Category: Europe

Vestas is deceiving the public when it portrays itself as an ethical and moral company

"Is it really good export policy to dispatch a man like McAlpine to run errands on behalf of Vestas?" Occupational medicine specialist Doctor Mauri Johansson gave the following speech at the general meeting of Vestas, a wind turbine manufacturer. The speech was given last year. We reproduce it here in full. (And don't forget to … Continue reading Vestas is deceiving the public when it portrays itself as an ethical and moral company

Same story in Australia, they just go by a different name

Italy makes biggest mafia linked assets haul: $1.7bn  AFP News Italian police on Wednesday said they had seized assets worth 1.3 billion euros ($1.7 billion) from a Sicilian renewable energy developer in the biggest ever seizure of mafia-linked assets. The assets, including 43 wind and solar energy companies, 98 properties and 66 bank accounts, belonged … Continue reading Same story in Australia, they just go by a different name

The doctors, researchers and health practitioners worldwide who get it

An impressive number of health practitioners, researchers and acousticians around the world are now voicing their concern about the impact of wind turbines on people’s health. The list has been published by the Waubra Foundation, the European Platform Against Windfarms (EPAW) and the North American Platform Against Windfarms (NA-PAW). The latter two organisations represent more … Continue reading The doctors, researchers and health practitioners worldwide who get it

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

I am James Lovelock

I am an environmentalist and founder member of the Greens but I bow my head in shame at the thought that our original good intentions should have been so misunderstood and misapplied. We need take care that the spinning windmills do not become like the statues on Easter Island, monuments of a failed civilisation. December … Continue reading I am James Lovelock

You can hear it – and it’s coming here fast

How many times has he said it? How many times has Sydney University's Simon Chapman made the comparison between Wind Turbine Syndrome and the plague of "modern health worries" ... like anxiety about mobile phones for instance? We've lost count. But here's one example. And another. And another. Here's his PowerPoint presentation where he compares … Continue reading You can hear it – and it’s coming here fast

God’s energy vs Greed energy

The proposed Boco Rock Wind Farm will be located 10km south west of Nimmitabel, and 30km north of Bombala, in New South Wales. The wind farm will comprise up to 122 wind turbines spread over 24 different properties. Already, developers Continental Wind Partners and Wind Prospect Group have put up for sale a stake in the project … Continue reading God’s energy vs Greed energy