Ontario family sues wind farm over health effects

An Ontario couple, Lisa and Michel Michaud, of Thamesville, Ontario has filed a statement of claim in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice alleging that the Kent Breeze wind farm operation has caused them to experience nausea, sleep disruptions and vertigo in their home.  Kent Breeze has not yet filed a statement of defence.  The closest of the Kent Breeze wind turbines to the Michaud home is 1,146 metres away.  The defendants in the lawsuit are Kent Breeze Corporation, MacLeod Windmill Project and Suncor Energy Services. 

The Michauds allege that adverse health effects of the wind project began as soon as it started operations earlier this year.  The Michauds purchased their property in 2005. 

A press conference was held in Toronto to announce the lawsuit.

Too much new pipeline capacity to take oil sands to the US?

Noel Griese at Energy Pipeline News reports that Suncor and Imperial Oil are accusing Enbridge Pipelines Inc. of overbuilding pipeline capacity into the U.S. when it is not needed. Enbridge is in the process of completing the Alberta Clipper pipeline to carry Alberta oil sands oil to refineries in the United States. At the same time, TransCanada is proceeding with the Keystone XL pipeline designed to do the same thing. Now Suncor and Imperial Oil have applied to the U.S. regulator for breaks on tolls payable to Enbridge. Has the expansion in the export of oil to the U.S. moved too quickly?

Read the article: http://energypipelinenews.blogspot.com/2010/02/rhubarb-over-clipper-rates-pits-suncor.html