DurhamRegion Article: Winds of change may be heading to Ontario green energy projects:
"There is a study going on," he said. "There is a development of a study with respect to offshore (wind turbines), and there's some work going on in the United States, and we were going to combine our efforts with those of the American researchers and take a look at issues, health and related -- health, environmental and other issues -- with respect to offshore wind projects."Read the entire article here
He noted the Province is also studying the effects of onshore wind turbines.
"The Ministry of the Environment has a research chair, I believe at the University of Waterloo," he said. "That research chair is in place to look at, among other things, noise monitoring issues, techniques, studies and related ... I know that the medical officer of health is very aligned to the health issues and will give us good advice on the type of research that we should or might be conducting, and we're always going to keep our eye firmly planted on health issues."
The article's final sentence is, "People do need power, and they expect it when they need it, and in the way they need it."
ReplyDeleteYes Minister, they do. Concentrating on intermittent wind is therefore not only callous, but unintelligent.
I read the whole article, and all I take from it is that Minister Bentley isn't intelligent enough to know when he's making conflicting statements.
ReplyDeleteFor the life of me, I can't figure out why Minister Bentley thinks there needs to be any more studies if he also thinks that the provincial and federal governments don't have any concerns about adverse health effects from IWTs..
This is another excerpt from the article:
"He said the provincial and federal governments have no concerns about adverse effects from wind turbines.
""There have been studies around the world with respect to health, safety and wind farms. The medical officer of Canada (and) the medical officer of Ontario have taken a look at this and they have passed judgment on that," he said. "We do have siting criteria that are probably as strong as you'll find just about anywhere in the world, and so, from the perspective of the medical officer of health, as I understand it, there is not a health and safety issue with respect to these (wind turbines) as they are proposed to be sited.""
Perhaps Bentley could clarify WHICH turbines he means... Is he referring to AIM PowerGen/International Power Canada Inc (c/o Mike Crawley)'s 18 Vestas V82 1.65 MW wind turbines in Clear Creek, Norfolk County?
Or doesn't he care that the Ontario Ministry of the Environment has been investigating for going on 3 years in Clear Creek, but has been unable or unwilling to recognize the dangers there?
Please, Minister Bentley, quit wasting our time and money.
s.a.d.
BLAH-BLAH-BLAH and the Minister tossed a few more "Buffalo Chips" into the public arena.
ReplyDelete- and Mike Crawley is also doing a great job since he is now President of the Federal Libs.
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