**** Plans to build wind farms in Shropshire and Mid Wales ‘dead in the water’ Shropshire Star 8 June 2015 Plans to build wind farms and pylons across Shropshire and Mid Wales are “dead in the water” after Prime Minister David Cameron ruled out future subsidies. Montgomeryshire MP Glyn Davies said today he was confident … Continue reading David Cameron: the Shropshire Wind Farm Slasher
Category: Big wind politics
Wind Power – It’s ONLY an ‘Alternative’, if You’re Prepared to Freeze or Boil in the Dark
**** Commentary: I love the smell of fossil fuels in the morning Elko Daily Free Press Chuck Muth 29 May 2015 When it comes to energy, windmills are useless when there’s no wind, solar is useless when there’s no sun, and hydro is useless when there’s no water – a condition Nevadans were recently warned … Continue reading Wind Power – It’s ONLY an ‘Alternative’, if You’re Prepared to Freeze or Boil in the Dark
Germany’s Wind Power ‘Dream’ Becomes a Living Nightmare
**** The wind industry, its parasites and spruikers, around the globe, hail Germany as THE wind power ‘Super Model’. Trouble is, in Germany - as elsewhere - the ‘gloss’ has well-and-truly worn off - and the 'Model' is looking more than just a little worse for wear. The Germans went into wind power harder and … Continue reading Germany’s Wind Power ‘Dream’ Becomes a Living Nightmare
Doomed UK Wind Power Outfits Reduced to Idle Legal Threats
**** The Guardian (both in its home territory, the UK and in its doppelganger Australian version) is the ecofacists’ megaphone – and is duly lapped up with relish by the intellectual pygmies of the hard-‘green’-left or – as James Delingpole aptly dubbed them; “greentards”. Both here and in the UK, The Guardian has been the … Continue reading Doomed UK Wind Power Outfits Reduced to Idle Legal Threats
Time to Tune-In Tony: Coalition’s $46 Billion Wind Industry Rescue Package has Liberal Voters Seething
**** A week or so back, Tony Abbott’s Coalition struck a deal with Labor involving a $46 billion electricity tax aimed at salvaging what’s left of Australia’s wind industry (see our post here). The 'deal' - which has passed the House of Reps - and is on its way to the Senate - is seen … Continue reading Time to Tune-In Tony: Coalition’s $46 Billion Wind Industry Rescue Package has Liberal Voters Seething
STT Champions in Coalition Ranks – Craig Kelly & Keith Pitt – Turn on $46 Billion LRET Debacle
**** A week or so back, Tony Abbott’s Coalition struck a deal with Labor involving a $46 billion electricity tax aimed at salvaging what’s left of Australia’s wind industry (see our post here). The ‘deal’ – which has passed the House of Reps – and is on its way to the Senate – is seen … Continue reading STT Champions in Coalition Ranks – Craig Kelly & Keith Pitt – Turn on $46 Billion LRET Debacle
Angry Wind Farm Victims Pull the Trigger: Turbines Shot-Up in Montana and Victoria
**** One of the great lines spun by the wind industry, its parasites and spruikers is how country people simply just can’t wait to snuggle up next to a cuddly bunch of Vestas V112s (see our post here). Apparently, life for rural communities just isn’t complete without a fleet of blade-chucking, pyrotechnic, sonic-torture devices. The … Continue reading Angry Wind Farm Victims Pull the Trigger: Turbines Shot-Up in Montana and Victoria
Wind Power Outfit Ordered to Remove its Turbines from Stolen Land
**** The goons that people the wind industry are low – to be sure. This is an industry devoid of any moral compass or human empathy, and always quick to ride roughshod over the living: The Wind Industry’s Latest “Killing Fields”: Africans Just “Dying” to “Save the Planet” Farmer’s Fiery Suicide Attempt Follows Land Theft … Continue reading Wind Power Outfit Ordered to Remove its Turbines from Stolen Land
Wind Power Subsidies: A Bottomless Money Pit
**** Way back in 1984, Christopher Flavin, the President emeritus of the Worldwatch Institute, ran a pitch that in a few years’ time wind energy would not need to be subsidised. Over 30 years later, and the wind industry the world over still keeps talking itself into circles: one minute it’s ready to take on … Continue reading Wind Power Subsidies: A Bottomless Money Pit
Brits’ Wind Power Nightmare to End Soon: Tories Set to Take the Axe to Subsidies
**** Contrasting with the delusions that continue to grip Australian’s political betters in Canberra (see our post here), sensible governments are rapidly retreating from the brink of energy market madness. The Americans are pulling the plug on Federal and State based subsidies for wind power outfits. Its ‘wind power’ states have cut their state based … Continue reading Brits’ Wind Power Nightmare to End Soon: Tories Set to Take the Axe to Subsidies