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ERT (Environmental Review Tribunal of Ontario). Case Nos.: 10-121/10-122. In the Matter of Appeals by Katie Brenda Erickson and Chatham-Kent Wind Action Inc. Filed on November 29, 2010 for a Hearing before the Environmental Review Tribunal Pursuant to Section 142.1 of the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19, as Amended with Respect to a Renewable Energy Approval Issued by the Director, Ministry of the Environment, on November 10, 2010 to Kent Breeze Corp. and MacLeod Windmill Project Inc. (Kent Breeze Wind Farms) c/o Suncor Energy Services Inc. under Section 47.5 of the Environmental Protection Act, Regarding the Construction, Installation, Operation, Use and Retiring of Eight Wind Turbine Generators Located at Part Lots 8-11, Concession 1 and Part Lots 4-6, Concession 1 & 2, in the Township of Camden, Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario. (Witness a. pg 64); (Winess b. pg 90).

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• TITLE: Wind Turbines: An Exploration of Research Participants’ Living Experiences as a Consequence of Ontario’s Green Energy Act

  AUTHORS: Carmen M. Krogh, Robert Y. McMurtry, William Ben Johnson, Jerry L. Punch, Anne Dumbrille, Mariana Alves-Pereira, Debra Hughes, Linda Rogers, Robert W. Rand, Richard James, Stephen E. Ambrose, Lorrie Gillis

  KEYWORDS: Wind Turbines, Green Energy Act, Government Policy, Grounded Theory, Contemplating to Vacate a Home, Housing Decisions (Internationally, USA, Canada)

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Access Library Journal, Vol.10 No.6, June 29, 2023

  ABSTRACT: In 2009, the province of Ontario, Canada enacted the Green Energy Act. Those appealing an approval of a Wind Power Plant (WPP) were challenged by a high burden of proof—proof of causality. The requirement was that, before the project was constructed and operating, it must be shown that it “will cause” serious harm to human health, or “serious and irreversible harm” to plant or animal life, or the natural environment. Methods: This ethicsreviewed study used the Grounded Theory methodology. It conducted face-to-face interviews with those who had previously lived or were currently living within 10 km from a WPP. Audio files were transcribed to text, and the data were coded and analysed using NVivo Pro (v.12.6) software. Objectives: To explore and generate a substantive theory of the events that motivate research participants living within 10 km from a WPP to contemplate their housing decisions. Results: Data analysis revealed that the Green Energy Act contributed towards participants considering their housing decisions. They became informed and took action by participating in government processes that included observing Environmental Review Tribunals, other judicial proceedings and filing complaints/Incident Reports. Discussion: Through the candid and insightful observations by research participants, those with an interest in health policy, authorities, policy makers, researchers, practitioners, social scientists, and members of the public, will gain an awareness of the effects the Green Energy Act had on research participants.