The “Le Roy Tapes”: Part 5 – Jobs and Subsidies

The final part of the interview with Tim Le Roy. In this episode Tim describes how subsidies have warped the green energy ideal and caused significant job losses  by supporting the roll-out of a deeply-flawed product - industrial wind turbines (4.11).

The “Le Roy Tapes”: Part 4 – Health

Part 4 of 5 of the interview with Tim Le Roy. In this episode Tim shares his watershed moment when he meets affected people and realises the extent of the suffering that can occur when industrial wind turbines are sited too close to peoples homes. He shares his experiences of homes in Waubra and Toora … Continue reading The “Le Roy Tapes”: Part 4 – Health

The “Le Roy Tapes”: Part 2 – Community Impact

This is the second part of a 5-part interview with Mr. Tim Le Roy, spokesman for the Coastal Guardians. In this installment, Tim focuses on the impact that wind development has had on the communities he has worked with. He discusses the land-leasing strategies used by wind developers and the resulting inequity within the community. He … Continue reading The “Le Roy Tapes”: Part 2 – Community Impact

Red Faces at the Victorian Department of Health

A week or so ago, the wind industry and its parasites crowed about a report released by the Victorian Department of Health, with even more than the usual whiff of desperation. The report was touted by the Clean Energy Council as a complete exoneration on all charges, sins and omissions. What a pity it contained … Continue reading Red Faces at the Victorian Department of Health

Saving the Heartland – SA’s Yorke Peninsula

STT recently gave you an insight into the fight to keep Yorke Peninsula turbine free and, therefore, able to keep doing what it does best - producing food and fibre - in No Blacker day for the Greens. Here's a follow up that appeared in The Sunday Mail May 12, 2013 by Mike Smithson. Ill … Continue reading Saving the Heartland – SA’s Yorke Peninsula

Logic: not found on other planets?

STT from time to time receives the “odd” comment (and we mean “really odd”) from people that seem to misunderstand STT’s objectives.  The name and make up of the site might have given it away to most.  “Stop” as in “put an end to” and “these things” which appears over the silhouette of a giant … Continue reading Logic: not found on other planets?

The “Le Roy Tapes”: Tim Le Roy speaks to STT – Part 1

The first of a 5-part interview with Mr Tim Le Roy, spokesman for the Australian Coastal Guardians, where he describes why he first was driven to battle against industrial wind turbines - the lies and deceit if the wind--millers and their ties to government and the media (2.23).

“Dangerous” Dave Clarke

You’ll remember Dave Clarke – he’s the Darth Vader of SA’s greentards. Dave’s the one that says, when it comes to the prospect of Yorke Peninsula’s farmers having to operate farms and live with 200 giant turbines, that’s a sacrifice he’s more than willing to make.  Of course it is. This little man has never … Continue reading “Dangerous” Dave Clarke

Tony Abbott calls for REC fraud investigation

STT has been following the REC fraud at Waubra for some time.  Alby Schulz was on the warpath about Acciona's thievery back in February.  John Madigan has been hot on the trail as well. Joining the call to clawback some $80 million worth of RECs from the Spanish Wind Conquistadors is the Prime Ministerial hopeful, … Continue reading Tony Abbott calls for REC fraud investigation

American take on Wind Farm Scam

Reposted from American Thinker, May 10, 2013 The Faults, Fallacies and Failures of Wind Power Viv Forbes Wind power is not free. All natural energy resources such as coal, wind and sun appear "free" - no one has to incur costs to create them. But turning a "free" resource into usable electricity costs money for … Continue reading American take on Wind Farm Scam