recommendations from the OFA. "I've seen over 30 leases, and there are problems with every one," said Cowan, who outlined key considerations necessary to protect the …

TheTruth About the Wind Industry – Al Gore- David Suzuki- and Boone Pickens are full of hot air

An estimated 1,200 bats, most of them probably just passing through Montana, were killed after striking wind turbines at the Judith Gap Wind Farm between July 2006 and May 2007, according to a post-construction bird and bat survey.Judith Gap Wind Farm taking toll on bats, birds Alberta, Montana National security set to win wind battle …

Canadian Hydro Developers deny resident’s lawsuit claims

Editor: Wind farms and transformers erected too close to peoples homes cause noise problems. It's that simple. Expect to see many more law suits in the future. Both the Wind Industry and the MOE continue to ignore any noise or health study that would require wind farms to be erected at safer distances. People continue …

Texas Power grid narrowly averted rolling blackouts

 Editor: Never let reality get in the way. Dalton McGuinty our fearful leader in Ontario says "Wind turbines: We are investing heavily in those, but again, those are an expensive form of electricity and they’re not reliable, because sometimes obviously the wind does not blow". But he won't let reality get in his way. No …

Wind turbines in Union Township would need to be at least one-half mile from homes

 Watch the video EVANSVILLE — Regulations being considered for wind turbines in Union Township would make a proposed wind energy project in the township impossible, the wind developer said this morning. Wind turbines in Union Township would need to be at least one-half mile from homes and 1,000 feet from property lines, according to a …

ENVIRONMENTAL AND WILDLIFE GROUPS CHARGE INDUSTRY BIAS

Editor: The same thing is going on here in Ont. Both gov., and industry get away with too much.  Where is the media?  Before you buy your next newspaper, magazine or turn on the TV news, ask yourself a question, who is your media working for? If you don't think you are getting honest, even, …