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

The wind war: men in suits against women on farms and …

This is disturbing footage. Compare Denis Napthine, smiling and in his suit, repeating the fraudulent jobs mantra, with Anne Gardner talking about the affects of Macarthur wind farm on her family and her community. "We're desperate," she says. "We don't know what to do. We can't live in our homes and we can't go on." … Continue reading The wind war: men in suits against women on farms and …