Press release from The Waubra Foundation Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal Commissioners, Mr M Wright QC and Mr A Liston have made the following remarks in orders given on 4th April, 2013.¹ Paragraphs 116-118 of their orders state the following: There is evidence before the Tribunal that a number of people living close to wind farms … Continue reading VCAT Commissioners confirm evidence of damage to sleep and health from wind turbines
Author: stopthesethings
We are a group of citizens concerned about the rapid spread of industrial wind power generation installations across Australia.
Union Fenosa’s dirty little secrets
Just who are we getting into bed with when we allow foreign multinational wind companies free range to pillage rural Australia communities? Spanish-owned Union Fenosa is behind eight wind projects across NSW and Victoria. Four have been approved and four are in the planning stage. But this company has been accused of serious human rights … Continue reading Union Fenosa’s dirty little secrets
Of course there’s no problem … look at Denmark
The Danish police gave up removing protesters against the cutting down of forest to make room for the planned National Test Centre for 250 metre-tall wind turbines in Thy, Northern Jutland [Denmark]. Photo: http://www.windturbinesyndrome.com October 2012 Author: Danish Society for Occupational and Environmental Medicine DASAM [the Danish Society for Occupational and Environmental Medicine] has with interest … Continue reading Of course there’s no problem … look at Denmark
Vestas is deceiving the public when it portrays itself as an ethical and moral company
"Is it really good export policy to dispatch a man like McAlpine to run errands on behalf of Vestas?" Occupational medicine specialist Doctor Mauri Johansson gave the following speech at the general meeting of Vestas, a wind turbine manufacturer. The speech was given last year. We reproduce it here in full. (And don't forget to … Continue reading Vestas is deceiving the public when it portrays itself as an ethical and moral company
Umpire Red Cards the wind industry in Victoria – Infigen cops a gobful of dirt
Congratulations go out to the hundred or so members and supporters of the Trawool Valley and Whiteheads Creek Landscape Guardians who fought that ol’ STT favourite, Infigen, to a standstill over its Cherry Tree Range wind farm proposal. You’ll remember STT bathing Infigen’s star performer, Laura Dunphy, in glory over the “porkies” she told locals … Continue reading Umpire Red Cards the wind industry in Victoria – Infigen cops a gobful of dirt
Macarthur wind project – a Victorian Government approved atrocity
By an STT correspondent Where, in the World Health Organisation guidelines, is it said that sleep deprivation is harmless to your health? Nowhere. The WHO Guidelines recognise sleep disturbance as an adverse health effect. In its night-time noise guidelines for Europe (2009) WHO states that: “sleep is a biological necessity and disturbed sleep is associated … Continue reading Macarthur wind project – a Victorian Government approved atrocity
The taint that exists among wind industry academia
When a researcher wants to find out about wind turbine syndrome, you would expect them to ask people living next to turbines, and measure what they are exposed to. Simple, right? Get out into the field and make your own investigations. Renowned acoustician Dr Bob Thorne has done that at numerous wind developments across Victoria. Bob … Continue reading The taint that exists among wind industry academia
Richard Paltridge – dragon slayer
It sounded to us like the most pale excuse of the year. Spanish multinational Acciona announced it was scrapping its plans for a $70 million 46-turbine wind farm at Allendale East in South Australia. The company said it had come to the decision after deciding the project’s economics “didn’t stack up”. “After detailed investigations over … Continue reading Richard Paltridge – dragon slayer
No amount of electricity generation is worth this
The following first appeared as a comment under the post Cape Bridgewater: Sonia. You say it so well dear lady. My own situation is so similar to yours here in Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA. I have abandoned my dream and it hurts every day, I live worse now than ever in my life at 57-years-old. We … Continue reading No amount of electricity generation is worth this
Same story in Australia, they just go by a different name
Italy makes biggest mafia linked assets haul: $1.7bn AFP News Italian police on Wednesday said they had seized assets worth 1.3 billion euros ($1.7 billion) from a Sicilian renewable energy developer in the biggest ever seizure of mafia-linked assets. The assets, including 43 wind and solar energy companies, 98 properties and 66 bank accounts, belonged … Continue reading Same story in Australia, they just go by a different name
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