November 18, 2008
Support renewable wind power in Toronto!
Dear Friend,
Right now, Toronto has an opportunity to take a giant step forward in creating clean, green sustainable power… but that opportunity may be blocked before it even gets started.
Last month, David Suzuki urged you to show you care about the environment — and your future — by making your voice heard. Here’s your chance.
Toronto Hydro is exploring the possibility of putting windmills in the Lake, about 2 km off the shores of the east end of our city. The first step is to install a wind measuring device in the Lake. Moving forward on this proposal marks the first real step in turning around our energy future. But Hydro will need permission to proceed, and a small but vocal group is fighting even the current effort to measure the wind speeds.
If Toronto Hydro fails to get permission to take this basic first step toward green, sustainable power, Toronto’s renewable energy future — and our ability to deal with smog and global warming — may come to a screeching halt!
We need you to come to an important community meeting that will discuss the proposal on Monday, November 24th (see details below). We need to make sure Torontonians — like you — who care about a renewable energy future are there to express their support for testing winds in Lake Ontario. We need to send a clear message to the Ontario Government that Torontonians care about sustainable energy and we support windmills!
To help get people to the meeting we are organizing buses to take people there. Just ride the subway to Kennedy station any time between 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. and friendly wind power supporters will meet you in the station (look for people carrying windmill signs) and guide you to the buses and drive you to the meeting. After it's over, we'll give you a lift back too.
To guarantee a seat on the bus, please RSVP us at rsvptorontowind@gmail.com. Put "Yes Bus" in the subject heading so we know you need a lift.
Meeting Details:
Monday, November 24th, 6:30 pm
Sir Wilfred Laurier Collegiate Institute
145 Guildwood Parkway, Scarborough
Go to www.torontoenvironment.org/windmills for a map.
To learn more about what you can do to support windmills and a renewable energy future, visit www.torontoenvironment.org/windmills.
Also check out this article by Bob McDonald, host of CBC's Quirks & Quarks, "Deflating some misconceptions about wind power."
Posted by Erika Rathje at November 18, 2008
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November 17, 2008
The Suzuki Diaries: now online
We keep hearing a lot about a renewable future, but have you ever wondered what what it might look like? Well, you can have a look!
You can watch the full show, courtesy of CBC.
CBC TV's new show, "The Suzuki Diaries" featuring David Suzuki and his daughter Sarika Cullis-Suzuki debuted this week. The hour-long special follows the duo as they explore different locations in Europe where renewable energy has taken off.
Posted by elijah v at November 17, 2008
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November 11, 2008
Peep into a renewable energy future
We keep hearing a lot about a renewable future, but have you ever wondered what what it might look like? Well, you can have a look!
CBC TV's new show, "The Suzuki Diaries" featuring David Suzuki and his daughter Sarika Cullis-Suzuki debuted this week. The hour-long special follows the duo as they explore different locations in Europe where renewable energy has taken off.
If Canada follows Europe's lead, our cities could look a lot like the ones in Germany, Denmark, France, and Spain that have embraced sustainability.
You can watch the full show, courtesy of CBC! Let us know what you think in the comments section.
Posted by elijah v at November 11, 2008
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November 04, 2008
Wind-power misconceptions blown away
We know that the continued excessive use of fossil fuels will kill birds – and a lot of other animals, including us.
But what about wind power? As more and more people look for ways to meet our energy needs without causing the kinds of environmental havoc that non-renewable energy sources such as fossil fuels and nuclear power cause, wind power is experiencing a bit of blow-back. This includes arguments that windmills kill birds and bats.
But a lot of those arguments are based on misconceptions, as Bob McDonald, host of CBC’s Quirks & Quarks, points out in an article titled “Deflating some misconceptions about wind power”.
“They do not make noise, they don’t kill birds and if they are sitting two kilometers off shore they’re not intrusive on the landscape,” Mr. McDonald argues.
It's interesting to note also that the number of birds that have been killed by windmills (mostly of an older design) is minuscule compared to the numbers of birds killed by high buildings, power lines, and even house cats. And, of course, global warming from fossil-fuel use will kill many more birds than wind power installations.
Posted by Ian Hanington at November 04, 2008
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