GREEN HYPOCRISY, THY NAME IS TORONTO

THIS IS A LETTER TO THE EDITOR FROM THE SATURDAY STRATFORD BEACON HERALD, BY LORI GRIFFIN OF PORT ELGIN

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, I STARTED A PETITION TO ASK THAT INDUSTRIAL WIND TURBINES BE PLACED ALONG THE GTA SHORELINE FROM HAMILTON TO OSHAWA.
THERE ARE SEVERAL REASONS WHY THIS WOULD MAKE SENSE.
A) THE GREATER TORONTO AREA IS THE BIGGEST POWER GLUTTON IN THE PROVINCE
B)IT IS HOME TO THE LOUDEST ADVOCATES FOR THE GREEN ENERGY ACT
C)THE COST OF TRANSMISSION OF THE POWER WOULD BE GREATLY REDUCED
BUT THE BIGGEST REASON IS BECAUSE THE REST OF THE GREAT LAKES SHORLINES HAVE ALREADY DONE THEIR FAIR SHARE WITH THOUSANDS OF INDUSTRIAL WIND MACHINES APPROVED AND INSTALLED SO FAR.
I EMAILED THE PETITION AND MY IDEA TO ALL MAJOR NEWS SOURCES IN THE PROVINCE, FROM RADIO TO TELEVISION, NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES. NO SURPRISE, THERE WAS NARY A MENTION OR PRINTING OF MY LETTER OR IDEA BY ONE SINGLE TORONTO NEWS OUTLET.
SOME GROUPS WHO CLAIM GREAT CONCERNS ABOUT OUR ENVIRONMENT THAT I HAVE CONTACTED INCLUDE: ENVIRONMENT DEFENCE, CAW(CANADIAN AUTO WORKER UNION, SPECIFICALLY KEN LENWENZA AND HEALTH AND SAFETY CO ORDINATOR KEN BONDY) AND ALL LIBERAL MPPS FROM THE GTA. ALL OF THE ABOVE ARE TORONTO BASED. AGAIN THERE HAS BEEN NO RESPONSE FROM ANY OF THEM. WHEN IT COMES TO MCGUINTY S GREEN ENERGY ACT, THEY FELL STRANGELY SILENT WHEN ASKED TO PUT THEIR MONEY WHERE THERE MOUTHS ARE.
I HAVE SPOKEN DIRECTLY TO MANY PEOPLE LIVING IN THE GTA. THEIR STANDARD RESON FOR NOT SIGNING THE PETITION IS BASED ON THIS MIND BOGGLING PIECE OF NON SENSE THERE IS NOT AS MUCH WIND ALONG THE GTA SHORELINE AS THERE IS ALONG THE OTHER GREAT LAKES. MY COMEBACK TO THE PATHETIC EXCUSE IS THAT SOMEONE NEEDS TO LET ALL THOSE SAIL BOATS IN THE TORONTO HARBOUR KNOW THIS STUNNING BIT OF NEWS.
THIS IS THE WORST KIND OF HYPOCRISY WHERE PEOPLE ARE SO OBSESSIVELY DEVOTED TO THEIR GREEN ENERGY ACT CAUSE THAT THEY BECOME OUTRAGED AT ANY DEBATE OVER THE ISSUE. IF YOU DARE TO SAY THAT RURAL ONTARIO IS INUNDATED ENOUGH WITH THESE INDUSTRIAL MACHINES THEN YOU ARE IMMEDIATELY LABELLED A NIMBY.. A TRAITOR TO THE PLANET....YOU HATE THE EARTH AND MOST OF ALL, YOU HATE OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO SACRIFICE WHATEVER IT TAKES TO SAVE THE PLANET. THIS IS HARDLY THE CASE. WE JUST THINK IT IS TIME FOR THE GTA TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE.
PERHAPS RURAL ONTARIANS WOULD NOT FEEL AS IF THEY VE BEEN RELEGATED TO THIRD CLASS STATUS IF THE BIGGEST ENERGY HOGS IN THE PROVINCE TOOK ON THEIR FAIR SHARE OF THIS GREEN ENDEAVOUR.
YET THOSE EXACT SAME PEOPLE WHO SPEW THEIR VITRIOLIC NIMBY ACCUSATIONS AT US ARE THE FIRST ONES TO RUN FOR COVER WHEN YOU ASK THEM TO PUT UP OR SHUT UP.THESE ARE THE GREEN HYPOCRITES