The Environmental Review Tribunal is hearing final arguments
this week in Erickson v. Director, Ministry of the
Environment. This is the first ERT appeal on renewable energy
approvals under the Green Energy and Green Economy Act,
and the first renewable energy approval for a major wind farm (Kent
Breeze). The alleged adverse health effects of wind turbines are
the principal ground of appeal.
The ERT was originally scheduled to issue its decision on the
appeal this month, but (to accommodate personal issues affecting
legal counsel), the decision deadline has been rescheduled to July
18.
Meanwhile, TEPCO has admitted that there have been at least 3
nuclear meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant. According to my
favourite nuclear physicist, more nuclear fuel melted in the first
days after the earthquake than in all other human nuclear plants
ever built (including Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, etc.). TEPCO
thinks that none of the melted fuel has yet burnt through the
