Category: Big wind politics

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”

Miliband off with the pixies as Brits brace for Winter of Discontent

STT has given quite a bit of coverage on how Britain’s insane rush to install hundreds of giant fans has led to power-price-penury in Ol’ Blighty – see our posts here, here and here. But it seems that energy policy hypocrisy in the UK has a new name – “Ed Miliband”. Ed apparently believes Britain … Continue reading Miliband off with the pixies as Brits brace for Winter of Discontent

Hawaii Five-O

Here's the Huffington Post's take on the latest wind weasel shenanigans in Hawaii. STT thinks it sounds like a job for Steve McGarrett and his faithful side-kick, Danny "Danno" Williams. How Renewable Portfolio Standards Can Subvert Your Economy Huffington Post Hawaii Sally Kaye 10 September 2013 A strange thing happened on our way to a … Continue reading Hawaii Five-O

Hell hath no fury like Anne Schafer scorned

**** A few posts back we covered the excellent survey put together by STT Champion, Anne Schafer on the growing public health disaster at AGL's Macarthur wind farm. The turbine noise levels generated not only breach the conditions of AGL's planning consent, but drive the locals nuts night, after sleepless night. Non-compliant wind farms, like … Continue reading Hell hath no fury like Anne Schafer scorned

Coalition Get Set to Scrap the RET

With Tony Abbott's sweep to victory comes the prospect of putting some sense back into Australian energy policy. Here's one of his number - Dennis Jensen - writing in The Australian last Friday. Profitable path to sustainability The Australian Dennis Jensen 27 September, 2013 BJORN Lomborg has stated “if it is not economic, it is … Continue reading Coalition Get Set to Scrap the RET

AGL’s Macarthur victims demand action from their Council

The public health disaster that is AGL's Macarthur wind farm has reached boiling point with 60 of its long-suffering locals calling their local Councilors to account at a heated meeting last Friday - with STT Champion, Annie Gardner leading the charge: Here's one take on proceedings by regional rag, The Standard. Bad vibrations in the … Continue reading AGL’s Macarthur victims demand action from their Council

Since giant fans went up – only the bravest drink from my well

**** In our post “The Breakout” we talked about just how sick and tired we all are of crippling wind power driven electricity prices, how those unfortunates stuck with giant fans are sick and constantly tired as a result of incessant and debilitating low-frequency turbine noise - and how the world is growing tired of … Continue reading Since giant fans went up – only the bravest drink from my well

If Australia wants ANY industry – the RET must go

Australians have a choice - maintain the Renewable Energy Target (RET) or kiss goodbye to what’s left of our manufacturing industry and say bon voyage to our minerals processing sector. The RET is an economic suicide pact which is not only harming the poorest and most vulnerable members of our society, it’s making it impossible … Continue reading If Australia wants ANY industry – the RET must go