Recently, I read on a blog about Toronto Hydro’s proposed anemometer project the following statement: “Here is another fun piece of trivia: How many full environmental assessments have actually been done before wind turbine projects have been built in Ontario? HINT: There have been 17 wind projects. Answer? Are you sure you want it? HereContinue reading “The finer points of Environmental Assessment in Ontario”
Category Archives: Lake Erie Lowlands
Chickadee-dee-dee
As it turns out, the friendly suggestion of emailing so-and-so for directions was less of a friendly suggestion and more of a base requirement, which makes me wonder why the directions weren’t just included with the volunteer package. In any case, we got to the right address at what I thought was the right timeContinue reading “Chickadee-dee-dee”
bird-brained
Tomorrow, early enough to drag me out of bed at an ungodly hour for a weekend, I will be standing quietly in temperatures well below zero, in a large urban park, counting birds for a couple of hours. Don’t ask me for details. I haven’t a clue what it entails, other than–presumably–silence and watchfulness. AndContinue reading “bird-brained”
