Energy
Notice of Public Meeting - Windmills to be Installed IN Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair
Submitted by Ross Klopp on March 2, 2010 - 1:00am
Attached is the notice of a Public Meeting in the Harrow News for the
offshore windmills in Lakes Erie and St. Clair,
Each location marked would have from 4 to 6 windmills .
See the SouthPoint Website for a view of the windmills from shore.
Windmills to be Installed IN Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair
Submitted by Ross Klopp on February 28, 2010 - 1:00amYou might want to take a look at the plans to install wind turbines in Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie.
We should track this closely as if it happens on the Canadian side of Lake Erie, an area with a large amount of cottages, it will may be proposed for our area in Lake Huron as well.
CBC features town, Bruce Power and Kincardine on February 11st 8 pm
Submitted by Ross Klopp on February 11, 2010 - 1:22pmIn case any of you are interested in watching, thought I would pass this along.
Bruce Power and Kincardine will share the spotlight in a CBC documentary to air in February. My Nuclear Neighbour, a one-hour Reel Time Images film will air Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. on CBC's The Nature of Things with David Suzuki.
The documentary follows the lives of two Peace River women, Lorraine Jensen and Brenda McSween, after they find out about Bruce Power Alberta's plans for a nuclear facility.
"We wanted to take a look at their point of view of a new plant literally being built in their backyard, along their fence line," director Donna Zuckerbrot said in a recent interview. "You will get the sense they're initially very fearful and you'll see how their view transforms as we go along. It shows both sides of the issue, where people have very strong opinions." … continue reading »
Lake Huron e-news - December 2009
Submitted by Geoff.Peach on December 2, 2009 - 3:25amGive like Santa, Save like David Suzuki
Having a hard time thinking of a unique gift for a family member or
friend? Why not give something that is not only special, but benefits
Lake Huron's environment? We've listed some ideas that anyone with a
passion for Lake Huron would love to receive. Just select an item from
the list, send a cheque with a note naming your selected gift, the name
and address of the recipient, and we will send them a gift card from you
with the item you bought for them.
… continue reading »
Lake Huron e-news - November 2009
Submitted by Geoff.Peach on November 18, 2009 - 5:28pmCopenhagen Summit
In advance of the United Nations Climate Change Conference being held
December 7-18, 2009 in Copenhagen Denmark, we thought it would be
worthwhile revisiting the climate change issue and its effects on the
Great Lakes region.
Climate change projections for Lake Huron suggest that we will see
changes in water levels, temperature and precipitation in the coming
decades, making our work or leisure experience something different than
what we've been used to.
Studies
by federal and provincial agencies indicate that municipalities, business
and property owners will have to make adaptations to cope with these
changes. Some of the key findings are listed below.
… continue reading »
Canada's Sickest Lake
Submitted by Ross Klopp on August 31, 2009 - 8:35pm
Lake WinnipegLiving, toxic goo is killing lakes the world over. It may be too late for Lake Winnipeg.
by Nancy Macdonald
Canada’s sickest lakeCisco! Walleye! Whitefish! From the foredeck of the MV Namao, a scientific research vessel on Lake Winnipeg, student-scientists in rubber boots and banana-yellow hard hats are calling out the catch. They’ve also landed troutperch and emerald shiners, whose weight, stomach contents, skin tissues and isotopic concentrations will help gauge the health of the huge prairie lake. The trawl net—which looks like a bright blue tube sock with a nine-metre hole—was hauled aboard by a yellow crane just before the skies went suddenly dark, unleashing a heavy wall of rain like only the prairies can. Walloped by wind and rain, even the Namao—at 34 m, the biggest ship on the lake—is rocking and rolling on Lake Winnipeg’s dangerous, ocean-sized waves.
Bruce beach makes it into the British independant newspaper
Submitted by Ross Klopp on August 12, 2009 - 11:36amDom Joly: A sweet corner of Canada that is forever Scotland
It was an Offshore Bruce last night. This meant that the wind was blowing away from Bruce Beach out on to Lake Huron. More importantly, it also meant that everybody could light the huge bonfires that had been sitting patiently on the beach in front of their cottages like ceremonial pyres.
As we pottered along the shore in the "golden hour" so beloved of photographers, fire after fire was being lit like so many signal beacons. Sweet-smelling pine smoke started to drift out over the flat waters towards Michigan. It mingled with the dying orange rays of sunset to create a curious flickering light. It was a magical sight. … continue reading »
Huron Kinloss Wind Turbine Health Issues
Submitted by beachcomber on January 28, 2009 - 10:57pm
The Suncor/Acciona wind project may have been a boost for the Ripley area, but it has created nothing but health problems for a group of landowners who live near the power line that connect the wind farm to the electrical grid.
They came to Huron-Kinloss council Jan. 19, asking for help in correcting the problems by forcing the company to bury the line.
Sandy MacLeod said that as of the last week of November, 2007, she has had trouble sleeping. Over the following 13 months, she suffered from headaches, unstoppable ringing in the ears, high blood pressure and other health problems.
"We need council to work with us and get the company to return us to the pleasurable environment we have enjoyed for many years," … continue reading »
Lake Huron e-news - October 2008
Submitted by beachcomber on October 1, 2008 - 11:38pmAnd now for something completely different...
Climate change projections for Lake Huron suggest that we will see
changes in water levels, temperature and precipitation in the coming
decades, making our work or leisure experience something different than
what we've been used to.
Recent
studies by federal and provincial agencies indicate that
municipalities, business and property owners will have to make
adaptations to cope with these changes. Some of the key findings are
listed below.With higher air temperatures:
- longer growing season;
- longer summer recreational season
- increased demand for beaches and parks;
- increased number of hot days could result in conditions that support higher occurrences of poor air quality days. Some of the poorest air quality in Ontario occurs along the eastern shores of Lake Huron, as a result of lake-land breeze circulations;
- increased threat of invasive plant species damaging our valued ecosystems.
Fuelled by slime
Submitted by beachcomber on September 30, 2008 - 1:54pmAttached is an article that appeared in the Sept. 29th issue of the Waterloo Region Record. Maybe we can't swim in the lake but, perhaps, we will be able to use the algae in our cars!!!
Arthur Max 2008/09/29
BORCULO, NETHERLANDS (Sep 29, 2008) -- Set amid cornfields and cow pastures in eastern Holland is a shallow pool that is rapidly turning green with algae, harvested for animal feed, skin treatments, biodegradable plastics -- and with increasing interest, biofuel.
