By Bruce Bell, The County Weekly News/The Intelligencer
PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY – An industrial wind turbine project in southern Prince Edward County is losing its race against the Blandings Turtle.
In a decision released Monday at noon, the Ontario Court of Appeal reversed a lower court ruling regarding a Renewal Energy Approval (REA) of the nine-turbine Ostrander Point industrial wind project.
The Prince Edward County Field Naturalists have been fighting the development since 2008 and Monday’s decision marks the end of their third battle before the courts in a bid to stop the project.
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One person died and several others were injured after farmers took to the streets for the second day on Tuesday protesting the wind power project in Kinangop, Nyandarua county.
According to eye witnesses, the deceased was hit by a bullet when police shot in the air to disperse the irate farmers.
“The police officers resorted to using live bullets to disperse us after they realised that the tear gas canisters were not working,” he said.
The deceased was taken to Naivasha hospital mortuary.
Meanwhile, two suspects were arrested for burning a car and a house during… Read more
Credit: By MACHARIA MWANGI | Daily Nation
The company putting up a wind-power plant in Nyandarua has expressed its regrets over the death of a teenager following protests over the implementation of the Sh13 billion project.
Kinangop Wind Park chief Executive officer James Wakaba termed the shooting as regrettable adding that they were monitoring the situation and would make their position clear after today’s meeting between the local leaders.
The teenager was reportedly shot as protesters stormed Magumu Police Post in an attempt to free nine of their colleagues who were arrested on Tuesday morning by the police on incitement… Read more