Always ahead of the hack-pack, STT beat The Australian to the story of how the CEFC and ARENA fund are shovelling out $millions to their wind farm operator mates in our post last Friday, “On the Hunt for the missing $millions”. Anyway, better late than never, here’s today’s effort in the Oz. Green funding rush … Continue reading STT scoops The Australian on green-slush fund shenanigans
Category: Big wind industry
Vic Health Dept “whitewash” put under the microscope by top Acoustics Professor
A few weeks back, you'll remember the wind industry, its parasites and apologists crowing long and loud about a piece of tosh dished up by a couple of patsies in the Vic Health Dept - apparently, much to the horror of the Minister - as covered in our post "Red Faces at the Victorian Department … Continue reading Vic Health Dept “whitewash” put under the microscope by top Acoustics Professor
Money talks – Hydro Tasmania caught out in “cash for votes” scandal on King Island
Why let democracy run its course, when a little “grease” can get the result you want? Stock and Land reports on the latest windfarm developer skullduggery on King Island, which left STT struggling with the poser: when is a bribe, not a bribe? Hydro ‘funds for votes’ accusation Stock & Land Shannon Twomey 24 May … Continue reading Money talks – Hydro Tasmania caught out in “cash for votes” scandal on King Island
Come on Greg, put them all out of OUR misery!
The energy industry boys are behaving like a bunch of cannibals at an all-you-eat-buffet, where the wind industry suits are the prized dish. **** STT smells more than just a little fear among the stench of desperation in this Reuters’ report. Chill breeze of politics stills Australian renewables Reuters Rob Taylor 27 May 2013 BUNGENDORE, … Continue reading Come on Greg, put them all out of OUR misery!
Victim: Ruth Corrigan
STT would like to introduce you to Ruth Corrigan who would like there to be no more wind farms built, in anyone's backyard, until the medical studies have been done to find out why they are affecting some people so badly. Ruth lives near the Capital wind farm in New South Wales and is upset … Continue reading Victim: Ruth Corrigan
Wind Power Price Pounded Ford: Maurice Newman points to the “Elephant in the Room”
FINALLY – someone has the nacelles to say what STT has been bellowing long and loud: that the RET policy and the REC tax on power consumers is killing what’s left of Australian industry and punishing the poorest and most vulnerable to boot. **** RET/REC driven power prices are the Elephant in the Room that … Continue reading Wind Power Price Pounded Ford: Maurice Newman points to the “Elephant in the Room”
German industry set to flee renewable power price punishment
In a recent post we detailed the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel’s response to the consumer and business backlash against the insane costs of electricity in the Fatherland. German power prices are being driven sky-high by out-of-control German renewables policy, and the Germans have had enough. **** Deutsche Welle reports on a pending exodus by German … Continue reading German industry set to flee renewable power price punishment
No way José: Mexican stand-off brewing on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec
A major battle is brewing as an indigenous community living in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca State, Mexico fight to save their land and livelihoods from the clutches of "big wind". One of our Amigos reports. A Perilous Path Slowfood.com Mexico 17 May 2013 In Mexico, indigenous communities living in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec … Continue reading No way José: Mexican stand-off brewing on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec
The “Great Oz” has spoken: the wind will no longer be “intermittent”
News in from the Merry Old Land of Oz: Flustered and flummoxed by the fact that the average windfarm only produces power about 25% of the time and, worse, that no one could tell him just what time of day that wind power was actually going to flow, the Great and Powerful Wizard determined that … Continue reading The “Great Oz” has spoken: the wind will no longer be “intermittent”
On the Hunt for the missing $millions
STT has heard that the greentards in charge of the ARENA fund and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation have been shoveling millions of dollars out the door to their wind industry mates, as fast as they can over the last few weeks. The plan is to fund as many wind farm proposals as possible before … Continue reading On the Hunt for the missing $millions
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