As accomplices to the great Australian wind power fraud, State Planning Ministers have got a lot to answer for. Whether it’s Brad Hazzard pulling punches behind the scenes in New South Wales; Matthew Guy allowing non-compliant windfarms - such as Waubra (Acciona), Cape Bridgewater (Pac Hydro) and Macarthur (AGL) - to continue to operate … Continue reading Johnny “Rotten” Rau cops a Keyneton “Rocket”
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I won’t grow up, I won’t grow up
The wind weasel is a lot like Peter Pan – the eternal child, who will fight, kick and scream to avoid the stark reality of adulthood. How often have we heard the yarn about wind power needing a fat pile of subsidies for just that little bit longer to help it “mature”? And how, if … Continue reading I won’t grow up, I won’t grow up
Illusions not Visions
Wind Turbines Are Climate-Change Scarecrows Robert Bryce 26 November 2013 For years, the wind-energy sector and renewable-energy advocates have repeatedly claimed that wind turbines are essential to the fight against carbon dioxide emissions and catastrophic climate change. Here’s the reality: Wind turbines are nothing more than climate-change scarecrows. The proliferation of wind turbines over the … Continue reading Illusions not Visions
Someday this war’s gonna end
STT readers are well aware of just how pointless and costly wind power is. Here's a recent Canadian take on the tale. Renewable is Not So Doable say Friends of Science-New Report Challenges Climate Change Science and Economics of Calgary's GHG Reduction Plans Digital Journal 26 November 2013 CALGARY, ALBERTA - The global warming and … Continue reading Someday this war’s gonna end
Colleen Watts – STT Champion – drops Tony Abbott a line
Open Letter to Prime Minister Abbott Dr Colleen Watts OAM 17 November 2013 Dear Mr. Abbott, I write concerning the Renewable Energy Target (RET) and its concomitant lovechild, the Renewable Energy Certificate. The argument for the existence, let alone the promotion, of industrial wind turbines as the panacea for “clean and green” energy production is … Continue reading Colleen Watts – STT Champion – drops Tony Abbott a line
Alan Jones & Sarah Laurie go on the attack
Here's STT Champion, Alan Jones talking with Dr Sarah Laurie about the Explicit Warning released by the Waubra Foundation. Alan has a little radio show that more than just a few Australians tune into each morning. Syndicated through over 77 Stations and with close to 2 million listeners Countrywide – AJ as he’s known – … Continue reading Alan Jones & Sarah Laurie go on the attack
David Cameron says: “cut the green crap”
STT readers might think we’ve just struck a rich and organic theme. In our last post we looked at the way Canadian farmers liken wind industry spin to the stuff they shovel out of their dairies. Well it seems that British PM, David Cameron isn’t afraid to “muck” in too. Here’s The Daily Mail’s take … Continue reading David Cameron says: “cut the green crap”
You can fill your boots with Wind Weasel “Manure”
“Futureye” calls it “billable units”; Nick Valentine aka “Frank Bestic” calls wallowing in it "a great day at the office"; but those whose boots are covered in it on a daily basis, call it for what it is: "wind industry bullshit". Our Canadian cousins - renowned for their politeness and good manners - call it … Continue reading You can fill your boots with Wind Weasel “Manure”
Judith Sloan joins the queue to scrap the RET
Senior and experienced economists are lining up to scrap the RET. STT readers have heard the “word” from Burchell Wilson and Alan “The Terminator” Moran. The number crunchers are on the warpath, for good reason. The Renewable Energy Target is a ludicrously expensive and utterly ineffective means of reducing CO2 emissions, which is what is … Continue reading Judith Sloan joins the queue to scrap the RET
Ron “The Boss” Boswell spells out death for the RET
STT champion, Ron “The Boss” Boswell may be on the way to retiring from the Big House on the Hill in Canberra come next July, but he certainly isn’t shy or retiring in his efforts to save Australian industry from our ridiculous renewable energy policy. As Ron pointed out a while back in this post, … Continue reading Ron “The Boss” Boswell spells out death for the RET
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