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Joe Oliver: don’t be misled on wind power

Once you’ve read Dirty Business–and in particular, the chapters by Dan Scharf and Tom Adams–you’ll realize the extent to which the wind power business has marketed the clean energy dream throughout the world. Wind power is free and clean and … Continue reading

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Health Canada health study on wind turbines much needed

Several of the authors in Dirty Business: the reality of Ontario’s rush to wind power commented on the lack of real science behind Ontario’s policy decisions. In fact, when science was offered, Ontario looked the other way! The Ontario government … Continue reading

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Big wind: how “dirty” is it? Read this

Dirty Business: the reality of Ontario’s rush to wind power is all about how the Ontario government fell for the claims of Big Wind, about benefits to the environment, the economy, and wind power’s role in saving lives from dirty … Continue reading

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The Dirty Business of wind power: 2 more Ontario municipalities vote against

This past week saw two more Ontario municipalities pass resolutions for a moratorium on industrial wind power development, and one voted to impose a 2-km setback for any wind power projects. Chatsworth and Tavistock, both facing wind projects, voted for … Continue reading

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