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MPAC study on property values and wind turbines self-serving
WIND CONCERNS ONTARIO News release
The year-late report from the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) on the effect of wind turbines on Ontario property values is nothing more than a self-serving exercise by bureaucrats to serve their government masters, says Wind Concerns Ontario.
President Jane Wilson, who consulted with real estate appraisers and finance professionals, commented that “the reality is, as anyone knows, no one wants to live near a wind turbine. But the government doesn’t want the voting public to know more about the negative effects of what they’ve done with their wind power program. So, the bureaucrat assessors at MPAC took their time, and came up with the answer the government wants—no impact on value.”
Instead of using comparison to actual sales as real estate appraisers do, the assessment staff at MPAC used a mathematical methodology called multiple regression analysis. “Unlike actual comparisons to sales, this type of analysis can be manipulated to get the ‘right’ answer,” Wilson explains. “They left out sales before 2008, they only studied turbines of a certain size, and they completely excluded homes that have been abandoned and purchased by the wind power developers.”
The MPAC study also does not include properties that are listed for sale but never sell. “You can’t measure what didn’t happen,” Wilson adds.
The purpose of the study was to justify MPAC’s refusal to add wind power developments as a factor in assessing property value, although the corporation does factor in other less desirable features such as quarries, garbage dumps and other industrial facilities.
“Taxpayers paid for this study which will now doubtless be used by their own government against them, as they seek re-assessment of their properties, or even go to court for lost property value,” Wilson said.
Read more from WCO.
Wind Energy – 64 Whole MW at 6 AM This Morning
Good morning Ontario. While you are eating your breakfast on this chilly April morning, industrial wind turbines are cranking away to keep the lights on and those furnaces running. Here is an example how completely useless and wasteful these machines are to supply power to a modern society.
In Ontario we have 32,961 MW of installed generator capacity to power our grid. This includes Nuclear, Hydro, Gas/Oil, Coal, Wind, Biofuels etc. At 6 AM, Ontarions had a power demand of 16,721 MW. Industrial Wind Energy was able to contribute a measly 64 MW. According to the IESO site we have here in Ontario 1,725 MW of installed wind power. I would laugh if that were not so downright frightening. This is what our province has committed our future to. The dark ages are coming. This chart is from the Sygration site from April 16, 2014.
| TOTAL WIND | 368 | 262 | 147 | 116 | 91 | 64 | 99 |
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Not a Good Week to be in the Wind Industry
A Superior Court decision orders wind project to comply with existing regulations and in another development, the Senate passes a Bill creating more stringent siting standards for wind turbines.
Abuse of Power – Letter to Ministry of the Attorney General
Save Ostrander Point Gala Dinner-SOLD OUT
PECFN Field naturalists confirm they’ll go back to court
March 11,2014
The Prince Edward County Field Naturalists (PECFN) gave notice to Gilead and the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) of its intention to request leave from the Ontario Court of Appeal to appeal the Divisional Court ruling that overturned the Environmental Review Tribunal success.
PECFN’s Chery Anderson said the Appeal Court registrar is to receive PECFN’s notice of intention Wednesday, March. 12.
“Over the next month PECFN will be preparing our legal arguments in consultation with other environmental groups. By mid May all parties will be submitting their motions to the Appeal Court for consideration,” Anderson said. “Three judges of the Appeal Court will then consider whether to allow our appeal. That consideration could take several weeks. If and when leave to appeal is given, a court date will be established and that, again, will be sometime in the indeterminate future.”
Lawyers assembled in Osgoode Hall Jan. 21-23 to hear the arguments of the Ministry of the Environment and Gilead Power against the Environmental Review Tribunal ruling that revoked the minister’s approval of the nine turbine project planned for Ostrander Point, on the south shore of Prince Edward County.
The decision of the Divisional Court received Thursday Feb. 20 was that the tribunal erred in its ruling.
Unless appealed, the decision will result in the industrial development of Ostrander Point Crown Land Block on the South Shore of Prince Edward County.
Prince Edward County Field Naturalists are disappointed with the ruling of the Divisional Court and do not agree that the Environmental Review Tribunal was wrong. Read rest of article here.
OEH Seminar: Wind turbines and human health
Thursday March 20, 2014 from 8 am to 9 am Toronto, Ontario
Emotional public objection, scientific and government publications, and legal proceedings all play into the debate around the issue of wind turbines and human health. While some argue that electromagnetic fields, shadow flicker, and audible/inaudible noise from operational wind turbines are related to self-reported health effects, others suggest that subjective variables like visual cue, attitude, personality, and expectations related to media, rather than turbine-specific variables, are linked to reported effects. In his presentation, Dr. Loren Knopper will highlight his experience in the field, the most prominent information found in the popular literature, the state of scientific/medical knowledge on the issue, and provide a weight-of-evidence conclusion on this debate.
Presenter: Dr. Loren Knopper
Dr. Knopper is an internationally recognized environmental health scientist at Intrinsik Environmental Sciences. Dr. Knopper’s career has focused on human health and ecological risk assessment, human and ecological toxicology and health, public communication, and scientific training. He has been involved in risk/scientific communication with a number of stakeholders including government and regulatory officials, industry representatives, aboriginal councils, and the general public. He maintains an active academic practice and holds adjunct professor appointments at the University of Waterloo, the Royal Military College of Canada, and the University of Guelph. Dr. Knopper was recently nominated for the prestigious Eni Award, which recognizes researchers who have achieved internationally significant results in the field of human activity and the natural environment.
Please note: This is an open invitation, and may be forwarded to interested parties. Attendees may join in person or via webinar.
DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies or views of Public Health Ontario, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by Public Health Ontario.
For Seminar/Webinar details please read here.
Join Us for the Spring Fling!
Mothers Against Wind Turbines invites you to our upcoming community event….our Spring Fling!
Friday April 11 @ 7 pm at Wellandport Hall.
Admission is $1o.oo per person
Please invite your friends and neighbours to attend this event. Its going to be a lot of good fun and fellowship.
We are planning lots of food & drink, including coffee, tea, wine, beer, pop, water and a light lunch. We have something for everyone, including card games, games of chance, and other fund raising games. We look forward to awesome door prizes, raffles and a silent auction.
We are planning lots of food & drink, including coffee, tea, wine, beer, pop, water and a light lunch. We have something for everyone, including card games, games of chance, and other fund raising games. We look forward to awesome door prizes, raffles and a silent auction.
MAWT is dedicated to the legal fight against the Niagara Region Wind Corporation Wind Turbines
*Ticket Pre-Sales available at shelliecorreia@ gmail.com, or call 905-386-0765 Remaining tickets will be sold at the door!
Mothers Against Wind Turbines Inc. 