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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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SALE! Celebrate the Health Canada wind turbine noise study

To celebrate the announcement of the Health Canada research study on wind turbine noise, Dirty Business: the reality of Ontario’s rush to wind power is offering FREE SHIPPING in Ontario for a limited time. Special offer : $9.99 plus free … 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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The hypocrisy of wind power in Ontario

Here is a delightfully satirical article on the idea of placing industrial-scale* wind turbines right in downtown Toronto. People may think the scale is cartoonish but they would be WRONG. The newest generation of large-scale wind power generators are as … Continue reading

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Book review:”a conversation with a wide range of people”

BOOK REVIEW Dirty Business: The Reality of Ontario’s Rush to Wind Power. In this collection of short essays, the editor is very specific in the introduction, referring to the “wind power generation industry” and how it measures up from a … 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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Authors on Radio: CHUO. Wind a mediocre technology for huge profit

Editror Jane Wilson and Dirty Business: the reality of Ontario’s rush to wind power contributor Dan Scharf appeared recently on the Five O’Clock Train show on the University of Ottawa’s radio station, CHUO. The hour-long interview with host Denis Rancourt … 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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