Premier Dalton McGuinty wasn't kidding earlier this year when he vowed that he wouldn't tolerate NIMBYism (Not In My Back Yard) when it comes to the province's green energy polices. His government's Green Energy Act, introduced last week, contains a section that would ...effectively place the burden of environmental assessment or proof on anyone who challenges a proposed "green" development. Environment assessments wouldn't be automatically required.

Premier Dalton McGuinty wasn't kidding earlier this year when he vowed that he wouldn't tolerate NIMBYism (Not In My Back Yard) when it comes to the province's green energy polices.

His government's Green Energy Act, introduced last week, contains a section that would make it extraordinarily difficult for average citizens to challenge green energy developments, such as wind farms, solar farms or other projects.

The act would effectively place the burden of environmental assessment or proof on anyone who challenges a proposed "green" development. Environment assessments wouldn't be automatically required.

That's not the way it should be, and historically that's not the way it's been done in Ontario, at least not in the last several decades.

With few exceptions, the proponents of major developments - new highways, shopping malls, livestock operations... whatever - have always had to defend their projects by automatically enlisting the work of consultants and other advocates.

In fact, there have been... [continue via Web link]

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