Posts Tagged ‘ Wind Energy ’







Blowing Wind

Jul 28th, 2010 in Not So Green
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What our government, the wind companies and their lobby groups won’t tell you about wind energy…



Doh… The Simpsons Discover the Knots of Wind Energy

Apr 28th, 2010 in Today's Brew
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When Homer opens his ever climbing electric bill, he decides to go off the grid by installing a giant size wind turbine. Only to discover the “knots” of wind energy… knot cost-effective, knot quiet, and knot reliable since the wind is knot blowing all the time. You can watch the entire episode right here… Didn’t [...]



I’ll Huff and I’ll Puff… And I’ll Blow the House Down

Mar 12th, 2010 in Not So Green

SouthPoint Wind is back… This time they want to put 180 industrial wind turbines in Pigeon Bay just 1-2 km off the shorelines of Kingsville and Leamington in Lake Erie. I’m a nimby and proud of it. There’s a reason why people don’t want these monsters in our backyards and the Provincial Government of Ontario [...]



Wind Turbines in Pigeon Bay?

Sep 29th, 2009 in Not So Green

The Ontario Government is trying to put wind turbine farms in our beloved lakes. Not way out deep in the middle of the lake, but within 1.5 km of the shoreline… that’s less than 1 mile off shore.  Right in the middle of our public beaches, national parks and marinas. The new Green Act overrides [...]



What’s Been Keeping Me Busy?

Sep 28th, 2009 in Life's Like That

A few years ago, my husband and I moved our family as far south as we could go… Point Pelee is the southernmost tip of Canada. We were fortunate to find a little place on the shores of Pigeon Bay in Leamington. With bird sanctuaries everywhere, it’s bird heaven… even in the winter. Now someone [...]