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
Category: Australia
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
It’s only a RORT if you’re not in on it
**** South Aussies aren’t well served when it comes to media scribes. The Advertiser was once a mighty broad-sheet, but these days it’s a struggling down market tabloid that - as a source of news - makes for a pretty decent fish and chip wrapper. But – slowly – the journos there are waking up … Continue reading It’s only a RORT if you’re not in on it
Australia’s “Greens” unveil their 5 Year Plan for your Country
STT sees Christine Milne as the “Capo dei Capi” of Australian greentards – and she’s at it again. **** Not content with throwing a mere $10 billion of our hard earned cash at Spanish wind outlaws like Acciona and Union Fenosa, Milne wants to throw another $20 billion at them. What’s that you say about … Continue reading Australia’s “Greens” unveil their 5 Year Plan for your Country
Origin Chief gives the RET a mighty serve
Grant King is the CEO of a REAL energy company - not one drawn up from the bones of a corporate wreck like Babcock and Brown, say, or one that was put together to flog its own turbines like Suzlon RePower - the outfit behind the ridiculous Ceres project. **** Origin is the 300lb Gorilla … Continue reading Origin Chief gives the RET a mighty serve