*** 'Wind Turbine Syndrome' was at first dismissed as a 'communicated disease' by a former tobacco advertising guru and wind power zealot. But the diagnosis itself is real enough: save that it is the turbine huggers themselves that are suffering from it. Here's a take on the latest outbreak from the Scottish Highlands. Hypocrisy of … Continue reading Highlands Hypocrisy: Wind Power Zealots Pledge Undying Love for Turbines
Category: Big wind politics
Economic & Social Disaster Looms: Ontario Counts the Crippling Cost of Wind Power
Scrap Green Energy Act to help hydro mess, tax watchdog says Toronto Sun Shawn Jeffords 8 September 2016 TORONTO - If the Ontario government wants to make a dent in soaring hydro rates it should scrap its controversial Green Energy Act. That according to Christine Van Geyn, the Ontario director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. She says … Continue reading Economic & Social Disaster Looms: Ontario Counts the Crippling Cost of Wind Power
Unbearable Wind Turbine Noise: Irish Court Shuts Down Wind Farm at Night
Court order stops noisy wind turbine Press Release Mullavilly and Whitesides Hill Residents 6 September 2016 A giant wind turbine in Mullavilly, County Armagh – which operated 24/7 – is now in use during working hours only, following a Court Order served after an appeal against a Noise Abatement Notice was dismissed. An out of … Continue reading Unbearable Wind Turbine Noise: Irish Court Shuts Down Wind Farm at Night
Powering Korean Island with Sunshine & Breezes Costs Each Household $8,000 per Year
One small island’s dream of energy self-sufficiency (At a cost of $12 million!) Not a lot of people know that Paul Homewood 11 August 2016 From the Korean news site, The Hankyoreh: At 0.85 square kilometers, Gapa Island is less than one-third the size of the Yeouido, an island in the middle of Seoul (2.94 square … Continue reading Powering Korean Island with Sunshine & Breezes Costs Each Household $8,000 per Year
Wind Power: Slaughters Millions of Birds & Bats – But Offers Nothing in Return
Wind farms fatal to wildlife, inefficient Knoxville News Michael Butler 18 June 2016 Recently, Tennessee Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander took to the floor of the United States Senate to discuss an important issue: a proposed wind farm that would be located in Cumberland County if approved. He was joined in opposition by U.S. Rep. Diane … Continue reading Wind Power: Slaughters Millions of Birds & Bats – But Offers Nothing in Return
Wind Power Alert: Americans Out to Avoid Europe’s Power Price Disaster
America has some perfect examples of what not to do, if it wants to remain an industrial and manufacturing power-house, with a standard of living that much of the World can only envy. South Australia has set the pace with spot prices that rocket in minutes from $70 per MWh to $2,000 to $4,000 and … Continue reading Wind Power Alert: Americans Out to Avoid Europe’s Power Price Disaster
UK Losing Patients: Hospitals Face Power Cuts When Wind Power Output Drops
*** In a ‘you couldn’t make it up if you tried’ moment, Britain is demanding that hospitals turn off their lights and air-conditioners and turn on their emergency diesel generators to pump power back into the grid, every time British breezes turn to zephyrs. The wind industry, its parasites and spruikers call it “demand management”. … Continue reading UK Losing Patients: Hospitals Face Power Cuts When Wind Power Output Drops
Nuclear War Breaks Out: Eco-Warriors Split on the Only CO2 Saving Power Source
STT tends to leave the debate about global warming or 'climate change' to others. However, STT has always thought that if man-made CO2 emissions really were destroying the planet, then sensible governments would have moved to build nuclear power plants from the moment the Chicken Littles started wailing about the heavens collapsing. The French generate over … Continue reading Nuclear War Breaks Out: Eco-Warriors Split on the Only CO2 Saving Power Source
Americans Count the Insane Costs of Trying to Run On Wind Power
Americans enjoy the cheapest electricity in the World - thanks to ultra-cheap gas, plenty of nuclear power and a fair share of hydro among their power mix. However, how long its natural advantage over countries who have tied their hopes on the Wind Gods lasts, depends entirely on how soon it can pull the rug … Continue reading Americans Count the Insane Costs of Trying to Run On Wind Power
Remember Life Before Wind Turbines Were Speared Into the Heart of Your Community?
Remember all those glowing stories about wind power outfits being welcomed into rural communities with open arms? You know, tales about how farmers are dying to have turbines lined up all over their properties? How locals can’t wait to pick up some of the thousands of permanent, high paying jobs on offer? How developers are … Continue reading Remember Life Before Wind Turbines Were Speared Into the Heart of Your Community?