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Consider why more than 70 other Ontario municipalities, and the Ontario Federation of Agriculture and
numerous other groups have asked for a moratorium on IWTs.
Read the MSN report of Grand Bend being voted the 3 rd top beach area in Canada and consider how this will
change with massive IWTs
Thirty miles of beautiful beaches along this Lake Huron coast are equaled only by the spectacular sunsets. 'The
Bend', just 45 minutes from London, has been attracting tourists since the 1800's. Young sun worshippers strut
their stuff on the beach at the foot of Main Street, while families looking for a quieter environment often
gravitate to the beach south of the river mouth. Busy bars, fast food, miniature golf, live theatre — it's fun. The
very popular Pinery Provincial Park has 1,000 campsites just south of the village.
Remember how we didn’t have a breath of air/wind during our hot and humid summer. Wind doesn’t blow here
when we need the energy the most – in the summer.
Consider where the used and damaged toxic wind turbine blades are going to be dumped.
Read the 2011 Auditor’s General’s Annual report – renewable energy initiatives. But I have to warn you it’s a
lengthy report so I’ve summarized some of its findings.
Although the Ministry consulted with stakeholders in developing the supply-mix directives, the LTEP, and the Green Energy
and Green Economy Act, billions of dollars were committed to renewable energy without fully evaluating the impact, the
trade-offs, and the alternatives through a comprehensive business-case analysis. Specifically, the OPA, the OEB, and the
IESO acknowledged that:
no independent, objective, expert investigation had been done to examine the potential effects of renewableenergy
policies on prices, job creation, and greenhouse gas emissions; and
no thorough and professional cost/benefit analysis had been conducted to identify potentially cleaner, more
economically productive, and cost-effective alternatives to renewable energy, such as energy imports and
increased conservation.
o residential electricity bills will rise another 46% over the next five years
o the OPA and the IESO acknowledged that when more renewable energy projects under the FIT program are added
to the grid, the power surplus will grow
o electricity ratepayers may have to pay renewable energy generators under the FIT program between $150 million
and $225 million a year not to generate electricity
o In October 2010, the Ministry cancelled a signed contract with a private-sector developer to build a 900 MW gasfired
project in the GTA because decreased electricity demand
o the report didn’t buy the estimate of new jobs. A 2011 survey showed that in the United Kingdom 4 jobs were lost
elsewhere in the economy for every one new job in the renewable energy sector, primarily because of higher
electricity prices.
Read some of the numerous reports of health problems for people living with IWTs. Read how people are forced
to leave their family homes because they can’t sleep there anymore. Some of their sleep deprivation and health
problems are caused by shadow flickers, turbine noise, infrasound, vibration, flashing red aviation lights, and
stress. One account likened the vibration in the house to being inside a drum and the IWT blade as the drum
stick. Consider what a performance in the Huron Playhouse will be like being surrounded by the IWTs.
Read the Peer Review of the scientific study published in the Noise and Health Periodical, available on line, you
should take the time to read the whole study. There is a slight charge. Here’s an Abstract from the Article
Industrial wind turbines (IWTs) are a new source of noise in previously quiet rural environments. Environmental noise is a public health concern, of which sleep
disruption is a major factor. To compare sleep and general health outcomes between participants living close to IWTs and those living further away from them,
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