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
Author: stopthesethings
We are a group of citizens concerned about the rapid spread of industrial wind power generation installations across Australia.
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
Response #11 to Chapman’s “study”
TO: SIMON CHAPMAN, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY FM: Noel Dean Dear Mr Chapman and the Dean of Sydney University, Fictional comments or assertions about something that has been experienced by other people are extremely harmful for the people affected emotionally, and extends the time of harm, whether it be emotional, because of bullying by noncompliance to … Continue reading Response #11 to Chapman’s “study”
I’m Keeping the Lights on for Earth Hour
This post first appeared on The Daily Bell. By Anthony Wile US News tells us that libertarians want to "keep the lights on" for the current Earth Hour. Earth Hour is a worldwide event organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), "encouraging households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights from 8:30 p.m. to … Continue reading I’m Keeping the Lights on for Earth Hour
Bad things happen when …
Note the recipients of the email below. With several exceptions (ie Madigan, Xenophon, Ramsey, Schultz, Kelly, Tehan, Joyce) many of these people continue to do nothing. The Project reported on Jan Hetherington late last year. That report is at the end of this post. From: janet hetherington Sent: Tuesday, 26 March 2013 1:45 AM To: … Continue reading Bad things happen when …
