Author: stopthesethings

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

A Thorne in the paw of big wind

Dr Bob Thorne is a psychoacoustician, which means he has expertise not just in measuring "noise numbers", but also in  assessing noise impact on humans. His career has included working in environmental health within the Queensland government as well as working as an acoustician.  He was awarded his doctorate in the field of noise. Dr … Continue reading A Thorne in the paw of big wind

Victims: Melissa Ware and Rikki Nicholson

STT would like to introduce you to Melissa Ware and Rikki Nicholson who live near Pacific Hydro's Cape Bridgewater Wind Farm, or Industrial Wind Factory as Rikki prefers to call it. It was only when they went and returned holidays that they realised that their annoying symptoms were related to being at their home. They … Continue reading Victims: Melissa Ware and Rikki Nicholson

Another example of a wind farm’s low ecological impact and visual amenity

And then there's what happens after a catastrophe. The picture below is of a turbine at Starfish Hill Wind Farm, Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia. The turbine caught fire October 30, 2010. This picture was taken by pilot Bob Page in late February, 2011. Debris was still scattered everywhere at least four months after the fire. … Continue reading Another example of a wind farm’s low ecological impact and visual amenity

Of course these things are safe … notes from the front line

While we were filming in Cape Bridgewater recently, one of the residents told us an extraordinary story. One morning he and his wife woke to find a fine and greasy film on the tin roof of their house. Unsure what it was, they approached the local wind farm operator who denied any involvement. Determined to … Continue reading Of course these things are safe … notes from the front line

Friends of the Corrupt and Greedy

To Leigh Ewbank, Friends of the Earth, Melbourne. Dear Leigh, We note the flurry of press releases and posts about the junk science recently produced by your friend, the well-known wind industry advocate Simon Chapman, and also your displeasure at Premier Denis Napthine's statements about retaining the 2km buffer distance for new wind developments. So, … Continue reading Friends of the Corrupt and Greedy

The wind industry’s lies dissected

Just like this, only more expensive and more annoying. And at least this doesn't make you sick. From an STT special correspondent Go to http://windfarmperformance.info and look at the page for March 25,  2013. Web site author Andrew Miskelly tells us there is 2513 MW of installed capacity from wind farms on the eastern Australian … Continue reading The wind industry’s lies dissected

Stop flip-flopping on the RET, Greg. Do it. Do it now.

See the article below from the Sydney Morning Herald. Opposition climate spokesman Greg Hunt needs to consider the full cost of the RET. If the REC goes to $95, then a 3MW turbine will receive around $1million worth of RECs every year until 2031. The REC subsidy alone will reap the industry $50-60billion over the … Continue reading Stop flip-flopping on the RET, Greg. Do it. Do it now.

Council says no to Ceres

We congratulate Heartland Farmers for their effective grassroots campaign to stop these things. We applaud the District Council of York Peninsula for its good sense and ability to see through the spin of the wind industry. See the report from an STT correspondent at the bottom of this post. From Adelaide Now 28 March, 2013: … Continue reading Council says no to Ceres

VCAT = Very Casual Attitude To (justice, fairness, human decency etc)

Cobden/Naroghid VCAT Hearing, 21 Mar 2013 Today, we went to the 3rd VCAT Hearing, once again in Melbourne. We are requesting  the  Cobden/Naroghid wind development  to abide by the new ruling stating that turbines must be ‘2 kilometres from uncontracted landholders residences’, and that permission must be granted by the ‘uncontracted landowners for further development’. … Continue reading VCAT = Very Casual Attitude To (justice, fairness, human decency etc)

Tim Flannery derides wind farm sickness

The following article appeared in The Australian today. What is not mentioned is that Flannery is on the payroll of at least two major wind organisations. He is on the sustainability board of Siemens, a turbine manufacturer. He also undertakes a similar role for the Indian company, Tata, a major wind farm operator. Additionally he … Continue reading Tim Flannery derides wind farm sickness