Category: The Media

American take on Wind Farm Scam

Reposted from American Thinker, May 10, 2013 The Faults, Fallacies and Failures of Wind Power Viv Forbes Wind power is not free. All natural energy resources such as coal, wind and sun appear "free" - no one has to incur costs to create them. But turning a "free" resource into usable electricity costs money for … Continue reading American take on Wind Farm Scam

PRESS RELEASE – The Wind Power Fraud Rally: June 18, 2013, Parliament House, Canberra

PRESS RELEASE: 7 MAY 2013 Wind Power Fraud – Australia Can’t Afford it Power bills have sky-rocketed and are set to double again - and all because of wind power. Wind turbines are going up throughout rural Australia in an effort to satisfy the Federal Government’s 2020 Renewable Energy Target (RET). Every turbine is issued … Continue reading PRESS RELEASE – The Wind Power Fraud Rally: June 18, 2013, Parliament House, Canberra

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

The taint that exists among wind industry academia

When a researcher wants to find out about wind turbine syndrome, you would expect them to ask people living next to turbines, and measure what they are exposed to. Simple, right? Get out into the field and make your own investigations. Renowned acoustician Dr Bob Thorne has done that at numerous wind developments across Victoria. Bob … Continue reading The taint that exists among wind industry academia

Dear Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

Dear Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald, I read with interest the two recent articles (March 15, and 16) by Lenore Taylor, "Wind Turbine Sickness," and "When Lobbyists Blow in." I note the extensive quotation of the smiling Prof. Simon Chapman, noting that "wind turbine sickness" was a "communicated disease," and that many of Australia's … Continue reading Dear Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Gullen Range wind farm is a disaster waiting to happen

  From a correspondent in the field Gullen Range wind farm - a project by the Chinese company Goldwind - is approved, and is currently being built. Local people have tried to stop it in the NSW Land & Environment Court, without success. We have lobbied the NSW government and local MPs, again without success. … Continue reading The Gullen Range wind farm is a disaster waiting to happen

The near total uselessness of so-called wind farms

Herald Sun, Melbourne, February 28, 2013 Terry McCrann THE near total uselessness of so-called wind farms was nicely if unintentionally exposed by the detail in the AGL interim profit numbers yesterday. AGL has almost doubled its wind farm so-called capacity with the 420 MW Macarthur wind farm. That one wind farm now comprises an impressive … Continue reading The near total uselessness of so-called wind farms

Bang or whimper?

It's started. In Falmouth, Massachusetts, the local council has voted unanimously to remove turbines. The first turbine went up in 2010 at a cost of $10 million. Taking them down will cost $5 to $15 million. They're coming down because of health and noise concerns. Common sense and common good was victorious over crony capitalism. … Continue reading Bang or whimper?