Having beaten off a concerted wind weasel effort to keep him out of office, Angus "The Enforcer" Taylor bagged over 60% of the Vote and it looks like he'll hold the Federal seat of Hume for as long as he wants it. STT hears he was less than happy with the dirt and skulduggery pulled … Continue reading Angus “The Enforcer” Taylor reloads and takes aim
Author: stopthesethings
We are a group of citizens concerned about the rapid spread of industrial wind power generation installations across Australia.
A letter to Industry Minister, Ian Macfarlane
STT Champion, David Brooks, is leading the charge at Gullen Range in NSW - a disaster in the making. Here's a letter David sent recently to Energy Minister Ian Macfarlane. STT thinks it deserves nothing less than Macca's earnest attention and immediate action in response. Dear Ian Macfarlane I am extremely concerned at reading a … Continue reading A letter to Industry Minister, Ian Macfarlane
Brits overrun by their own Armada of Giant Fans
In 1588, the Spaniards set out to overrun Britain by sea with an enormous Armada. The Brits saw them off with the help of a plucky lad called Francis and some lucky wind changes. Not only did they cop a right Royal Navy flogging, but the cost of building Spain’s giant fleet eventually helped to … Continue reading Brits overrun by their own Armada of Giant Fans
Call to empty European renewable subsidy trough
Energy CEOs call for end to renewable subsidies EurActiv.com with Reuters Published: 11 October 2013 The CEOs of 10 utilities companies, which together own half of Europe's electricity generating capacity, are calling for an end to subsidies for wind and solar energy, which they say add too much power to a market already struggling with … Continue reading Call to empty European renewable subsidy trough
Show me the money! SHOW ME THE MONEY!
Study: Wind Power Costs Taxpayers Billions of Dollars Townhall.com Katie Pavlich 15 October 2013 According to a new study conducted by Texas Tech University Professor Dr. Michael Giberson for the Institute for Energy Research, the government and wind lobby aren’t telling taxpayers the whole truth about how much wind energy really costs. The study comes … Continue reading Show me the money! SHOW ME THE MONEY!
Planes, trains and automobiles – and giant fans
Research links aircraft noise to higher rates of heart disease The Sydney Morning Herald 11 October 2013 Amy Corderoy, Rachel Browne Exposure to high levels of aircraft noise could put people at risk of developing heart disease and stroke, research has found. The results underline the sensitivity around choosing the site for Sydney’s second airport, … Continue reading Planes, trains and automobiles – and giant fans
Brits finally rumble the size of the wind scam trough
Wind farm subsidies generate £900m for Britain's big six energy suppliers Robert Mendick The Telegraph 12 Oct 2013 The full extent of the subsidies for wind farms received by the “big six” energy companies can be disclosed today. An analysis of the industry’s figures shows that Britain’s largest energy firms received almost £900 million last … Continue reading Brits finally rumble the size of the wind scam trough
Beggar Thy Neighbour
"Scarlett my Dear, the land is the only thing in the world worth working for, worth fighting for, worth dying for, because it's the only thing that lasts". Unless of course your neighbour whacks up a bunch of giant fans - then you're left fighting and dying for something that's worth a whole lot less. … Continue reading Beggar Thy Neighbour
Britain’s Winter of Discontent
In our recent post Miliband off with the pixies as Brits brace for Winter of Discontent we predicted that Brits are ready for another Winter of Discontent as renewable driven power prices leave them freezing in the dark. **** Well, it seems we weren’t far off the mark. Peaking power piranhas are piling in to … Continue reading Britain’s Winter of Discontent
Almost Heaven, West Virginia
**** Well, Almost Heaven – until the giant fans went up. West Virginia woman sues wind farm over vibrations, noise The Associated Press 2 October 2013 MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - A West Virginia woman who says she’s suffered physically and mentally from turbine vibration at a wind farm near Keyser is suing to have the operations … Continue reading Almost Heaven, West Virginia
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