Where are Australia’s Journos – asleep or on drugs?

What ever happened to the investigative journos like Chris Masters or Paul Barry? Are our Nation’s scribes all asleep, on drugs, paid up members of the Greens, or patsies for the Clean Energy Council?   Our hacks might like to take a leaf out of the Daily Mail’s Chris Booker’s book. Real journos hop up … Continue reading Where are Australia’s Journos – asleep or on drugs?

“Astroturfing” – how the real pros do it

In our post “Who can it be now?” - we struggled with the concept of “astroturfing” - Lucy from accounts reckoned it was about falling over while playing hockey. **** You see, the eco-fascists and their puppets - the greentards - think that STT is a professionally run political lobby group backed by big coal … Continue reading “Astroturfing” – how the real pros do it

Turbine “interaction” ends badly for “inexperienced” Eagle

Brett Lane copped a serve back in January in our post “The ‘tainted’ work of Brett Lane and Associates”. One of Brett’s theories is that birds will learn how to negotiate 50m turbine blades with their tips thundering along at 350 km/h. Apparently they send the best of the best to a place called Miramar … Continue reading Turbine “interaction” ends badly for “inexperienced” Eagle

The Water of Life: Can the Fans and Upgrade the Dams

STT has made it pretty clear what we think about the wind industry, but hasn’t spelled out what replaces it.  Oh yes, we’re all in favour of renewable energy – provided it is base-load and truly clean. Well, this is it.  Here’s a more detailed Press Release for those that need it. The RET/REC policy … Continue reading The Water of Life: Can the Fans and Upgrade the Dams

Real Farmers get shafted at the expense of Big Wind

Member for Hume, Alby Schultz spelled out the potential risk to light aircraft safety in this post. Alby spoke about the veteran flyer, Ted MacIntosh's unsettling experience of being caught unexpectedly by turbine turbulence being generated 9km away. But not only do aerial spray contractors have to keep a healthy distance between their machines and … Continue reading Real Farmers get shafted at the expense of Big Wind

Rally Update: Senator Ron Boswell to speak on the Greatest Fraud in Australian History

STT is delighted to announce that Ron Boswell - Nationals Senator from Queensland - will be speaking at the Rally.  Ron is one of the few who called the "wind power fraud" long before the first turbine went up. He is that rare commodity in Australian politics - someone who puts the true welfare of … Continue reading Rally Update: Senator Ron Boswell to speak on the Greatest Fraud in Australian History

Industrial Wind Turbines: what’s not to like?

As readers know STT just loves giant fans. This one’s from the archives and should give readers that warm “fuzzy” feeling that you get when you see a newborn or a cute little puppy. **** One thing we haven’t thought through is – when our mission is complete – what happens to the mess created … Continue reading Industrial Wind Turbines: what’s not to like?

Alby Schultz spells out the dangers caused to flyers by IWTs

STT champion, Alby Schultz is “on fire” in his last days in Parliament. Read on as he takes an almighty swipe at the unnecessary dangers giant industrial wind turbines present to pilots. Alby tells the story of experienced rural aviator, Ted Macintosh who was caught in the “turbine wash” of turbulent air created by turbines … Continue reading Alby Schultz spells out the dangers caused to flyers by IWTs

Victims: Andrew and Maggie Reid

STT would like to introduce you to Andrew and Maggie Reid, who have a farm near Waubra which is surrounded by wind turbines. They are impacted by the noise (headaches, head pressure) but the focus of this story is how it has impacted their community life.  Andrew is a 5th generation farmer in the area … Continue reading Victims: Andrew and Maggie Reid

German power prices driven sky high by wind power subsidies

We’ve been following German anti-wind power fraud moves by business and consumers over the last couple of weeks. This piece from Der Spiegel suggests the Germans really have been taken for ride. We’ve highlighted the passage which sets out exactly what STT has been banging on about from the beginning: wind farms cannot possibly produce … Continue reading German power prices driven sky high by wind power subsidies