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An anticipated Health Canada study on Industrial Wind Turbine Noise is noted by anti-victim wind promoter Simon Chapman in a new article in Australia. Chapman opines there are no problems with industrial wind turbines except for the problems with the whiny sorts that pretend to be bothered by them: "In this Health Canada study, while proximity to the turbines was statistically significantly associated with annoyance, the relationship was weak. It was better explained by factors such as holding negative views about the visual impact of the turbines (not liking the look of them), being able to the see aircraft warning blinking lights, the perception of vibrations when the turbines were turning and high concern about physical safety. These are all perceptual variables that bothered some..." but also... "The prevalence of residents reporting that they were very or extremely annoyed by wind turbine noise increased from 2.1% to 13.7% when sound pressure levels were below 30 dB...

On May 12th the leader of Ontario’s official opposition party asked the government: Why should Ontario’s businesses and families be subsidizing our competition in New York and Michigan? In response, Ontario’s Minister of Energy, Bob Chiarelli said: “...Any power we sell to the US, to Quebec, to Manitoba, or power they sell us, is surplus power. It’s opportunity power. It’s pure profit… ...The IESO will confirm that, last year, we made a net profit of $350 million—” That perspective might be defensible in Mr. Chiarelli’s lobbyist-populated world, but it’s a harmful one for Ontario ratepayers. The Minister might be communicating that with net revenue on net exports of 16.85 million megawatt-hours (MWh), the province netted $350 million of proceeds. [1] That calculates out to $20.77/MWh. “[T]he average price of electricity generation in Ontario... in 2015 was $83/MWh,” according to a December 2015 news release from Chiarelli’s Ministry of Energy.

"“Does the Minister believe it is appropriate for the Government to approve a project that puts out inaccurate and incomplete information?”