Normandy faces new assaultBY:DAVID CHAZAN, PARIS From: The Times May 02, 2013 12:00AMEVERY year, thousands of people make a pilgrimage to the D-Day beaches in Normandy to remember the Allied troops who landed there to liberate France from Nazi occupation.Almost 70 years after the assault that changed the course of World War II, however, the … Continue reading Winning hearts and minds? These people have no shame.
Author: stopthesethings
We are a group of citizens concerned about the rapid spread of industrial wind power generation installations across Australia.
Cyclone Tracey – an ill wind blows for “I love Nacelles Napthine”
Poor old Denis. The Premier of Victoria really has got off to a flying start. He has already pinned his colours to a 100m turbine tower at Macarthur, enraging the long suffering residents there. His pathetic showing at Macarthur, as reported in The Standard has only helped to spur the rent-seekers and subsidy addicts to whinge … Continue reading Cyclone Tracey – an ill wind blows for “I love Nacelles Napthine”
The “Squirrel Grip”: Stockyard Hill Style
From the battle hardened members of STT we know that you are wasting your breath when you spend time trying to talk sense into State Governments, their Planning Departments and EPAs - sure enough they make decisions that ruin many a great community, but they ain't "the money" - that all comes out of Canberra … Continue reading The “Squirrel Grip”: Stockyard Hill Style
Battle to stop TasWind plan to curdle King Island cream
An article from Sharon Twomey from Stock and Land HIGH levels of infrasound was one of the key subjects discussed by farmers at a TasWind community meeting in King Island last Friday. The community meeting is just one of many in relation to a 600-megawatt wind farm proposed for the island by State-owned company Hydro … Continue reading Battle to stop TasWind plan to curdle King Island cream
This is the sound of the wheels starting to come off the wind industry
Battleboro Reformer, Vermont Thursday April 25, 2013 MONTPELIER -- A lobbyist for an industry group supporting wind power apologized to a Vermont Senate committee on Wednesday after a witness she brought in called health concerns connected with wind power "hoo-hah," nonsense and propaganda. Gabrielle Stebbins, executive director of Renewable Energy Vermont, called the remarks of … Continue reading This is the sound of the wheels starting to come off the wind industry
The campaign of hate against Sarah Laurie
International anti wind industry campaigners have called the vilification of Waubra Foundation CEO Sarah Laurie a "campaign of hate" and alerted Australian police to concerns for her safety. An organisation based in Spain, the World Council for Nature, as well as the North American Platform Against Wind Power contacted the Commissioner of Police in Tasmania … Continue reading The campaign of hate against Sarah Laurie
Lawsuits against wind companies and landowners … just a matter of time
News from Canada that should alarm wind companies and turbine landowners everywhere. CNW/April 23, 2013 - In a decision released late yesterday, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has determined that while residents of Clearview Township cannot bring claims for a proposed industrial wind project at this time, the ruling is "without prejudice to the … Continue reading Lawsuits against wind companies and landowners … just a matter of time
Doctor, I’m in trouble
Details have emerged of an extraordinary meeting between the new Victorian Premier, Denis Napthine, and residents who live near the Macarthur wind farm. Napthine told the amazed locals wind farm developers don't receive subsidies and he appeared not to know about Renewable Energy Certificates. One story we heard (possibly apocryphal) was when asked about … Continue reading Doctor, I’m in trouble
June 18, 2013 – this is the time
"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference." Winston ChurchillSTT says it is time to stop pussyfooting around.While it’s safe to assume the Coalition will cruise to victory in September, don’t assume they are on our side. It’s time to put them in the spotlight and find out precisely where they stand. Dark forces … Continue reading June 18, 2013 – this is the time
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