Monday, May 6, 2013

Ontario gov't looks to downsize wind power, FOI reveals

Tom Adams acquired documents via freedom of information (FOI) requests showing the government was holding secretive meetings on industrial wind projects and important bird areas (including McLean's Mountain and Ostrander Point)

Ontario gov't looks to downsize wind power, FOI reveals | Tom Adams Energy - ideas for a smarter grid:
Documents obtained through Freedom of Information, although heavily redacted, reveal that late last year the Ontario government was looking for options to downsize its troubled wind power development program and also trying to cover its tracks.
One option the government considered for slowing wind development across the province was denying approvals through the Renewable Energy Approval process that some wind developments must go through. The Ontario government specifically identified wind developments in internationally recognized Important Bird Areas.
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