Category: Campaigns

Umpire Red Cards the wind industry in Victoria – Infigen cops a gobful of dirt

Congratulations go out to the hundred or so members and supporters of the Trawool Valley and Whiteheads Creek Landscape Guardians who fought that ol’ STT favourite, Infigen, to a standstill over its Cherry Tree Range wind farm proposal. You’ll remember STT bathing Infigen’s star performer, Laura Dunphy, in glory over the “porkies” she told locals … Continue reading Umpire Red Cards the wind industry in Victoria – Infigen cops a gobful of dirt

Macarthur wind project – a Victorian Government approved atrocity

By an STT correspondent Where, in the World Health Organisation guidelines, is it said that sleep deprivation is harmless to your health? Nowhere. The WHO Guidelines recognise sleep disturbance as an adverse health effect.  In its night-time noise guidelines for Europe (2009) WHO states that: “sleep is a biological necessity and disturbed sleep is associated … Continue reading Macarthur wind project – a Victorian Government approved atrocity

Richard Paltridge – dragon slayer

It sounded to us like the most pale excuse of the year. Spanish multinational Acciona announced it was scrapping its plans for a $70 million 46-turbine wind farm at Allendale East in South Australia. The company said it had come to the decision after deciding the project’s economics “didn’t stack up”. “After detailed investigations over … Continue reading Richard Paltridge – dragon slayer

Council says no to Ceres

We congratulate Heartland Farmers for their effective grassroots campaign to stop these things. We applaud the District Council of York Peninsula for its good sense and ability to see through the spin of the wind industry. See the report from an STT correspondent at the bottom of this post. From Adelaide Now 28 March, 2013: … Continue reading Council says no to Ceres

Bad things happen when …

Note the recipients of the email below. With several exceptions (ie Madigan, Xenophon, Ramsey, Schultz, Kelly, Tehan, Joyce) many of these people continue to do nothing.  The Project reported on Jan Hetherington late last year. That report is at the end of this post. From: janet hetherington Sent: Tuesday, 26 March 2013 1:45 AM To: … Continue reading Bad things happen when …

Chapman may still consider himself a scientist, but he certainly looks like an advocate to me

The following post first appeared on windfarmrealities.org by Wayne Gulden. Simon Chapman, a public-health professor in Australia, has long maintained that the health and annoyance issues from wind turbines that people complain about are the result of nocebo.  Recently he published a study that purports to conclusively demonstrate that those health complaints are not caused … Continue reading Chapman may still consider himself a scientist, but he certainly looks like an advocate to me

Fighting at the grass roots – check out these two websites

Heartland Farmers is a collective of more than 200 farmers in the Central Yorke Peninsula of South Australia. The proposed Ceres project will cause considerable and permanent disruption to broadacre cropping in the area ear-marked for turbine development.  To the words clean, green and safe - add community. That's the new spin for the next breed … Continue reading Fighting at the grass roots – check out these two websites

The fraud of Waubra wind farm

Well  may we say God save the Queen, because nothing will save the wind industry if Madigan gets the balance of power in the Senate at the next election. Take note below of who voted which way. Come September, vote accordingly. In the meantime, write, call and visit your local Member and Senator. And remember, … Continue reading The fraud of Waubra wind farm

Ten ways to kill Big Wind

By Mike Bond Despite many victories, communities around the world are still facing a plague of industrial wind projects that like hideous War of the Worlds steel monsters are destroying communities, mountains, and wildlands, slaughtering birds and bats, sickening people and driving them from their homes. Even though these wind projects do not reduce greenhouse … Continue reading Ten ways to kill Big Wind