**** With Australia’s wind industry in its death throes, STT has already given fair warning to bankers, investors and shareholders with so much as a cent in wind power companies to grab their cash and get out as fast they can (see our post here). All-wind-power-outfits - like our favourite whipping boys, Infigen - are … Continue reading Australian Wind Industry’s House of Cards Collapsing
Category: Tasmania
After a party that was bigger than the end of WWII – STT says: “hats off, Tony”
The “unelectable” Tony Abbott has just been elected - picking up some 18 seats - to end up with a thumping 32 seat majority in the House of Representatives. When we say “thumping” we’re not just talking about the almighty hangovers suffered by the STT crew this morning. Among the 90 seats that the Coalition … Continue reading After a party that was bigger than the end of WWII – STT says: “hats off, Tony”
Wind power fraud “Voortrekker”: Niall Ferguson called it years ago
There were some amongst us who - right from the outset - recognised wind power as the greatest economic and environmental fraud of all time. In Afrikaans they would be called the "Voortrekkers" - those that got out in front early and stayed there. The followers of the Voortrekkers - include people like Australia's Dick … Continue reading Wind power fraud “Voortrekker”: Niall Ferguson called it years ago
When does 58.7% become 60%? When $100million per year in RECs is up for grabs
Not content with rigging the vote on whether King Islanders would have to endure the torture of a “feasibility” study, Hydro Tasmania has rubbed out the number they got - and pencilled in the result they were after. As to the idea of "feasibility" - STT puts a couple of posers: since when is paying … Continue reading When does 58.7% become 60%? When $100million per year in RECs is up for grabs
Who can it be now?
Who can it be knocking at the wind scammers’ door? BIG COAL? CSG? BIG NUKES? The correct answer is – NONE OF THE ABOVE. Over the last few weeks the eco-fascists writing in the lefty-tabloids and on their blogs have been speculating on who runs this clearly evil, insidious and clandestine outfit – STT - … Continue reading Who can it be now?
The Devil went down to King Island and he was looking to make a deal
So King Islanders - ready to sell your Souls? Be warned - this time, the Devil ain't got no fiddle of gold to trade - only a generation of misery. STT has already reported on the King Island “cash for votes scandal” and looked at the other deceptive methods used by Tasmanian Hydro to bring … Continue reading The Devil went down to King Island and he was looking to make a deal
Chinese move in to snap up King Island as a handy little turbine anchor
For little more than 30 pieces of silver, wind farm Judas Iscariot, Hydro Tasmania is all set to cash in by flogging Bass Strait’s jewel, King Island to its Chinese Overlords. The Hydro steamroller Tasmanian Times Donald Graham* 20 May 2013 Hydro Tasmania has called for the EPA in Hobart to back-up the King Island … Continue reading Chinese move in to snap up King Island as a handy little turbine anchor
Money talks – Hydro Tasmania caught out in “cash for votes” scandal on King Island
Why let democracy run its course, when a little “grease” can get the result you want? Stock and Land reports on the latest windfarm developer skullduggery on King Island, which left STT struggling with the poser: when is a bribe, not a bribe? Hydro ‘funds for votes’ accusation Stock & Land Shannon Twomey 24 May … Continue reading Money talks – Hydro Tasmania caught out in “cash for votes” scandal on King Island
Ewbank made to U-turn
One of STT's favourite "greentard" bloggers, and the wind farm developers' most ardent apologist, got short shrift on King Island last week at the meeting where locals gathered to hear some of the facts, instead of the spin usually delivered by Ewbank and his Overlords. You'll remember the way the CERES Stormtroopers treated the Yorke … Continue reading Ewbank made to U-turn
Battle to stop TasWind plan to curdle King Island cream
An article from Sharon Twomey from Stock and Land HIGH levels of infrasound was one of the key subjects discussed by farmers at a TasWind community meeting in King Island last Friday. The community meeting is just one of many in relation to a 600-megawatt wind farm proposed for the island by State-owned company Hydro … Continue reading Battle to stop TasWind plan to curdle King Island cream