That has a nice alliterative ring, doesn’t it? There’s a big discussion over at Ontario Wind Resistance about putting some wind turbines in Toronto and having the residents there do their part in fulfilling Ontario’s dreams about wind energy. In an effort to constructively add to that discussion, I’ve created a 3-D Google Earth KMZ [...]
Browsing Posts published in April, 2012
I recently posted about the eastern shore of Lake Huron and how a line of wind turbines roughly 20km deep snaked all the way up that coast. Unfortunately the snake doesn’t end there; it continues onto the Bruce Peninsula. Here’s a snapshot of the 200 turbines planned. You’d think an area as unspoiled and scenic [...]
Earlier I posted pictures of the wind turbine projects slated for the Chatham-Kent area. I’ve continued onward, now creating pictures of the eastern shore of Lake Huron, specifically the Ontario counties of Lambton, Huron and Bruce. As ugly as Chatham-Kent is, I think Lake Huron is even uglier. The yellow cloud is 200km long and [...]
Opponents of wind energy have three strikes against them. I reflected upon these strikes while I was preparing for the discussion following the local showing of Windfall. These three strikes have nothing to do with the merits of their case, which if anything are growing stronger over time. Rather, they have more to do with [...]
The movie Windfall is showing at the Little Art Theatre in Yellow Springs Ohio and I’m scheduled to lead a discussion on the movie and wind energy in general afterwards. To help with that discussion I’ve created and gathered up some material which is displayed below. If you are looking for a quick summary of [...]
