Dear SOS Friends,
APEX Clean Energy Inc, has recently filed a 100 page Preliminary Scoping Statement (PSS) for the Lighthouse Wind industrial wind turbine project with the Public Service Commission. This is the beginning of their move toward the filing of an application next year.
There is a public comment period on the PSS that ends on January 6, 2016. SOS has hired experts in the areas of energy, acoustics and the environment to make comments on the PSS and show how it is deficient and where it needs to add additional concerns and topics. However, there is no replacement for comments by citizens who know the area where this project is proposed.
SOS has created a web page that will guide you. Each topic/section of the PSS has been separated so you can pick one or two to review. At the top of the web page is a document with step by step instructions. Be sure to read this since the comments need to be titled and mailed to two locations.
http://lakeontarioturbines.com/pss-comments.html
Goal of our comments: We need to tell Apex and the Public Service Commission that the Lighthouse Wind PSS has not discussed all of the issues and concerns. We need to point out where they are making false assumptions that are relying on very little evidence. We do not need to do research. We simply need to tell APEX that they need to do research and studies. Our comments do not need to prove that we are right. Rather, they should identify issues that Apex should address. The PSS that Apex filed does not include adequate discussion about the Air Base, tourism and many other issues. We must raise every issue that is of concern. If we succeed in doing that, we will get our chance to present evidence about these issues, and disprove Apex's treatment of them in comments on the Application.
Ongoing comments on the PSC website are great too. But if you want to comment on the PSS please go to our website. Thank you.
Kate Kremer
Board Member, Save Ontario Shores Inc.
SOS survey shows strong opposition to turbines:
http://www.orleanshub.com/news2015/SOS-survey-shows-strong-opposition-to-turbines.htm
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Don't forget to post your comments to the PSC:
http://documents.dps.ny.gov/…/MatterManage…/CaseMaster.aspx…
If you need a subject to write about, check out our talking points on our web site: http://lakeontarioturbines.com/act-save-ontario-shores.html
SOS is 100% funded by generous local individuals. Please consider joining this work by giving what you can. SOS is a not for profit corporation and it is not a tax exempt organization, so donations are not deductible for tax purposes.
Checks can be sent to:
Save Ontario Shores, Inc.
PO Box 216
Lyndonville, NY 14098
We have also added a donate button to our web site.
http://lakeontarioturbines.com/
The TAKE ACTION NOW page on our web site is a step by step guide to help you participate in our fight against the installation of industrial wind turbines in our community!
LakeOntarioTurbines.com
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