Ontario offshore windfarms blown away « The Daily Bayonet

Dalton McGuinty ‘s Liberals have dropped a key element from green plans for the province’s energy – offshore wind farms:
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The government is claiming it’s about the science of the projects, but in fact it’s about votes and the coming fall election. Ontarians are unhappy about higher rates for electricity and are coming to the realization that government subsidies at up to 20 times market rate for wind and solar are driving the cost increases.