Comments on: Is George Smitherman Familiar With the Environment? http://laforet.ca/2009/02/20/is-george-smitherman-familiar-with-the-environment/ John Laforet Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:23:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: How To Build A Windmill http://laforet.ca/2009/02/20/is-george-smitherman-familiar-with-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-44363 How To Build A Windmill Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:04:09 +0000 http://laforet.ca/?p=402#comment-44363 I was searching for something like this the other day. I was searching for something like this the other day.

]]> By: Windmill Construction http://laforet.ca/2009/02/20/is-george-smitherman-familiar-with-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-43116 Windmill Construction Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:17:15 +0000 http://laforet.ca/?p=402#comment-43116 For the most part, I agree with what you are stating here. For the most part, I agree with what you are stating here.

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]]> By: Grant Church http://laforet.ca/2009/02/20/is-george-smitherman-familiar-with-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-31789 Grant Church Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:14:29 +0000 http://laforet.ca/?p=402#comment-31789 I posted a comment at the Star concerning this article and got voted down 5-0. What a huge honour. It is amazing how people will vote against the truth. www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/590474 "He's Playing Politics With Our Health Again, Smitherman is playing politics justifying improper placement of windmills by saying it's better than the air pollution from the coal plants. He should read the Coal Cost Benefit Analysis that shows that the impact of our coal plants is minimal because of all the other sources of pollution. Notwithstanding, they should have been cleaned up long ago as they have done in Germany and Denmark, who also happen to be leaders in wind energy. In no way does pollution from the coal plants justify damaging people's health by placing windmills too close to their homes. He should resign." I posted a comment at the Star concerning this article and got voted down 5-0. What a huge honour. It is amazing how people will vote against the truth.

http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/590474

“He’s Playing Politics With Our Health

Again, Smitherman is playing politics justifying improper placement of windmills by saying it’s better than the air pollution from the coal plants. He should read the Coal Cost Benefit Analysis that shows that the impact of our coal plants is minimal because of all the other sources of pollution. Notwithstanding, they should have been cleaned up long ago as they have done in Germany and Denmark, who also happen to be leaders in wind energy. In no way does pollution from the coal plants justify damaging people’s health by placing windmills too close to their homes. He should resign.”

]]> By: LMA http://laforet.ca/2009/02/20/is-george-smitherman-familiar-with-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-31736 LMA Sat, 21 Feb 2009 05:18:20 +0000 http://laforet.ca/?p=402#comment-31736 The quote from Marion Fraser is mind-blowing and totally illogical. Stop global warming to save the environment by destroying the environment? If environmental damage is sanctioned under the Green Energy Act, then the whole purpose of the Act would be defeated, would it not? The quote from Marion Fraser is mind-blowing and totally illogical. Stop global warming to save the environment by destroying the environment? If environmental damage is sanctioned under the Green Energy Act, then the whole purpose of the Act would be defeated, would it not?

]]> By: Grant Church http://laforet.ca/2009/02/20/is-george-smitherman-familiar-with-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-31730 Grant Church Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:57:36 +0000 http://laforet.ca/?p=402#comment-31730 It is totally irresponsible for him to justify improper placement of windmills because of the coal plant pollution. He should resign. The whole government has been irresponsible by not cleaning up the coal plants as Germany and Denmark have done. On another point, they have gone mad with the climate change agenda. This quote was in the Sarnia Observer: "The dire need to stop global warming with an aggressive renewable energy plan for Ontario outstrips potential damage to sensitive environmental areas, says Marion Fraser, a founding member of the Green Energy Act Alliance." It is totally irresponsible for him to justify improper placement of windmills because of the coal plant pollution. He should resign. The whole government has been irresponsible by not cleaning up the coal plants as Germany and Denmark have done.

On another point, they have gone mad with the climate change agenda. This quote was in the Sarnia Observer:

“The dire need to stop global warming with an aggressive renewable energy plan for Ontario outstrips potential damage to sensitive environmental areas, says Marion Fraser, a founding member of the Green Energy Act Alliance.”

]]> By: B M http://laforet.ca/2009/02/20/is-george-smitherman-familiar-with-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-31725 B M Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:20:16 +0000 http://laforet.ca/?p=402#comment-31725 If McGuinty & Smitherman allow this fiasco to proceed without due diligence and the result is disasterous, who gets to clean up the mess? They won't be in office when the really hard work is left to the good citizens of Toronto. If McGuinty & Smitherman allow this fiasco to proceed without due diligence and the result is disasterous, who gets to clean up the mess? They won’t be in office when the really hard work is left to the good citizens of Toronto.

]]> By: Mike http://laforet.ca/2009/02/20/is-george-smitherman-familiar-with-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-31716 Mike Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:52:26 +0000 http://laforet.ca/?p=402#comment-31716 “We have done a lot of work looking at the evidence … we’re always reviewing the literature,” Smitherman added. Yeah, right. When a politician says they've done a lot of work, that's politico-speak for they've done squat. “We have done a lot of work looking at the evidence … we’re always reviewing the literature,” Smitherman added.

Yeah, right. When a politician says they’ve done a lot of work, that’s politico-speak for they’ve done squat.

]]> By: M A http://laforet.ca/2009/02/20/is-george-smitherman-familiar-with-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-31704 M A Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:59:59 +0000 http://laforet.ca/?p=402#comment-31704 McGuinty and Smitherman are not in charge....CanWEA is. The Ontario government is taking all their direction and information from them, and them only. You're right about the closest thing to an environmental assessment would be that Gerretsen/Smitherman finds the balls to tell the wind companies they too must follow the rules. McGuinty and Smitherman are not in charge….CanWEA is. The Ontario government is taking all their direction and information from them, and them only.

You’re right about the closest thing to an environmental assessment would be that Gerretsen/Smitherman finds the balls to tell the wind companies they too must follow the rules.

]]> By: LMA http://laforet.ca/2009/02/20/is-george-smitherman-familiar-with-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-31698 LMA Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:08:36 +0000 http://laforet.ca/?p=402#comment-31698 How on earth can Smitherman claim that this windfarm will not be "impactful" on residents if no environmental impact study has been done? Is he going to offer to spend some time in a turbine residence just as he offered last year as Health Minister to wear an incontinence diaper to test their absorbency? Also, you raise an important point regarding the geological instability of the Scarborough Bluffs given the possible long term effects of turbine vibrations and sediment displacement on erosion. There are a lot of questions to be raised and answered before, not after, this project is approved. How on earth can Smitherman claim that this windfarm will not be “impactful” on residents if no environmental impact study has been done? Is he going to offer to spend some time in a turbine residence just as he offered last year as Health Minister to wear an incontinence diaper to test their absorbency? Also, you raise an important point regarding the geological instability of the Scarborough Bluffs given the possible long term effects of turbine vibrations and sediment displacement on erosion. There are a lot of questions to be raised and answered before, not after, this project is approved.

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