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/37938 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:33:53 GMT One of the 22 1.8 MW Vestas V80 wind turbines at the Kingsbridge 1 Wind facility (commissioned in 2006) burst into flames. The wind facility is located between Goderich and Kincardine, Ontario. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37938 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37937 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:32:00 GMT One of the 22 1.8 MW Vestas V80 wind turbines at the Kingsbridge 1 Wind facility (commissioned in 2006) burst into flames. The wind facility is located between Goderich and Kincardine, Ontario. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37937 http://www.windaction.org/articles/33655 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 19:48:06 GMT This notice was mailed to residents living in the vicinity of the Talbot Wind energy facility in Ontario, Canada. http://www.windaction.org/articles/33655 http://www.windaction.org/articles/28890 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:53:00 GMT On June 28, 2010, an aerial spray plane owned by Jonair Ltd in Canada clipped the top of a meteorological tower used to measure wind speeds and direction for a possible wind energy facility. The plane was preparing to spray a near-by field. The tower had no markings, paint or lights on it, making it difficult to see. According to Jonair president, John Brodie, notice is not required when met towers are erected so his pilots do not know to look for them. http://www.windaction.org/articles/28890 http://www.windaction.org/articles/28891 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:37:11 GMT On June 28, 2010, an aerial spray plane owned by Jonair Ltd in Canada clipped the top of a meteorological tower used to measure wind speeds and direction for a possible wind energy facility. The plane was preparing to spray a near-by field. The tower had no markings, paint or lights on it, making it difficult to see. According to Jonair president, John Brodie, notice is not required when met towers are erected so his pilots do not know to look for them. http://www.windaction.org/articles/28891 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37934 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:43:22 GMT Dan Morgan “saw an orange fireball a couple of miles from the front yard, so I thought I better investigate this,” before driving over to get a closer look. The Goderich Fire Department was called to the scene, but with the blaze 100 metres in the air, there was little that could be done. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37934 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37478 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:43:21 GMT Northland wants to put 48 turbines north of Grand Bend, but the report found "All rotors of the wind turbines will be fully visible from the radar platform, causing significant Doppler data contamination during certain wind conditions." The radar station provides southern Ontario with most of its weather information. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37478 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37350 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:29:14 GMT The couple has been collecting data on turbine safety for several months. Among the items they have received are a letter from an insurance broker on behalf of Western General Insurance, to a homeowner near Sarnia. The letter advises the homeowner that his insurance would be cancelled once a wind turbine was erected on the property. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37350 http://www.windaction.org/articles/37261 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:46:55 GMT A $2.5-million wind turbine at the Dorchester Penitentiary has stopped working and the Correctional Service of Canada cannot estimate when it will be generating electricity again. ...The Correctional Service of Canada has faced similar problems with its second wind turbine at a medium-security facility in Drumheller, Alta. http://www.windaction.org/articles/37261 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35754 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 08:21:31 GMT Just three years after they were installed, the wind turbines at Bear Mountain are getting an upgrade. Starting this summer, AltaGas will be replacing the blades on the 34 wind turbines at the Bear Mountain Wind Park. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35754 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35689 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 18:33:09 GMT Charlie Tatham says it's inevitable that aircraft flying into Collingwood Regional Airport will collide with a wind turbine. "You think a grade school kid would understand, you wouldn't put 50-storey buildings beside the bloody airport. It's so stupid," said the chair of the Collingwood Regional Airport Services Board. "They are going to smack into those turbines." http://www.windaction.org/articles/35689 http://www.windaction.org/articles/35270 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:01:46 GMT One of the broken blades remains attached to the tower. Debris from the blades is on the ground around the turbine. Officials with Qulliq Energy Corporation aren't sure what caused the damage, or if it will be repaired. http://www.windaction.org/articles/35270 http://www.windaction.org/articles/34061 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:21:26 GMT Workers are currently trying to find a way to melt some of the ice. They will use helicopters to spray the blades with hot water in an attempt to break up some of the ice, she said. Last year, all 33 of the turbines had to be shut-down for over a month. http://www.windaction.org/articles/34061 http://www.windaction.org/articles/33889 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:53:13 GMT In a letter to WPD Canada, and obtained by the Enterprise-Bulletin, Stayner Aerodrome owner Kevin Elwood said the company would be "held personally liable for any aeronautical loss, damage or injury" that could occur should WPD go ahead with its plans to erect turbines in the area around County Road 91. WPD is already under fire from the Collingwood Regional Airport Board. http://www.windaction.org/articles/33889 http://www.windaction.org/articles/33863 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:22:53 GMT The airport board has been raising the alarm about turbine location for several months, since it became apparent that WPD - which has plans to erect several turbines in Clearview Township, west of Stayner - had sited one turbine within two kilometres of the airport. The turbine poles are about 500 feet tall. http://www.windaction.org/articles/33863 http://www.windaction.org/articles/33435 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:45:31 GMT The worker was taken to hospital and the ministry sent in an inspector who "issued a stop work order to hold the scene pending further investigation," Lin said. ...First Solar Inc. is building two 20-megawatt solar farms in St. Clair Township, including the Moore Solar Farm north of Rokeby Line and west of Highway 40. http://www.windaction.org/articles/33435 http://www.windaction.org/articles/32434 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 03:03:12 GMT "What would possess them to stick them within a couple of kilometres of a busy airport runway?" "It's embarrassing in some respects to have to explain why it's dumb to put 500-foot towers close to a busy airport. It's just dumb. " http://www.windaction.org/articles/32434 http://www.windaction.org/articles/32419 Sat, 09 Jul 2011 17:26:35 GMT The military voiced its concerns to Sprott during the environmental approval process last year, the company president said. Base officials raised their objections again this week during public meetings into new wind turbine rules proposed by Annapolis County. http://www.windaction.org/articles/32419 http://www.windaction.org/articles/32418 Sat, 09 Jul 2011 17:22:53 GMT Airport board chairman Charlie Tatham says the board had been under the impression the turbines were sited south of Hwy. 91, and was surprised to find at least one turbine proposed for a location within two kilometres of the main runway. The turbine poles are about 500 feet tall. http://www.windaction.org/articles/32418 http://www.windaction.org/articles/32394 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:37:15 GMT The conflict between wind towers and radar installations is a national and international concern, but this is the first time the issue has been raised in Nova Scotia. The military believes wind towers can't coexist with the radar coverage needed for aircraft operations in and out of CFB Greenwood. http://www.windaction.org/articles/32394