[All] ROPP now Approved by MMAH, the OPA vs. ECO on solar, quick sign petitions etc.

[Ginny Quinn]

Lulu    the 20 days will NOT pass peacefully    It was pointed out to me at the last Regional meeting by Jim Wideman and Tom Galloway   that the Objectors were NOT at the meeting and therefore they wiil ,probably   Take us to the OMB....and I was assured that the reason they voted negatively was to defer the cost of the OMB  to which I responded that they were going to take us to the OMB  anyway if they could not   Bully   us into giving them what they wanted    no matter what the harm to our drinking water and the survival of this community.   Watch for the announcement .  God help us.   Ginny
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Louisette Lanteigne 
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  Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 7:31 PM
  Subject: [All] ROPP now Approved by MMAH, the OPA vs. ECO on solar,quick sign petitions etc.


        THE NEW ROPP IS APPROVED by MMAH

        July 19, 2010 the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing officially declaired the new Regional Official Planning Policy approved by the province. Details are in the attachments.  If there is to be anyone contesting the decision at the OMB, (regarding country side line etc.) it must take place within the next 20 days, Let's hope 20 days passes peacefully!


        OPA vs. Environmental Commissioner over cuts to Solar Power payments.

        Province cuts funding for solar power
        Energy minister Brad Duguid caused an uproar July 2 when he announced that the Ontario Power Authority will only pay 58.8 cents per kilowatt hour for electricity from small, ground-mounted solar projects of 10 kilowatts or less. (The province originally committed to 80.2 cents per kilowatt hour.)
        http://www.simcoereformer.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=2676403

        In response, the Environmental Commissioner demanded to see the financial assumptions used by the Ontario Power Authority to justify its price cut.
        http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/07/21/14780086.html

        The Environmental Commissioner researched this issue and found some "funny math" being done by the Ontario Power Authority.
        http://www.eco.on.ca/blog/2010/07/21/funny-math-on-microfit/

        Apparently there will be "clarification on details" from the OPA tomorrow. In the meantime...
         
        CREW WANTS HELP SAVE THE MICROFIT PROGRAM RATES
        CREW Waterloo is asking all Ontario Residents to visit this website, sign the petition and fill the very brief questionaire to help protect the value of the MicroFit solar program's pay back. 
        http://www.microfitaction.com/

        In other news

        The Story of Cosmetics has just been released. This short informative video is produced by the maker of the "Story of Stuff" and it exposes the alarming toxicity of cosmetics: 
        http://storyofstuff.org/cosmetics/

        Pleas sign this CANADIAN PETITION by Environmental Defence calling for a ban on toxic chemicals is cosmetics (that are already banned in Europe) 
        http://petition.environmentaldefence.ca/Just_Beautiful/

        June was the 304th month in a row above average temperatures
        Based on data released from the US's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Climatic Data Center 
        http://news.mongabay.com/2010/0720-hance_june_temp.html

        Stay cool folks!
        Lulu :0) 



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