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Wind Concerns Ontario Response to New GEA Regulations Loud and Clear

by John Laforet
posted on September 27th, 2009 at 00:12:07 am

Wind Concerns Ontario was quick to react to the new regulations for wind power in Ontario. “Woefully inadequate” is how I described them for the six o’clock news, the Ottawa Citizen, National Post, Bayshore Radio, and on Focus Ontario immediately after the Premier’s release of the new rules. Their claim to have made both sides equally unhappy and therefore everyone is happy was shot down early by myself and other members of Wind Concerns Ontario because our position is simple. We need hard science to protect human health and the environment and that setbacks should be based on this, not political maneuvering designed to try to get us to walk away from a principled stance in the name of compromise.

The Wind Industry has been all to willing to compromise human health and the environment. The Ontario Liberal Party has been a gleeful partner in this by cashing the industry’s cheques as quickly as possible while finding time to  tear up the provisions that allowed us to at least try to fight them. We have and will continue to refuse to compromise on health and the environment and will continue to fight for local community based democratic decision making, local planning decisions and an honest debate about our electricity future.

We’re revved up and see the new rules as an opportunity to get back to doing what our member groups have been doing all along – fighting irresponsible developments using irresponsible planning rules to get away with it.

You will see us in the trenches, but expect to see us in the courts, and at the ballot boxes as well. Wind Concerns Ontario will be sharpening our collective elbows moving forward and will continue to stand up and fight for the thousands of individuals we represent.

I continue to be proud of the work I have the opportunity to do with so many amazing people throughout Ontario and as I told many of our members just a week ago we won’t let the bastards grind us down. We will continue to stand up and fight. Now that there are firm rules in place – expect us to start winning some of these fights as well.

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2 Responses to “Wind Concerns Ontario Response to New GEA Regulations Loud and Clear”

  1. AW Says:
    September 28th, 2009 at 10:02 am

    John, you are an honest, hard-working, diligent type and I thank you for your continued efforts at WCO to enlighten the folks who check in to their web-site.

  2. Gil Says:
    October 1st, 2009 at 12:10 am

    John,
    Thanks for all your great work and insite. We are in a battle in PEC regarding all Wind Power projects by Skypower/Bryron Project. Queens Park has left us to “float in the Wind”as far as Safety Concerns/Noise/Tourism Impact/ Loss of Property values/removing Picton Council (plus all inputs)etc.while easily adopting ALL the Wind Industry Generated/suggested Guidelines and Reports..
    What a crock!!
    We need “Independent Ontario Government Studies “on all aspects of Wind Power recently identified problems to PROTECT US, the Taxpayer.That’s their #1 Job!!. PLEASE DO IT…Thanks Gil