**** Wind power firm regrets shooting to death of teen Daily Nation Macharia Mwangi 26 February 2015 The company putting up a wind-power plant in Nyandarua has expressed its regrets over the death of a teenager following protests over the implementation of the Sh13 billion project. In Summary Mr Wakaba dispelled fears that the project … Continue reading The Wind Industry’s Latest “Killing Fields”: Africans Just “Dying” to “Save the Planet”
Category: Dirty little secrets
“Confused Bats” to Blame for “Unprecedented” Wind Farm Bat Slaughter
Wind farms are certified bird and bat slaughterhouses, where millions are clobbered, sliced and diced every year (see our post here). Now, apparently, it’s turned out to be all the bats’ fault. If only they’d undergone turbine recognition and awareness training they wouldn’t be belted to kingdom come, night after bloody night. You see, bats … Continue reading “Confused Bats” to Blame for “Unprecedented” Wind Farm Bat Slaughter
Scotland’s Toxic Shock: Wind Farms Poisoning Neighbours
**** Some time back, 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 … Continue reading Scotland’s Toxic Shock: Wind Farms Poisoning Neighbours
When the Wind Doesn’t Blow…NO POWER!
Terry McCran writes about the stupidity of intermittent power output from wind farms in Australia looking at July 21. Truth is July 22 was worse. When the wind doesn’t blow, the power doesn’t switch on Terry McCrann Herald Sun 22 July 2014 ON Monday, all the wind farms in Southern Australia, all the hundreds of … Continue reading When the Wind Doesn’t Blow…NO POWER!
Wind turbine fires ‘ten times more common than thought’, experts warn
Wind turbine fires 'ten times more common than thought', experts warn Emily Gosden The Telegraph 17 July 2014 Study backed by Imperial College finds wind turbines prone to "catastrophic" fires but the true scale of the problem is unknown Wind turbines may catch on fire ten times more often than is publicly reported, putting nearby … Continue reading Wind turbine fires ‘ten times more common than thought’, experts warn
Curt Delvin: Wind Energy’s Fantasy in Green
“Being crazy isn’t enough”: Wind energy’s fantasy in green Curt Devlin 12 July, 2014 “Never let the facts get in the way of a good story,” cautioned Mark Twain. Miles Grant heeded Twain’s famous advice in his recent opinion about global climate change and wind opposition. Grant brims with evangelical fervor when he argues that … Continue reading Curt Delvin: Wind Energy’s Fantasy in Green
The Tangled Web: John Madigan Exposes the Greens as a Paid-Up Wind Industry Front
The good Senator from Victoria, John “Marshall” Madigan is on fire. Having skewered the former tobacco advertising guru - who claims to be an “expert” on well, just about everything (see our post here) - the Marshall has just launched an Exocet missile at the seedy world of hard-green-left politics and the big corporate interests … Continue reading The Tangled Web: John Madigan Exposes the Greens as a Paid-Up Wind Industry Front
Wind Turbines: lucky to last 10 Years
Dr Gordon Hughes is a Professor of Economics at the University of Edinburgh and a while back produced this cracking study which destroyed yet another wind industry myth about the longevity of these things: windfarm peformance UK hughes.19.12.12. Instead of the much touted 25 years, the output from modern turbines starts to drop significantly after … Continue reading Wind Turbines: lucky to last 10 Years
Federal Government’s Mandatory RET pays Pac Hydro to Steal Sonia Trist’s Home
**** As STT followers are well aware, the mandatory Renewable Energy Target and the Renewable Energy Certificates issued to wind power generators under it amount to a Federal Tax on all Australian power consumers. The value of the REC Tax is then transferred to wind power outfits - like Union Super Fund backed, Pacific Hydro … Continue reading Federal Government’s Mandatory RET pays Pac Hydro to Steal Sonia Trist’s Home
Crime Doesn’t Pay – Crooked Chinese Wind Turbine Maker, Sinovel Hits the Wall
**** China is held up by eco-fascists as a paragon of "green" energy virtue. They point to the fact that China is home to some of the largest giant fan makers in the world – and that it pumps out millions of rooftop solar panels - which are both exported around the globe. But they … Continue reading Crime Doesn’t Pay – Crooked Chinese Wind Turbine Maker, Sinovel Hits the Wall
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