The Wind Industry Pays “Green” Groups $millions to Chant for More Subsidies

  A little while back, the good Senator from Victoria, John “Marshall” Madigan launched an Exocet missile at the seedy world of hard-green-left politics and the wind power outfits that fund the Australian Greens (see our post here). The Greens have been particularly coy about where the hundreds of thousands of dollars used to fund … Continue reading The Wind Industry Pays “Green” Groups $millions to Chant for More Subsidies

World First: Ontario Council Includes Infrasound in Wind Farm Noise Law

The most common source of complaint from those unfortunates forced to live next to wind farms is the incessant low-frequency noise and infrasound generated by giant industrial wind turbines: turning a quiet night in into an occasion of acoustic torture (see our post here); and destroying many a good night's sleep (see our post here). … Continue reading World First: Ontario Council Includes Infrasound in Wind Farm Noise Law

Miners Skewer Wind Industry Myth that the LRET is Lowering Power Prices

STT followers have a keen ear when it comes to picking wind industry spin. One of the most fantastic efforts to turn night into day is the completely bogus story about wind power causing a reduction in Australian retail power prices. Like most wind industry drivel, it's a tale that's heavy on emotional "belief" and … Continue reading Miners Skewer Wind Industry Myth that the LRET is Lowering Power Prices

Irish Wind Farm Victories Mount

**** There aren’t many guarantees in life – death and taxes spring to mind: to which can be added community opposition to giant fans. Wherever wind farms have appeared – or have been threatened – big numbers of locals take a set against the monsters being speared into their previously peaceful – and often idyllic … Continue reading Irish Wind Farm Victories Mount

James Delingpole: Ten Reasons why People who Support Wind Farms Are Deluded, Criminal or Insane

**** Ten Reasons why People who Support Wind Farms Are Deluded, Criminal or Insane. Which One Are You, Vince Cable? Breitbart.com James Delingpole 8 October 2014 Opposing wind farms is “irrational”, claimed Liberal Democrat MP Vince Cable at his party conference yesterday. Actually, no. Here are some reasons why anyone who doesn’t oppose wind farms … Continue reading James Delingpole: Ten Reasons why People who Support Wind Farms Are Deluded, Criminal or Insane

Mandatory RET Just Another Form of Punishment for the Poor

**** The mandatory RET has seen around $9 billion worth of Renewable Energy Certificates issued to wind power outfits, so far; the cost of which has been added to retail power prices and recovered from all Australian power consumers. With a further $50 billion to be transferred from power consumers to wind power outfits via … Continue reading Mandatory RET Just Another Form of Punishment for the Poor

Farmers Tell Wind Farm Developer to Stick its Turbines Where the Sun Don’t Shine

**** The great wind power fraud depends on a few gullible land owners signing up to host turbines for charming wind power outfits like Thailand’s RATCH (see our posts here and here and here). No turbine hosts; no wind industry. Lured by annual licence fees of around $10,000 per turbine, farmers who do sign up … Continue reading Farmers Tell Wind Farm Developer to Stick its Turbines Where the Sun Don’t Shine

Pac Hydro Write-Down Proves Wind Farms Don’t Run on Wind, they Run on Subsidies

**** Remember all that huff and puff put out over the last few months by the Clean Energy Council and near-bankrupt wind power outfit, Infigen about wind power becoming so cheap as to be competitive with coal and gas fired generators? You know, the fantastic tales about wind power causing a reduction in Australian retail … Continue reading Pac Hydro Write-Down Proves Wind Farms Don’t Run on Wind, they Run on Subsidies

Crookwell Crooks: Goldwind Slammed for its “Rules are for Fools” Approach

The Gullen Range wind farm has been a disaster from the get go (see our post here) - with hundreds of homes lined up as sonic torture traps (see our post here). There are 32 non-involved residences within 1.5 km of the turbines; about 60 within 2 km; and 118 within 3 km. Within 5 … Continue reading Crookwell Crooks: Goldwind Slammed for its “Rules are for Fools” Approach

“Confused Bats” to Blame for “Unprecedented” Wind Farm Bat Slaughter

Wind farms are certified bird and bat slaughterhouses, where millions are clobbered, sliced and diced every year (see our post here). Now, apparently, it’s turned out to be all the bats’ fault. If only they’d undergone turbine recognition and awareness training they wouldn’t be belted to kingdom come, night after bloody night. You see, bats … Continue reading “Confused Bats” to Blame for “Unprecedented” Wind Farm Bat Slaughter