Ontario Federation of Agriculture calls for halt of expansion of wind turbine plans –

Mr. Barnard at it, “spinning” as usual. Congratulations Watch Dogs! You’ve made the big time if “famous” Mr. Barnard has decided your website deserves one of his ridiculous posts. His pro-wind propaganda rants litter the comments section of any article he can find that sheds light on the dark underbelly of Big Wind. Mr. B-I’ll ask you as many others have in other forums-how close is the nearest turbine to your home? A simple review of the research findings from researchers NOT receiving funding by Big Wind illustrates the glaring bias in your comments. For instance-“Wind farms don’t harm human health, anti-wind campaigners do.” The adverse health effects suffered by families living near industrial wind turbines are well-documented by multiple researchers and these findings are further supported by the expanding body of complaints and lawsuits from the ever-growing population of individuals forced to live near wind projects. Further support of the adverse health effects caused by turbines: when ordering the immediate shutdown of the turbines in Falmouth 12 hrs/day in an attempt to protect nearby residents, a judge noted that turbines cause irreparable physical and psychological harm (see http://www.wind-watch.com). As someone who lives surrounded by these 495’ tall noisy, flicker-inducing, sleep-depriving, health damaging, monstrous industrial machines, my family and many other families within Invenergy’s California Ridge project are living proof of the harm wind farms do the rural residents within the footprint of an industrial wind project. Learn more of the truth about Industrial Wind and life in the California Ridge project at http://www.fairwindenergy.org.

Lots of disinformation is being fed to the OFA apparently. For some leavening facts instead of inaccurate implications:
Wind energy is now cheaper than any form of new generation except shale gas according the International Energy Agency, Bloomberg Financial and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. http://barnardonwind.com/2013/02/18/how-effective-are-wind-turbines-compared-to-other-sources-of-energy/
Wind farms don’t require any more backup than coal or nuclear plants do until they are supplying a very large percentage energy, and when wind energy drops, it’s predictable and minor, unlike major transmission or generation failures. No new backup generation needs to be built; it already exists and wind energy is displacing it. http://barnardonwind.com/2013/02/24/how-much-backup-does-a-wind-farm-require-how-does-that-compare-to-conventional-generation/
Wind farms are cost effective and predictable sources of power despite variable winds; that’s why there are 240,000 world wide providing clean, safe, dependable electricity today. http://barnardonwind.com/2013/02/15/the-wind-doesnt-blow-all-the-time-doesnt-this-make-wind-power-ineffective/
Induced currents is pseudoscience BS, pure and simple. What concerns exist around poorly grounded power have nothing to with wind energy. The OFA should stop listening to anti-wind cranks on this subject.
Wind farms don’t harm human health, anti-wind campaigners do. 19 reviews world wide of all of the available research and complaints by credible, independent groups have cleared wind farms of health impacts. Meanwhile, studies in the UK, Australia and New Zealand point the finger at anti-wind lobbyists spreading health fears and jacking up stress. http://barnardonwind.com/2013/02/17/wind-farms-dont-make-people-sick-so-why-the-complaints/
Frankly, farmers are pragmatic and data-oriented people. The organization that represents them should be too. It’s a pity that they are giving into a-scientific hysteria from a minority.

Ontario Federation of Agriculture calls for halt of expansion of wind turbine plans – http://t.co/CoKE2KrLuh