Struggling Danish turbine outfit Vestas went on the rampage after the National Rally with a campaign to counteract known and obvious facts (to anyone with half-a-brain - that is) with crackers such as the wind is NOT intermittent; families with young children can't wait to have a swag of V112s go up in their back … Continue reading Never Mind the Bollocks – here’s Vestas
Category: Australia
Rip Van Winkle – Mark II
In a recent letter to WA News, Peter Baker of Binningup displayed a level of ignorance befitting a man with the same grip on recent events as Rip Van Winkle – the chap that slept for 20 years - having missed the American Revolution, the death of his wife, the marriage of his daughter and … Continue reading Rip Van Winkle – Mark II
Monsters Inc
**** STT gets lots of mail from communities set upon by the highly paid goons hired by wind weasels - the theme is universal and it ain't positive. These boys - yes they're mostly boys (figuratively and literally - in an intellectual sense) - have a sense of confidence that is hardly ever justified by … Continue reading Monsters Inc
Twitchers given rare treat by turbine
Centuries from now - archaeologists and palaeontologists will be sifting through what were communities of isolated-candle-lit hovels and find the remains of the 21st Century greentards and ecofascists that ended up living in the Stone Age poverty that they were ready to foist upon everybody else. As they unravel the secrets of what led to … Continue reading Twitchers given rare treat by turbine
The Gorillas start beating up the Monkeys
A little while back we posted a video where Origin Energy’s Chief, Grant King laid out the demise of the RET. Well – King-Kong-King is back beating his chest and letting the whole energy jungle know who’s boss. This time – though – he’s brought a few other heavies with him. **** And these mountain … Continue reading The Gorillas start beating up the Monkeys
The NHMRC: Australia’s Great Shame
Well - knock us down with a feather - if things didn’t just get a whole lot worse for wind weasels and their highly-paid apologists. A few posts back you’ll remember the wind weasels’ pinup boy, Russell "Rusty" Marsh tossing up a whale of a tale. When faced with research done over 30 years ago … Continue reading The NHMRC: Australia’s Great Shame
When does 58.7% become 60%? When $100million per year in RECs is up for grabs
Not content with rigging the vote on whether King Islanders would have to endure the torture of a “feasibility” study, Hydro Tasmania has rubbed out the number they got - and pencilled in the result they were after. As to the idea of "feasibility" - STT puts a couple of posers: since when is paying … Continue reading When does 58.7% become 60%? When $100million per year in RECs is up for grabs
Sean Edwards – hits Number One on the STT Charts
Every now and again STT comes across people who shoot from relative obscurity and straight into the Pantheon of STT Greats. Sean Edwards just popped a Press Release on his website that is so good that it takes him right to Number One on the STT Charts. Wind Farms Should Not Receive Subsidies From Taxpayers … Continue reading Sean Edwards – hits Number One on the STT Charts
It’s never too late to wake up
In the third and final in this series - The Advertiser calls for an inquiry into the greatest economic fraud of all time. Time for an inquiry into power prices The Advertiser 12 July 2013 CONSUMERS’ expectations are quite simple, really - when they flick the switch the lights should come on, and they shouldn’t … Continue reading It’s never too late to wake up
Matt Warren lets a couple slip past
Keeping wicket takes a keen eye and cool nerves. Read on as Matthew Warren, CEO of the Energy Supply Association of Australia fails on both counts. In having a crack at Bruce Dinham – the former ETSA boss we reported on in our last post – Matt takes his eye off the ball and lets … Continue reading Matt Warren lets a couple slip past
