The Hard-“Green”-Left Promote Energy Policies that Wreck Economies & Smash the Poor

A little while back, the good Senator from Victoria, John “Marshall” Madigan launched an Exocet missile at the seedy world of hard-green-left politics and the wind power outfits that fund the Australian Greens (see our post here). The Greens have been particularly coy about where the hundreds of thousands of dollars used to fund their … Continue reading The Hard-“Green”-Left Promote Energy Policies that Wreck Economies & Smash the Poor

Why Wind Power Will Never be a Serious Alternative to Conventional Power Generation

Study: Wind Turbines are ‘Expensive, Unreliable and Inefficient’ Breitbart.com Donna Rachel Edmunds 27 October 2014 Wind power is too variable and too unpredictable to provide a serious alternative to fossil fuels, a new study by the Scientific Alliance and the Adam Smith Institute has confirmed. The researchers concluded that, although it is true that the … Continue reading Why Wind Power Will Never be a Serious Alternative to Conventional Power Generation

King Island Set Free from Turbine Tyranny: Hydro Tasmania Pulls Plug on Chinese Backed Wind Farm

**** In yet another sign that the Australian wind industry is on its last legs, Hydro Tasmania has pulled up stumps on its plans to spear 600 turbines into the heart of King Island – the jewel of Bass Strait. In typical wind weasel fashion, Hydro Tasmania sought community “support” for 200 turbines – but … Continue reading King Island Set Free from Turbine Tyranny: Hydro Tasmania Pulls Plug on Chinese Backed Wind Farm

Professor Ian Plimer Slams the Great Wind Power Fraud

**** Greens’ silence on folly of wind and solar power News Weekly Ian Plimer 25 October 2014 A simple evaluation of ideological electricity shows that it is unsustainable. The answer is certainly not blowing in the wind. The amount of energy embedded in steel pylons, concrete footings, blades, wiring, magnets, land clearing and roads is … Continue reading Professor Ian Plimer Slams the Great Wind Power Fraud

Jupiter Wind Farm Proponents from Another Planet

Yet another wind farm disaster proposed for the Southern Tablelands, yet another community backlash. This time it's the threatened Jupiter wind farm at Tarago that has sent locals into orbit: the community is nothing short of ropeable (see our posts here and here). Here's one of their number smashing the Spanish developer, the disgraceful NSW … Continue reading Jupiter Wind Farm Proponents from Another Planet

Coalition LRET Deal Rejected: Labor Determined to Kill Jobs in Australian Mining, Manufacturing & Industry

**** Renewable energy target deal key to ‘saving jobs’ The Australian Sid Maher & Andrew White 23 October 2014 Labor caught between workers, Greens ahead of talks with coalition THE controversial renewable energy target faces cuts to save jobs in energy-intensive industries, under a Coalition plan to break the political impasse over the scheme, but … Continue reading Coalition LRET Deal Rejected: Labor Determined to Kill Jobs in Australian Mining, Manufacturing & Industry

The Wind Industry Pays “Green” Groups $millions to Chant for More Subsidies

  A little while back, the good Senator from Victoria, John “Marshall” Madigan launched an Exocet missile at the seedy world of hard-green-left politics and the wind power outfits that fund the Australian Greens (see our post here). The Greens have been particularly coy about where the hundreds of thousands of dollars used to fund … Continue reading The Wind Industry Pays “Green” Groups $millions to Chant for More Subsidies

World First: Ontario Council Includes Infrasound in Wind Farm Noise Law

The most common source of complaint from those unfortunates forced to live next to wind farms is the incessant low-frequency noise and infrasound generated by giant industrial wind turbines: turning a quiet night in into an occasion of acoustic torture (see our post here); and destroying many a good night's sleep (see our post here). … Continue reading World First: Ontario Council Includes Infrasound in Wind Farm Noise Law

Miners Skewer Wind Industry Myth that the LRET is Lowering Power Prices

STT followers have a keen ear when it comes to picking wind industry spin. One of the most fantastic efforts to turn night into day is the completely bogus story about wind power causing a reduction in Australian retail power prices. Like most wind industry drivel, it's a tale that's heavy on emotional "belief" and … Continue reading Miners Skewer Wind Industry Myth that the LRET is Lowering Power Prices

Mandatory RET Just Another Form of Punishment for the Poor

**** The mandatory RET has seen around $9 billion worth of Renewable Energy Certificates issued to wind power outfits, so far; the cost of which has been added to retail power prices and recovered from all Australian power consumers. With a further $50 billion to be transferred from power consumers to wind power outfits via … Continue reading Mandatory RET Just Another Form of Punishment for the Poor