Denis "I love nacelles" Napthine managed to hit the pages of STT before he even hit the ground as the new Premier of Victoria. Barely a week in the job and he'd already upset the locals at Macarthur with his genuine contempt for his own constituents there. STT gave Denis a couple of posts to … Continue reading Sorry Denis, another one bites the dust
Category: Australia
Victim: Colin Dooley of Crookwell
STT would like to introduce you to Colin Dooley of Crookwell, NSW. Col farms near the Crookwell 1 wind farm, comprising 8 turbines, clustered on one of the boundaries. The Crookwell 2 and 3 wind farms have also been approved. When they go ahead his family farm, Elm Grove, will be surrounded on all 4 … Continue reading Victim: Colin Dooley of Crookwell
We’re from the Government, and we’re here to “help”
The SA Labor Government has been the loudest advocate for wind power and, to make damn sure the turbines go up anywhere the developers want, it has the slackest planning rules of all States. With wind power making up around 35% of SA's total generating capacity, it’s no surprise that it has the highest power … Continue reading We’re from the Government, and we’re here to “help”
Victims: John and Anne Carter
STT would like to introduce John and Anne Carter, who have lived next to the Crookwell wind farm in NSW since it began operation in 1998. Although these cattle farmers are not troubled by audible noise as their other neighbours are, they are impacted by infrasound - Anne in particular as well as their animals. … Continue reading Victims: John and Anne Carter
Will the “real” Joe Hockey please stand up
"Smokin'" Joe Hockey, odds on to be our next Treasurer, appeared on Alan Jones' show last week, being quizzed hard about the great Australian wind power fraud. Listen here. Joe did his best to stick to the script, bleating name, rank and "no carbon tax" in answer to a barrage of questions directed at the … Continue reading Will the “real” Joe Hockey please stand up
The “Le Roy Tapes”: Part 5 – Jobs and Subsidies
The final part of the interview with Tim Le Roy. In this episode Tim describes how subsidies have warped the green energy ideal and caused significant job losses by supporting the roll-out of a deeply-flawed product - industrial wind turbines (4.11).
Macfarlane: on the road to Damascus?
STT has always had its suspicions about Ian Macfarlane. Is he a Green in Wolf’s clothing? Is he “featherbedding” for a career after politics? Why is it that he seems hesitant to really sink the boots into an industry so ridden with corruption and pure corporate evil that even pure stink smells good by comparison? … Continue reading Macfarlane: on the road to Damascus?
The “Le Roy Tapes”: Part 4 – Health
Part 4 of 5 of the interview with Tim Le Roy. In this episode Tim shares his watershed moment when he meets affected people and realises the extent of the suffering that can occur when industrial wind turbines are sited too close to peoples homes. He shares his experiences of homes in Waubra and Toora … Continue reading The “Le Roy Tapes”: Part 4 – Health
RATCH – get your hands off our pumpkin patch – Part 2
In Part 1 STT readers learned of an effort by Collector’s locals to take back their pumpkin festival which had been purloined by a local (proposed) turbine host, Gary Poile, with the help of his benefactor, the Thai wind farm developer, RATCH. Well, on the big day, to Gary's horror, the locals turned up in … Continue reading RATCH – get your hands off our pumpkin patch – Part 2
RATCH – get your hands off our pumpkin patch – Part 1
A couple of weeks ago the Canberra Times reported on a community fight-back brewing at Collector. We will follow up the aftermath in Part 2. Wind farm divides festival The Canberra Times May 1, 2013 Hamish Boland-Rudder A Collector plumber has outbid a multinational, multimillion dollar energy company to be this year’s primary sponsor of … Continue reading RATCH – get your hands off our pumpkin patch – Part 1
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