"For four years, a handful of farmers in the district hid a secret that not even a weekly drinks session or years of friendship could drag out. They had covertly opened up their farm gate to wind farm developers, lured by the cash offer of $15,000 for every wind turbine dug into their property — unbeknownst to the mate across … Continue reading What price do you put on friendship?
Category: Dirty little secrets
The wind farm industry’s licence to kill
If you believe the wind industry and its lobby groups, this is the image (above) that depicts their operations: clean, harmless and efficient. Repeatedly, the wind industry says turbines do no harm to birds, or to such a small number it doesn't matter. This is a lie. The truth is that turbines are tenacious killers … Continue reading The wind farm industry’s licence to kill
Which Barry is our Barry?
There’s an old saying. Seven days in politics makes one weak. And last week we were fine tuning our blogging skills to applaud the Premier of New South Wales, Barry O’Farrell, for taking positive steps to bring wind farm operations under the control of the Environment Protection Authority. However, on finding out that the NSW … Continue reading Which Barry is our Barry?
Critical omissions and twisted commentary
"I find the lack of honest declaration is both astounding and appalling. The guide should be there to protect farmers, encourage them to do their own research before signing up for turbines (if they do their own research, I suggest it unlikely they would sign up), and to not fall for the smooth talking glossy … Continue reading Critical omissions and twisted commentary
More propaganda from Herr Marsh of the Stasi
Recently, the South Australian Environment Protection Authority and a company called Resonate Acoustics issued a joint paper called "Infrasound levels near windfarms and in other environments". The report claimed to have measured infrasound at a variety of locations, including urban and rural environments, both in the vicinity of wind developments and elsewhere. Resonate do a … Continue reading More propaganda from Herr Marsh of the Stasi
The biggest government sponsored fraud in the history of our country
"The snouts in the easy money making renewable energy trough are many and varied. "There is an urgent need to eliminate conflicts of interest within our government. The only reason people are not rioting in the streets about the unjustified increase in their power bills is that they simply have no idea what is going … Continue reading The biggest government sponsored fraud in the history of our country
A voice from the wilderness of Macarthur wind farm
"Come down here for a few nights – stay with us, stay with Jan Hetherington, stay with Ron Jelbart, stay with Louise and Simon Manifold, stay with Maria and Colin Linke – these are but a few of the people whose lives your company has RUINED already. "We’ve had enough !!!!!! The last three nights … Continue reading A voice from the wilderness of Macarthur wind farm
Something (very) rotten in Denmark
"It’s a widely held conception that Denmark is one of the world’s least corrupt countries. The message is always warmly received, but this isn’t the same as saying that Denmark is free of corruption. "I’m not qualified to speak about corruption in general, but there is one area in which I do have an in-depth … Continue reading Something (very) rotten in Denmark
Er, Leanne, what do you call this?
Isn't it interesting how things operate when money is at stake. Here is a copy of a letter from the secretary of the NSW Farmers Association, Leanne Heath, to Mid Western Regional Council. Ms Heath refers to an unnamed survey that found 70 per cent of people favor wind energy. She also talks about propaganda, … Continue reading Er, Leanne, what do you call this?
These people knew – and did nothing
Remember these faces. Burn them into your memory. Long after the Royal Commission (we're certain there will be one*), long after the books and documentaries and newspaper articles, long after the PhD theses, remember one thing. These people knew. They were told. And they did nothing. They chose to ignore that an industry was receiving … Continue reading These people knew – and did nothing
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