Energy CEOs call for end to renewable subsidies EurActiv.com with Reuters Published: 11 October 2013 The CEOs of 10 utilities companies, which together own half of Europe's electricity generating capacity, are calling for an end to subsidies for wind and solar energy, which they say add too much power to a market already struggling with … Continue reading Call to empty European renewable subsidy trough
Category: Big wind politics
Show me the money! SHOW ME THE MONEY!
Study: Wind Power Costs Taxpayers Billions of Dollars Townhall.com Katie Pavlich 15 October 2013 According to a new study conducted by Texas Tech University Professor Dr. Michael Giberson for the Institute for Energy Research, the government and wind lobby aren’t telling taxpayers the whole truth about how much wind energy really costs. The study comes … Continue reading Show me the money! SHOW ME THE MONEY!
Planes, trains and automobiles – and giant fans
Research links aircraft noise to higher rates of heart disease The Sydney Morning Herald 11 October 2013 Amy Corderoy, Rachel Browne Exposure to high levels of aircraft noise could put people at risk of developing heart disease and stroke, research has found. The results underline the sensitivity around choosing the site for Sydney’s second airport, … Continue reading Planes, trains and automobiles – and giant fans
Brits finally rumble the size of the wind scam trough
Wind farm subsidies generate £900m for Britain's big six energy suppliers Robert Mendick The Telegraph 12 Oct 2013 The full extent of the subsidies for wind farms received by the “big six” energy companies can be disclosed today. An analysis of the industry’s figures shows that Britain’s largest energy firms received almost £900 million last … Continue reading Brits finally rumble the size of the wind scam trough
Beggar Thy Neighbour
"Scarlett my Dear, the land is the only thing in the world worth working for, worth fighting for, worth dying for, because it's the only thing that lasts". Unless of course your neighbour whacks up a bunch of giant fans - then you're left fighting and dying for something that's worth a whole lot less. … Continue reading Beggar Thy Neighbour
Britain’s Winter of Discontent
In our recent post Miliband off with the pixies as Brits brace for Winter of Discontent we predicted that Brits are ready for another Winter of Discontent as renewable driven power prices leave them freezing in the dark. **** Well, it seems we weren’t far off the mark. Peaking power piranhas are piling in to … Continue reading Britain’s Winter of Discontent
Gone With the Wind
**** Gone with the wind farm Australian Financial Review Paul Comrie-Thomson 4 October 2013 One thousand new wind turbines a week or 52,000 a year would be needed just to keep pace with India and China’s coal burn. So, where to now in the climate debate? Dieter Helm, CBE, is eminently qualified to write about … Continue reading Gone With the Wind
Giant fans fail to get Royal Stamp of Approval
Prince Harry is the latest Royal to question the impact of wind farms The Express Owen Bennett 11 May 2013 PRINCE HARRY has voiced his concerns over the visual impact of wind farms during his tour of America. The prince apparently raised the issue with the boss of Renewable Energy Systems Americas during a reception … Continue reading Giant fans fail to get Royal Stamp of Approval
Sleep – essential for Good Health
**** Sleep is essential for good health. THE most prevalent adverse health impact from giant industrial wind turbines is noise related sleep deprivation. We've covered the fact that Industrial Noise - is always and everywhere a public health issue. Here's a letter from Dr William Hallstein, a practising psychiatrist for over 40 years, to the … Continue reading Sleep – essential for Good Health
Money ain’t no “cure”
Guest writer, Jackie Rovensky, is renowned on STT for her comments, which stand out for their erudition, composition and unassailable logic. Here's Jackie in response to our favourite tobacco advertising guru who - once again - has elected to step well out of his limited area of "expertise". Jackie pops him neatly back into his … Continue reading Money ain’t no “cure”
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