Author: stopthesethings

We are a group of citizens concerned about the rapid spread of industrial wind power generation installations across Australia.

Matthew Sinclair: Wind power is a job killer

Senator Ros Boswell called it - either you can have renewable energy or an industry sector - not both. You can remind yourself of his speech at our Wind Power Fraud Rally here - where he lists the demise of our industry sector, industry by industry, and breaks down the power bills of a Wyndham iceworks … Continue reading Matthew Sinclair: Wind power is a job killer

Annie strikes again

Annie and Gus Gardner are hard working rural folk who have shared their battles with the AGL wind factory us at our Wind Power Fraud Rally last year and in letters covered in our posts here, here, here, here, here and here. The outrage that stemmed from the Gardner's reading of the AMA position paper on wind farms … Continue reading Annie strikes again

Bjørn Lomborg: Wind power is the path to poverty

**** Dr. Bjørn Lomborg is the Director of Copenhagen Consensus Center and Adjunct Professor at Copenhagen Business School and conducts research into the smartest ways to improve the environment and the world. According to the UK Guardian, he is  one of the 50 people who could save the planet. Here he writes how the burden of ineffective 'green' technologies … Continue reading Bjørn Lomborg: Wind power is the path to poverty

Senator Chris Back Unloads

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset that any country can have - Winston Churchill This was cited by Liberal Senator Chris Back at our Wind Power Fraud Rally in June 2013  (see our post here). This time we have Chris unloading in the Senate on Infigen, the AMA and the NH&MRC. Occasionally, there are speeches … Continue reading Senator Chris Back Unloads

George to Tony: AMA statement on wind farms and health

Another letter, this time by George Papadopoulos, calling on Prime Minister Abbott to take action on the issue of health and wind farms in light of the recent position statements by the AMA. Subject: FW: AMA statement on wind farm - A need for an official enquiry into corruption To: The Hon. Tony Abbott, MP … Continue reading George to Tony: AMA statement on wind farms and health

Labor’s Martin Ferguson: time to scale back RET

Labor's Martin Ferguson bowed out of Parliament (gracefully) last year amid the brawl over the leadership between Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd. His departure was lamented on both sides of the House as Canberra lost a seasoned policy advocate for mining, industry and enterprise. Martin has just come out swinging about the scale and market … Continue reading Labor’s Martin Ferguson: time to scale back RET

More facts about Wind turbines and rare earths

**** You will remember our earlier stories on the use of rare earths in wind turbines  (here and here), and how the demand for these materials is causing environmental havoc in China. **** Your 'too-friendly' neighbourhood wind developer has probably said that there are no rare earths used in wind turbines - well now you can … Continue reading More facts about Wind turbines and rare earths

Outrage at AGL’s interference in Doctor-Patient Relationships

The medical profession, as a profession, is meant to self-govern and self-regulate its members in order to uphold the highest ethical standards in delivering medical advice, care and treatment. Integral to which is the almost sacred Doctor-Patient Relationship. That relationship requires utmost confidence in the Doctor's ability to act impartially and in the best interests of … Continue reading Outrage at AGL’s interference in Doctor-Patient Relationships

Europe turns tail on wind: cuts subsidies, taxes profits

Well it has started in Europe  - the march away from subsidies for intermittent and unreliable power sources such as wind energy. We'll let Brady Yauch, an economist and Executive Director from the Consumer Policy Institute in Canada, explain. Governments rip up renewable contracts Brady Yauch 18 March 2014 Europe’s renewable energy investors are facing … Continue reading Europe turns tail on wind: cuts subsidies, taxes profits

Rikki Nicholson: A real person, not just a receptor locator

STT Champion, Rikki Nicholson, shared this letter in response to the recent AMA position statement. Rickki lives in the horrors of the Cape Bridgewater wind farm in Victoria. Open letter Rikki Nicholson 16 March 2014 I am responding to the ill informed rubbish concerning health effects from wind turbines. Sarah Laurie is one of the … Continue reading Rikki Nicholson: A real person, not just a receptor locator