http://www.windaction.org/ facts, analysis, exposure of wind energy's real impacts en-us Windaction hourly 1 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.windaction.org/articles/18046 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:23:52 GMT Location: by Enbridge in Bruce Township, near Kincardine Ontario. http://www.windaction.org/articles/18046 http://www.windaction.org/articles/10725 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 11:10:12 GMT Windmills line an access road at the Pubnico Point wind Farm. The head of a citizens’ group fighting a proposed wind farm in Pugwash has written a letter to Premier Rodney MacDonald urging the province to stop the project until its safety can be proven. http://www.windaction.org/articles/10725 http://www.windaction.org/articles/7301 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:22:55 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/7301 http://www.windaction.org/articles/6591 Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:53:21 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/6591 http://www.windaction.org/articles/6295 Sat, 11 Nov 2006 13:48:03 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/6295 http://www.windaction.org/articles/5935 Mon, 23 Oct 2006 21:35:53 GMT The giant wind turbines that make up the Centennial Wind Power Project stand out on the high ground in the farmland near Swift Current. http://www.windaction.org/articles/5935 http://www.windaction.org/articles/5392 Wed, 27 Sep 2006 12:33:40 GMT Nearly 350 modern windmills have sprouted near Pincher Creek in southwestern Alberta within the last few years. http://www.windaction.org/articles/5392 http://www.windaction.org/articles/5317 Sun, 24 Sep 2006 11:56:04 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/5317 http://www.windaction.org/articles/5212 Wed, 20 Sep 2006 10:01:37 GMT Prospect Road in Halifax http://www.windaction.org/articles/5212 http://www.windaction.org/articles/3468 Sat, 17 Jun 2006 11:54:34 GMT The Pubnico Point wind plant in Yarmouth County is home to 17 wind turbines owned and operated by Atlantic Wind Power. http://www.windaction.org/articles/3468 http://www.windaction.org/articles/2357 Mon, 03 Apr 2006 12:08:45 GMT Wind turbines in the mountains around Murdochville http://www.windaction.org/articles/2357 http://www.windaction.org/articles/1945 Thu, 09 Mar 2006 17:28:00 GMT http://www.windaction.org/articles/1945 http://www.windaction.org/articles/38360 Wed, 15 May 2013 13:08:09 GMT Four Ontario cabinet ministers have been given the job of devising ways to give local residents more say in where renewable energy projects like wind farms can be located. It's a politically urgent task for the Liberals, who were almost wiped out in rural Ontario in the last election. http://www.windaction.org/articles/38360 http://www.windaction.org/articles/38310 Wed, 08 May 2013 14:30:54 GMT Councillor Jerry Ense noted that his family has been going to Dr. Studzienny for 20 years. He called the dentist and asked if it was all community members that the dentist was refusing to deal with. "He said, ‘No, no, only councillors. If you are a councillor I don't want you as a patient'," said Mr. Ense. http://www.windaction.org/articles/38310 http://www.windaction.org/articles/38283 Fri, 03 May 2013 23:55:49 GMT The insurance industry, which does not have uniform policies on liability insurance for farms with industrial turbines, is closely watching the situation. "As more and more turbines go up and more and more liability suits are presented, you will be able to tell the appetite of the insurance companies, whether they will cover farms (with turbines)." http://www.windaction.org/articles/38283 http://www.windaction.org/articles/38218 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:44:05 GMT Gillespie updated last week's events and noted nine experts have testified for the PECFN. Gillespie said the ERT panel has accepted their presentations on the serious and irreversible harm of turbines to bats, birds, butterflies, turtles and the environment as "expert testimony" while noting a few of Gilead Power's witnesses have "limited expertise" and the Ministry of Environment's presentation "experienced" in reviewing reports. http://www.windaction.org/articles/38218 http://www.windaction.org/articles/38201 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:20:26 GMT A residents group has appealed last month's decision by the Municipality of the District of Chester to grant the wind farm a development agreement. Members of the Friends of South Canoe Lake are concerned about the setback distances of turbines and their potential effects on residents' health and property values. http://www.windaction.org/articles/38201 http://www.windaction.org/articles/38150 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:09:11 GMT "Be it resolved that Norfolk County council applauds the position taken by the Premier and the Government, and that, based on the position of Norfolk County council and the input received from the community regarding (industrial wind turbines), the Province of Ontario - and specifically the Ministry of Environment - be now advised that Norfolk County is not a 'willing host' for industrial wind turbine projects." http://www.windaction.org/articles/38150 http://www.windaction.org/articles/38087 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:54:22 GMT Parks Canada says it's conducting a technical assessment of the power grid to determine the most cost-effective and environmentally friendly approach to generating energy on the 40-kilometre island. Julie Tompa, project manager for the Sable Island National Park Reserve, said it's possible the turbines could be scrapped, depending on the results of that assessment. http://www.windaction.org/articles/38087 http://www.windaction.org/articles/38037 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:14:39 GMT The energy minister should withdraw his approval of a Halifax County wind farm because the project doesn't have enough local support, says a Terence Bay group. The Friends of River Road was formed last summer in opposition to a six-megawatt wind farm Chebucto Terence Bay Wind Field Inc. proposed in partnership with Renewable Energy Services Ltd. http://www.windaction.org/articles/38037