Citing health concerns, Lancaster County readies new rules on wind turbines Omaha.com Paul Hammel 1 November 2015 LINCOLN — Fifteen years ago, Cindy Chapman and her husband moved to an acreage south of this city in search of their peaceful slice of the countryside. “We decided we wanted to get back to the life we … Continue reading Nebraskans Join the Battle to Kill Big Wind: Defenders Fight to Save their Homes & Health from Ludicrous Wind Farm Rules
Category: Big wind politics
UK’s Wind ‘Powered’ Disaster: Britain to Roll Out Thousands of Diesel Generators for 1.5GW of Wind Farm ‘Back-Up’
**** Thanks to its ludicrous wind rush, Britain is reeling with a combination of skyrocketing power prices and a grid on the brink of total collapse: Another Wind Power Collapse has Britain Scrambling to Keep its Lights On (Again) Now, in the mother of all ironies, Brits are turning to the most inefficient and costly … Continue reading UK’s Wind ‘Powered’ Disaster: Britain to Roll Out Thousands of Diesel Generators for 1.5GW of Wind Farm ‘Back-Up’
The Irish Wind Power Nightmare ‘An Expensive Mess’
**** As the wheels fall off the great wind power fraud around the Globe, we thought we'd head back to the future, with this prescient piece from the Emerald Isle from last year. Irish Energy Policy: An Expensive Mess The Sunday Times (Irish edition) Cormac Lucey 16 November 2014 In recent weeks political debate has … Continue reading The Irish Wind Power Nightmare ‘An Expensive Mess’
‘Deer Wind Developer, We Hate You, With a Burning Passion. Yours, the Deerhunter’ ..
**** Linguistic pedants might wish to take issue with the apparent misspelling, appearing in the title above. However, the choice of “deer” rather than “dear” was a deliberate little wordplay on the subject matter of today’s post. STT has reported on a variety of steps taken by community defenders around the globe: Angry Wind Farm … Continue reading ‘Deer Wind Developer, We Hate You, With a Burning Passion. Yours, the Deerhunter’ ..
Another Wind Power Collapse has Britain Scrambling to Keep its Lights On (Again)
**** There's an old adage about 'bad luck' coming in threes. For the wind industry its rotten 'luck' seems to run in endless crashing waves. Here's another board-snapping set from the UK. National Grid uses ‘last resort’ measures to keep UK lights on The Telegraph Emily Gosden 4 November 2015 Coal plant breakdowns and low … Continue reading Another Wind Power Collapse has Britain Scrambling to Keep its Lights On (Again)
Angry Neighbours Shoot-Up Wind Turbines; as Hosts Hit With $Millions in Developers’ Debts
**** On the back foot around the globe, the wind industry, its parasites and spruikers keep trying to convince the chattering classes that country people just can’t wait to snuggle up next to a cuddly bunch of Vestas V112s (see our post here). The pitch is that life for rural communities just isn’t complete without … Continue reading Angry Neighbours Shoot-Up Wind Turbines; as Hosts Hit With $Millions in Developers’ Debts
Looking for Safe, Affordable, CO2 Free Power? Then it’s Nukes or Nothing
**** Let’s assume (as STT does, for the sake of argument) that the global warming/climate change Chicken Littles are right: the sky really is falling and it’s all CO2’s fault. So what the HELL are we doing pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into subsidies for wind power? The Wind Power Fraud (in pictures): Part … Continue reading Looking for Safe, Affordable, CO2 Free Power? Then it’s Nukes or Nothing
Bjørn Lomborg Counts the ‘Enormous’ Cost of the Wind Power ‘Mirage’
When it comes to assessing the costs, risks and benefits of environmental policy, Bjørn Lomborg is one of the very few that provide balanced, detailed analysis; properly supported by facts and evidence. The economic choices we make – about allocating scarce resources to unlimited wants – should – as Lomborg consistently points out – be … Continue reading Bjørn Lomborg Counts the ‘Enormous’ Cost of the Wind Power ‘Mirage’
Wind Industry’s Armageddon: Wind Farm Output Collapse Leaves 110,000 South Australian Homes & Businesses Powerless
**** STT could be forgiven for being just a little smug after events unfolded last Sunday night (1 November 2015) in Australia’s “Wind Farm Capital”, South Australia. As our post - Wind Power Disaster Unfolds: SA Facing Total Blackouts, Rocketing Power Prices & Thousands More Chopped from the Grid - was being put together for … Continue reading Wind Industry’s Armageddon: Wind Farm Output Collapse Leaves 110,000 South Australian Homes & Businesses Powerless
Carmen Krogh: Wind Turbine Noise the Irrefutable Cause of Human Harm
Carmen Krogh is a medico in the know: 'in the know', that is about the known and obvious adverse health consequences caused by incessant turbine generated low-frequency noise and infrasound, such as sleep deprivation. Carmen is a medical scientist with an understanding of what the term 'science' actually means - unlike Australia's NHMRC, for example … Continue reading Carmen Krogh: Wind Turbine Noise the Irrefutable Cause of Human Harm
STOP THESE THINGS 