Category: Australia

Richard Paltridge – one man’s battle

Battling wind weasels, like Acciona, in Court has its own "special" charm - just ask Richard Paltridge. Dick won - his landmark planning case in South Australia, but his opponents - including the rotten little Rann, State Labor Government - pulled every slimy trick in the book along the way. Acciona - the subject of … Continue reading Richard Paltridge – one man’s battle

Hell hath no fury like Anne Schafer scorned

**** A few posts back we covered the excellent survey put together by STT Champion, Anne Schafer on the growing public health disaster at AGL's Macarthur wind farm. The turbine noise levels generated not only breach the conditions of AGL's planning consent, but drive the locals nuts night, after sleepless night. Non-compliant wind farms, like … Continue reading Hell hath no fury like Anne Schafer scorned

Coalition Get Set to Scrap the RET

With Tony Abbott's sweep to victory comes the prospect of putting some sense back into Australian energy policy. Here's one of his number - Dennis Jensen - writing in The Australian last Friday. Profitable path to sustainability The Australian Dennis Jensen 27 September, 2013 BJORN Lomborg has stated “if it is not economic, it is … Continue reading Coalition Get Set to Scrap the RET

AGL’s Macarthur victims demand action from their Council

The public health disaster that is AGL's Macarthur wind farm has reached boiling point with 60 of its long-suffering locals calling their local Councilors to account at a heated meeting last Friday - with STT Champion, Annie Gardner leading the charge: Here's one take on proceedings by regional rag, The Standard. Bad vibrations in the … Continue reading AGL’s Macarthur victims demand action from their Council

If Australia wants ANY industry – the RET must go

Australians have a choice - maintain the Renewable Energy Target (RET) or kiss goodbye to what’s left of our manufacturing industry and say bon voyage to our minerals processing sector. The RET is an economic suicide pact which is not only harming the poorest and most vulnerable members of our society, it’s making it impossible … Continue reading If Australia wants ANY industry – the RET must go

Industrial Noise – is always and everywhere a public health problem

Desperate to prevent the Coalition’s promised investigation into the known and obvious adverse health effects from giant industrial wind turbines - obvious health effects, such as sleep deprivation – STT hears that wind weasels and their parasites have rounded up a few tame turbine hosts at Waubra to try and pooh-pooh the tragic experiences of … Continue reading Industrial Noise – is always and everywhere a public health problem

Game Over

Hands up STT readers, who’s game to lend money to Infigen, Pac Hydro or Union Fenosa? Ready to send your hard earned coin to Infigen – the crowd that backed up a $55 million loss in the year ended 30 June 2012 with an $80 million loss in the last financial year? Our favourite whipping … Continue reading Game Over

Paul’s Epistle to the Australian Electricity Consumer

By popular demand - here’s Paul’s Epistle to Australian power punters. In our last post, Paul Miskelly gave Ian Macfarlane an almighty serve over his apparent sympathy for wind weasels. We’ve been overwhelmed by the number of hits on - and with the responses to - Paul’s extremely well-crafted challenge to the new Industry Minister. … Continue reading Paul’s Epistle to the Australian Electricity Consumer

Macfarlane cops Miskelly Mauling

Ian Macfarlane is now the Minister for Industry, which includes the Energy portfolio. STT receives quite a lot of mail about Macca running way too close to wind weasel outlaws, Infigen (aka Babcock and Brown). Some might call it an “unhealthy” relationship.  Tune in to Alan Jones this week to hear what AJ calls it. … Continue reading Macfarlane cops Miskelly Mauling

The Gambler

On a train bound for nowhere, I met up with a Gambler… A little while back, that great philosopher, Kenny Rogers spelt out the rules for Gamblers in clear and simple terms: You got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, Know when to walk away and know when to run. … Continue reading The Gambler