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More Dirty Business in Toronto–who pays? You do!

The Ontario Liberal government tried to get around the Legislature by releasing pages and pages of blank documents, claiming they were connected to the closure of two Ontario gas power plants, but that the details needed to remain secret while … Continue reading

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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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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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Rural Ontario stunned by new developments

Ontario’s rural communities are being rocked by sequential announcements that existing proposed projects are now being intensified (one is actually DOUBLING) and that projects thought dead are now proceeding, and do not have to adhere to setbacks as prescribed in … Continue reading

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Dirty Business: “an eye-opener”

Editor Jane Wilson appeared on Bayshore Radio’s CFOS open line show this morning to talk about Dirty Business, the reality of Ontario’s rush to wind power. Host and journalist Dan Maclean pronounced the book a “real eye opener” with information … Continue reading

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The power of community action against a dirty business

The results of Ontario’s recent election are an eye-opener: communities that protest the loss of democracy as a result of the McGuinty government’s Green Energy Act, and who don’t want industrial power generation projects forced on their communities have had … Continue reading

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Reviews!

Comments are coming in about Dirty Business: the reality of Ontario’s rush to wind power -an amazing compilation -thank you, thank you, thank you. All of rural Ontario thanks you! -This is great. This is the best information, all in … Continue reading

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Dirty Business: Ontario’s wind power rush revealed

Dirty Business: the reality of Ontario’s rush to wind power Finally, wind power in Ontario explained. And it’s not pretty. Or “green.” Ontario’s government counted on “renewable” sources of energy such as wind and solar to create jobs after the failure … Continue reading

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