There is either a giant contradiction here in Ontario's Prince Edward County or I am missing something.
Canadian sailors train for the Olympics in Kingston, Ontario, because there is a lot of wind at the east end of Lake Ontario. Nearby, sticking out into the lake, is Prince Edward County; it is now a playground of wine, cheese, hotels and second homes, and a lot of people who do not like wind turbines.
So one of the first things that Doug Ford did when he was elected Premier of Ontario a few weeks ago is cancel the White Pines tubing project, even though it was half built and the cancellation may well cost the Province $100 million in settlements. And they are just getting started; Todd Smith, local Member of Parliament and Government House Leader, says “we will strike Ontario’s cap-and-trade carbon tax law from the books, and repeal any legislation that would enable a future government to impose a cap-and-trade carbon tax in future.”
Here is a quote from Ontario P.C. leader Doug Ford. This party wants to take the Province backwards about 30 years. pic.twitter.com/enF9EuaNWj
— Doug Smith (@Case2166Doug) April 27, 2018It’s weird, a government that was elected on the promise of opening Ontario for business, is doing exactly the opposite. John Ivison of the National Post calls it a “boneheaded, ideological decision”. But the Alliance to Protect Prince Edward County is thrilled, telling County Live: “We are extremely pleased and looking forward, as always with the continued support of our members, to a County that is turbine-free!”
The wonderfully named CCSAGE Naturally Green (County Coalition for Safe and Appropriate Green Energy), who made that sign up top, is also excited. After all, they have demanded that the Government:
Put on hold immediately all proposed major wind and solar projects not currently operating, until considerations of appropriate placement and of Municipal jurisdiction be determined, and economic and scientific justification be established, including science-based justification of set-backs from property lines of houses, schools and other inhabited structures.
And my favourite, my emphasis:
Re-write the Green Energy Act based on results of economic, scientific and health analyses that are produced by acknowledged and independent experts (excluding those of the wind and solar industries and of their allies and supporters)
So if you like wind and solar, (as I believe many environmentalists do) you are not even allowed to comment. That seems fair and reasonable.
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