The Town of Cape Vincent, NY is not the only group who is asking for suspension of industrial wind. They are set to put in place a seven month moratorium after a public hearing on Feb. 7. My guess is that there may be citizens attending the hearing who will say that seven months is not enough since there are numerous reasons for enacting the moratorium.
One being that, asking for the stopping of industrial wind development for further studies of many problematic issues now seems to be the norm for nearly every wind targeted town in the world.
Many groups, public and governmental, are asking that, rather than take the word of industrial wind developers and their community organizers there appears to be validity to the outcry of complaints. The economic, environmental, social, lifestyle and health concerns need to be addressed before the wind industry is allowed to do more damage.
In Cape Vincent, NY one argument for turning our town into a giant wind factory was that it would be the salvation for the poor farmers. Then, to cover for the fact that the "poor farmers" represent a minuscule portion of the people holding wind leases, the "green shirt community organizers" came up with the argument that their wind turbines would save the school.
But, in Ontario, Canada, even the farm community is asking for a suspension of further development of industrial wind.
Farmers want wind farm development suspended; say issue is dividing communities
GUELPH — The Ontario Federation of Agriculture is calling on the province to suspend further development of wind farms.
President Mark Wales says escalating concerns about industrial wind turbines have prompted the group to make the recommendation.
Wales says farm families and rural residents must be assured that their interests are adequately protected in the development of wind farms.
The federation says it supports the intentions of the Green Energy Act, but notes wind power has been shown to be inefficient.
Energy Minister Chris Bentley says he’s both surprised and disappointed at the federation’s stance.
He says the group’s position seems to have changed since December, when it issued a news release acknowledging its work with the government in developing the act.
“We’ve worked very closely with farmers, with the OFA, with rural Ontario in developing and strengthening the renewable energy approvals process,” Bentley said.
“Working with the OFA, we brought in the new 550-metre setbacks,” he said, referring to the required distance between homes and turbines.
Wales says the proliferation of wind turbines across rural Ontario has seriously polarized communities.
He says residents have been pitted against their neighbours over concerns with health impacts and quality-of-life issues relating to wind turbines.
“We are hearing very clearly from our members that the wind turbine situation is coming to a head — seriously dividing rural communities,” Wales said Friday.
“The onus is on our provincial government to ensure the interests of rural Ontarians are protected,” he added.
Opposition to large-scale wind farms cost the Liberals some seats in rural Ontario in last fall’s election. But Bentley points out lots of farmers are making money from renewable energy projects.
“Thousands of farmers are already participating in renewable energy, including wind, and many thousands more are anxious to participate,” he said.
Several lawsuits have been launched against wind farms attributing health issues such as sleep disturbances, headaches and memory problems to wind turbines.
Last February, the Liberal government halted development of off-shore wind farms.
Premier Dalton McGuinty has said the province will push ahead with land-based wind turbine projects.
10 comments:
Their farmers are smarter and wealthier than a lot of ours are. Libruls!!!
The Cape project has few farmers involved. The rest are speculators who use the poor farmer excuse. Most of the farmers here are subsidy wannabes or farmers that quit long ago.
Think about it , being Canadian, a farmer doesn't make us smarter our counter parts in the States. At least we're making money on the wind. In ten years or sooner the rest of Wolf Island will be changing. Get prepared for the future look at those sunsets.
4:16,
I doubt you actually know anything about Canada, Wolfe Island or farming. You don't even know how to spell Wolfe Island.
TI
Well T.I. even you have farmers in the states that can't spell or miss spell some words You even have anti wind people that have no idea what they are talking about. If you ever bought strawberries on Wolfe Island, then we met. I rest my case YANK.
Wolfe Islanders and their wind are not very good neighbors. What you did to our river view is deplorable. I rest my case, CANUCK.
7:01 Have you noticed how your strawberry sales have gone own? No where near what they used to be. wonder why?
It took a Canadian farmer to beat Monsanto . Last I heard Monsanto wasn't run by liberals. Using the word doesn't make you sound too intelligent these days. It's just a cop out.
Funny how since so much industry was "deregulated" the Feeal Government and State Government sure has a lot of control over it, and the profits. I thought socialism was when the government controlled industry? So, we simply went from "liberal" socialism to capitalist socialism . Taking away all of the safeguards to protect corporate profits is somehow better? Then to use some obscure term to discredit anyone who opposes as "liberal". I suppose that title fits anyone on either side.
My Mom was very liberal with the mashed potatoes and gravy, and pot roast, apple pie, and milk. Horrible person. Now that the average family struggles to put food on the table things are so much more "conservative". We called that hoarding when I grew up. Something is terribly wrong here.
You know two years ago I plowed my straw berry fields up and stopped selling them. Age and up keep took the best of me. Best move I ever made. They use to be the best in the area, ask any Caper who picked them. Now I make a lot more with those turbines and I don't have to take care of them. My gain, your loss. Oh! I still keep a small patch of straw berries around for my friends.
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