**** Renewable energy target deal key to ‘saving jobs’ The Australian Sid Maher & Andrew White 23 October 2014 Labor caught between workers, Greens ahead of talks with coalition THE controversial renewable energy target faces cuts to save jobs in energy-intensive industries, under a Coalition plan to break the political impasse over the scheme, but … Continue reading Coalition LRET Deal Rejected: Labor Determined to Kill Jobs in Australian Mining, Manufacturing & Industry
Category: power prices
UK’s Disastrous Wind Power Policy the Result of Deluded “Green Blob” Politics
**** Britain needs political climate change to cut soaring energy bills The Telegraph Charles Moore 17 October 2014 Targets for renewables are unattainable, futile – and will cost us trillions of pounds It is surprisingly common for our main political parties and policy-makers to agree about something. When they do, they are usually wrong; the … Continue reading UK’s Disastrous Wind Power Policy the Result of Deluded “Green Blob” Politics
Wind Power Sending Power Prices Through the Roof
The wind industry in Australia is still reeling at the RET Review Panel's recommendation to prevent any more wind farms being built by closing off the ability of "new entrants" to participate in the Large-Scale Renewable Energy Target (LRET) (see our post here). In response, the wind industry and its parasites have been frantically trying … Continue reading Wind Power Sending Power Prices Through the Roof
Brits Belted by Insanely Expensive and Utterly Unreliable Wind Power
**** Britain’s political betters have set it up for one enormous gamble. Britain is wagering its entire economic future on its – out of control – wind power boondoggle. Back in January, The Economist reported on the INSANE cost of delivering offshore wind power – where generators are guaranteed obscene returns – being able to … Continue reading Brits Belted by Insanely Expensive and Utterly Unreliable Wind Power
Parker Gallant Uncovers the Hidden Costs of Ontario’s Insane Wind Power Policy
**** Ever tried to imagine hell on earth? Ever imagined a nightmare turned to reality? Then you've probably landed in Ontario. Ontario is the place where the most bizarre energy policy in the world has seen thousands of giant fans speared into the backyards of homes - in the most agriculturally productive part of Canada. … Continue reading Parker Gallant Uncovers the Hidden Costs of Ontario’s Insane Wind Power Policy
Miners Skewer Wind Industry Myth that the LRET is Lowering Power Prices
STT followers have a keen ear when it comes to picking wind industry spin. One of the most fantastic efforts to turn night into day is the completely bogus story about wind power causing a reduction in Australian retail power prices. Like most wind industry drivel, it's a tale that's heavy on emotional "belief" and … Continue reading Miners Skewer Wind Industry Myth that the LRET is Lowering Power Prices
Mandatory RET Just Another Form of Punishment for the Poor
**** The mandatory RET has seen around $9 billion worth of Renewable Energy Certificates issued to wind power outfits, so far; the cost of which has been added to retail power prices and recovered from all Australian power consumers. With a further $50 billion to be transferred from power consumers to wind power outfits via … Continue reading Mandatory RET Just Another Form of Punishment for the Poor
Farmers Tell Wind Farm Developer to Stick its Turbines Where the Sun Don’t Shine
**** The great wind power fraud depends on a few gullible land owners signing up to host turbines for charming wind power outfits like Thailand’s RATCH (see our posts here and here and here). No turbine hosts; no wind industry. Lured by annual licence fees of around $10,000 per turbine, farmers who do sign up … Continue reading Farmers Tell Wind Farm Developer to Stick its Turbines Where the Sun Don’t Shine
Bjørn Lomborg: Wind Power – The Rich Man’s Curse on the Poor
When it comes to assessing the costs, risks and benefits of environmental policy Bjørn Lomborg has always tried to provide balanced, detailed analysis supported by facts and evidence. The economic choices we make – about allocating scarce resources to unlimited wants – should – as Lomborg consistently points out – be made taking into account … Continue reading Bjørn Lomborg: Wind Power – The Rich Man’s Curse on the Poor
A Lesson in Journalism: Rebecca Thompson Exposes the Great Wind Power Fraud
Rebecca Thompson is the brilliant young journo behind the recent Sun News documentary, Down Wind - that tipped a bucket on the great wind power fraud in Canada (see our post here). Down Wind, which runs for 96 minutes, can be purchased as a file and downloaded or as a DVD for those in the … Continue reading A Lesson in Journalism: Rebecca Thompson Exposes the Great Wind Power Fraud
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