Published on Dec 29, 2012 Norma Schmidt, a registered nurse, speaks to a large crowd in Clinton, Ontario, in September, 2010 about what her health is like, living in the midst of Enbridge's Kingsbridge wind power project, consisting of 110 wind turbines. Ontario Wind Resistance
Author: stopthesethings
We are a group of citizens concerned about the rapid spread of industrial wind power generation installations across Australia.
What price do you put on friendship?
"For four years, a handful of farmers in the district hid a secret that not even a weekly drinks session or years of friendship could drag out. They had covertly opened up their farm gate to wind farm developers, lured by the cash offer of $15,000 for every wind turbine dug into their property — unbeknownst to the mate across … Continue reading What price do you put on friendship?
Turbine hosts won’t live near wind farm
From The Telegraph, February 22, 2013 By Andrew Carswell THEY are about to subject their neighbours and friends to the low drone and heartache-inducing vibrations of giant wind turbines, built just 2km from their homes. But the vast majority of farmers in the central west who have given wind companies permission to build turbines on … Continue reading Turbine hosts won’t live near wind farm
The wind farm industry’s licence to kill
If you believe the wind industry and its lobby groups, this is the image (above) that depicts their operations: clean, harmless and efficient. Repeatedly, the wind industry says turbines do no harm to birds, or to such a small number it doesn't matter. This is a lie. The truth is that turbines are tenacious killers … Continue reading The wind farm industry’s licence to kill
STT ‘tears the arse out of the wind industry’
Alan Jones said this on 2GB on Thursday: "There is a website which is magnificent ... It's a collection of current stories and goings on in the world of wind turbines and the fight that these poor people have on their hands. It's well written, it's completely legit and as one correspondent wrote to me … Continue reading STT ‘tears the arse out of the wind industry’
Fear and loathing blowing through the bush
From The Daily Telegraph, February 21, 2013 Journalist: Andrew Carswell AGGRIEVED farmers from NSW's central west are gearing up for the mother of all legal battles, fighting an enemy that has ripped apart their communities and pitted neighbours against each other. Their targets - wind farms. As the federal government fumbles over its proposed report … Continue reading Fear and loathing blowing through the bush
Wind turbine syndrome – an inconvenient truth
"Based on my recent experiences and interactions with such affected individuals, I am satisfied that this WTS condition is real. This conclusion of mine is based upon both hearing the stories of affected individuals and being aware of and having access to the limited yet growing scientific body of evidence highlighting this deleterious syndrome. This … Continue reading Wind turbine syndrome – an inconvenient truth
Which Barry is our Barry?
There’s an old saying. Seven days in politics makes one weak. And last week we were fine tuning our blogging skills to applaud the Premier of New South Wales, Barry O’Farrell, for taking positive steps to bring wind farm operations under the control of the Environment Protection Authority. However, on finding out that the NSW … Continue reading Which Barry is our Barry?
The government wind farm meeting the Premier (probably) doesn’t know about
The New South Wales Government has caved into community pressure over coal seam gas mining partly due to the noise impact on local residents, while one of its departments is organising an invitation-only meeting to consolidate the state's wind farm industry. As reported in today's Sydney Morning Herald, the government has announced a ban on … Continue reading The government wind farm meeting the Premier (probably) doesn’t know about
I am a wind turbine host
Comment posted on STT, 17 February, 2003 I am a wind turbine host from South Australia and read the NSW Farmers Association guide. I was horrified and wondered if the organisation had been bought out by the wind industry. Incidentally, I have recently had an acoustic monitoring of the inside of our home over a … Continue reading I am a wind turbine host
