STT would like you to meet Brian and Joanne Kermond who live near Pacific Hydro's Cape Bridgewater turbines in Victoria. Although Brian was involved in the construction of the turbines, he became very ill when the rotors began turning with a sea-sickness-like dizziness. Joanne describes their symptoms - headache, nausea, sleeplessness, irritability, lack of concentration, … Continue reading Victims: Brian and Joanne Kermond
Category: Big wind industry
Wind power kills jobs and increases electricity costs: Report
From The Toronto Sun, April 11, 2013 By Antonella Artuso ,Queen's Park Bureau Chief TORONTO — Ontario's pursuit of wind power has driven up electricity prices, is killing jobs and might even lead to more smog, a new Fraser Institute report says. Ross McKitrick, author of Environmental and Economic Consequences of Ontario's Green Energy Act … Continue reading Wind power kills jobs and increases electricity costs: Report
‘Anne Gardner is a very great Australian. Australia will be indebted to people like you.’
Alan Jones on 2GB this morning interviewed Senator Ron Boswell and Anne Gardner.At the bottom are links to the full interview.Alan Jones: "Who wants these blights on the landscape that threaten the health of surrounding residents?""Wind farms are a manipulation of the energy market.""This is a scandal.""Macfarlane, the Shadow Minister for Energy ... part of … Continue reading ‘Anne Gardner is a very great Australian. Australia will be indebted to people like you.’
With wind energy comes the opportunity for corruption
The authorities say it is impossible to quantify the level of fraud in public spending on wind energy because investigations are scattered across different countries among the regional and fiscal police. But critics say the available riches and patchy controls are luring a rogue’s gallery of corrupt politicians and entrepreneurs trying to literally create money … Continue reading With wind energy comes the opportunity for corruption
Wind farms aren’t noisy, are they?
VCAT Commissioners confirm evidence of damage to sleep and health from wind turbines
Press release from The Waubra Foundation Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal Commissioners, Mr M Wright QC and Mr A Liston have made the following remarks in orders given on 4th April, 2013.¹ Paragraphs 116-118 of their orders state the following: There is evidence before the Tribunal that a number of people living close to wind farms … Continue reading VCAT Commissioners confirm evidence of damage to sleep and health from wind turbines
Union Fenosa’s dirty little secrets
Just who are we getting into bed with when we allow foreign multinational wind companies free range to pillage rural Australia communities? Spanish-owned Union Fenosa is behind eight wind projects across NSW and Victoria. Four have been approved and four are in the planning stage. But this company has been accused of serious human rights … Continue reading Union Fenosa’s dirty little secrets
Of course there’s no problem … look at Denmark
The Danish police gave up removing protesters against the cutting down of forest to make room for the planned National Test Centre for 250 metre-tall wind turbines in Thy, Northern Jutland [Denmark]. Photo: http://www.windturbinesyndrome.com October 2012 Author: Danish Society for Occupational and Environmental Medicine DASAM [the Danish Society for Occupational and Environmental Medicine] has with interest … Continue reading Of course there’s no problem … look at Denmark
Vestas is deceiving the public when it portrays itself as an ethical and moral company
"Is it really good export policy to dispatch a man like McAlpine to run errands on behalf of Vestas?" Occupational medicine specialist Doctor Mauri Johansson gave the following speech at the general meeting of Vestas, a wind turbine manufacturer. The speech was given last year. We reproduce it here in full. (And don't forget to … Continue reading Vestas is deceiving the public when it portrays itself as an ethical and moral company
Umpire Red Cards the wind industry in Victoria – Infigen cops a gobful of dirt
Congratulations go out to the hundred or so members and supporters of the Trawool Valley and Whiteheads Creek Landscape Guardians who fought that ol’ STT favourite, Infigen, to a standstill over its Cherry Tree Range wind farm proposal. You’ll remember STT bathing Infigen’s star performer, Laura Dunphy, in glory over the “porkies” she told locals … Continue reading Umpire Red Cards the wind industry in Victoria – Infigen cops a gobful of dirt