Bruce County is no longer asking for a full environmental assessment on the massive Enbridge wind -farm project in Kincardine and Saugeen Shores. The request for a full-blown environmental assessment, in addition to the environmental screening report, was withdrawn when Enbridge more than doubled the distance it will keep between a turbine and neighbouring property line.

An idea to install about 150 wind turbines in the city had Hamilton politicians blowing more than hot air in the council chambers last week. Cleanfield Energy Corp. is proposing to place the 350 pound, three-feet vertical-axis wind turbines on businesses and homes, including Copps Coliseum and McMaster Innovation Park beginning this fall. About 30 of these egg-beater style machines will be up and running by the end of this year, said Tony Verrelli, president and chief executive office of Cleanfield Energy Corp.

The city of Hamilton may soon be a test spot for wind energy. A private company wants to put 150 small wind-driven generators on public buildings in the city to demonstrate how effective they can be in cutting electricity bills and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Enbridge Ontario has agreed to increase property line setbacks for its wind turbine proposal in Kincardine and Saugeen Shores. Wind turbines will now have a setback distance of 121 meters from "non-participating" land owners' property lines. That's up from the original 50 meters.

The aspiring applicants were asked to withhold their applications until the council had received its peer review of CHD's environmental screening report, along with the Environment ministry's review of the same document and other studies including a "wake model" to show the effects of CHD's proposal.

Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Twp. council is planning to pass a bylaw in August that would outline the setback requirements for wind turbines.

Bruce County wants a full environmental assessment of a proposed 121-tower wind farm in Kincardine and Saugeen Shores.

Bruce County wants a full environmental assessment (EA) on Enbridge’s proposed 121-turbine wind farm in Kincardine and Saugeen Shores.

Municipality of Kincardine council is unanimously endorsing a massive Enbridge wind farm project in the northern section of the municipality.

Ten of the 17 speakers sharing dissatisfaction with Enbridge’s public process or were against the project altogether. Of the seven who spoke for the project, four were residents of Kincardine or Saugeen Shores while the other three were employed by or affiliated with the wind power project.

There were many speakers but no decisions made at Thursday night’s Planning Advisory Committee public meeting on the proposed Enbridge wind farm.

UXBRIDGE -- Residents looking to erect wind turbines on a Leaskdale property have softened their stance against the Township after it handed down a bylaw forbidding the construction of turbines until the end of the year.

The problem is with the proposed bylaws that she says are “too restrictive” and make it so that “95 per cent of the people” can’t even install one on their property.

OTTAWA, ON, May 31 /CNW Telbec/ - The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) today released a report designed to facilitate the installation of small wind turbines across Canada. The report provides guidance for both consumers and municipalities on "Best Practices" that will ensure the proper installation of turbines under 300 kilowatts (kW) rated capacity in Canadian homes, farms and businesses.

Changes suggested during a public meeting in January on Mono's wind generation policy have been made to a draft bylaw and a decision on whether to pass it will likely be made after the town's revised Official Plan is adopted. Most of the changes were to make the wording of the bylaw clearer.

Against an accusation of an appearance of conflict of interest, Amaranth Township records indicate that Mayor Bob Currie declared his interest in the rezoning of his own and his son's properties for the planned installation of wind turbines.

Some wind turbines proposed for Amaranth are facing scrutiny by Grand River Conservation Authority, and others are finding a mix of opposition and approval from residents.

At an open house in Fisherville, concerning wind farms, a representative of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture said farmers can easily sell themselves short or even lose their property if they enter into bad agreements for the use of their land.