Dr Bruce Rapley tells Senate: Wind Farm Nocebo Story “Nefarious Pseudoscience” & an “Insult to Intelligence”

**** Australia is blessed with a former tobacco advertising guru who is paid a packet by wind power outfits - like near-bankrupt Infigen - to pedal a story that the adverse health impacts caused by incessant turbine generated low-frequency noise and infrasound (such as sleep deprivation) are the product of “scare-mongering” – which, on his … Continue reading Dr Bruce Rapley tells Senate: Wind Farm Nocebo Story “Nefarious Pseudoscience” & an “Insult to Intelligence”

Unwilling Turbine Hosts Tell Senate: Australia’s Most Notorious Wind Power Outfit – Infigen – a Team of Bullies, Liars & Thugs

**** Lies, treachery and deceit are the hallmarks of the wind industry – fraud of all manner of descriptions is de rigueur for wind power outfits; and whether it’s bribery and fraud; vote rigging scandals; tax fraud; investor fraud or REC fraud – crooks and corruption rule. These boys are the grand masters of fleecing … Continue reading Unwilling Turbine Hosts Tell Senate: Australia’s Most Notorious Wind Power Outfit – Infigen – a Team of Bullies, Liars & Thugs

Wind Power: Just the latest “Con Job”

**** John and Anne Carter, have lived next to the Crookwell wind farm in NSW since it began operation in 1998. Although these cattle farmers are not troubled by audible noise, as their other neighbours are, they are impacted by infrasound – Anne in particular, as well as their animals. A while back, John gave … Continue reading Wind Power: Just the latest “Con Job”

Scots Go on the Offensive: Wind Power Outfits to be Sued & Wind Farms Shut Down Using Independent Noise Data

**** As we pointed out in this recent post, the Scots are a tenacious bunch of lads and lassies: Subsidies Scrapped: Scots Rejoice at Wind Industry’s Demise – Time for a Wee Highland Fling Delighted with David Cameron’s win - which heralds the demise of the wind industry in the UK - Highlanders have turned … Continue reading Scots Go on the Offensive: Wind Power Outfits to be Sued & Wind Farms Shut Down Using Independent Noise Data

Alan Moran: on the Insane & Pointless Cost of Wind Power

 **** Green energy generates big costs for little gain Alan Moran Australian Financial Review 21 June 2015 Reports of the death of coal are greatly exaggerated. For green power is still very costly and uncompetitive, and likely to remain so despite all the subsidies. In this newspaper last week Richard Denniss opined that there was … Continue reading Alan Moran: on the Insane & Pointless Cost of Wind Power

Macarthur Turbine Hosts Destroy Local Community & Bolt, as Hammering the Wind Industry becomes the “New Black”

**** When STT cranked into gear in December 2012, hammering the wind industry was a fairly lonely occupation: hardly fashionable; a bit like wearing yellow to a funeral, really. Back then, openly questioning the “wonders” of wind power was a guaranteed dinner party showstopper. Nervous hosts - choking on their organic pinot gris - would … Continue reading Macarthur Turbine Hosts Destroy Local Community & Bolt, as Hammering the Wind Industry becomes the “New Black”

Fairfax & the ABC: the Wind Industry’s Useful Idiots; or How “Mantras” Killed Journalism

**** Ron and Chris Jelbart, and their son, Peter have come to prominence on these pages once or twice; for all the wrong reasons. Ron and Peter have given evidence about the debilitating impacts of incessant turbine generated low-frequency noise and infrasound on their ability to sleep and function as a farmer and heavy-vehicle driver: … Continue reading Fairfax & the ABC: the Wind Industry’s Useful Idiots; or How “Mantras” Killed Journalism

Wind Farm Senate Inquiry Fallout Continues

**** When the Senate Inquiry into the great wind power fraud kicked off in Portland, Victoria on 30 March, STT predicted that the wind industry was headed for a world of pain, misery and woe (see our post here). Well, not to say we told you so, but things are going from disastrous to catastrophic. … Continue reading Wind Farm Senate Inquiry Fallout Continues

Living Next to Wind Farms & Feeling Queasy, then you’re Probably No Happy High Seas Traveller

**** More than once or twice, STT has picked up on hard-hitting scientific research that shows that those who suffer the worst effects of incessant turbine generated low-frequency noise and infrasound are generally prone to suffer seasickness: Sick Again – motion sickness sufferers cop it worst from giant fans Top Acoustic Engineer – Malcolm Swinbanks … Continue reading Living Next to Wind Farms & Feeling Queasy, then you’re Probably No Happy High Seas Traveller

Australia’s PM – Tony Abbott – Out to STOP THESE THINGS

**** Australia’s PM, Tony Abbott has never had a soft spot for the wind industry (see our posts here and here). Now, he’s effectively set fire to its chances of obtaining the finance it needs to carpet Australia with another 2,500 giant fans. The match was lit on Alan Jones’ breakfast Show last Thursday. Alan … Continue reading Australia’s PM – Tony Abbott – Out to STOP THESE THINGS