In recent weeks the greentard blogs have been overcome with grief as they moan about the almost inevitable consequences of the Coalition’s RET review, the future of the CEFC and now the ARENA fund - yet another taxpayer backed renewable slush fund that faces the chop. Their wailing and gnashing of teeth undermines their specious … Continue reading Kill the subsidies and the wind industry dies
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Matthew Sinclair: Wind power is a job killer
Senator Ros Boswell called it - either you can have renewable energy or an industry sector - not both. You can remind yourself of his speech at our Wind Power Fraud Rally here - where he lists the demise of our industry sector, industry by industry, and breaks down the power bills of a Wyndham iceworks … Continue reading Matthew Sinclair: Wind power is a job killer
Rats leaving the sinking ship
It was Bruce who pointed out that if you have a mouse plague, the way to deal with it is to remove the food source. Well it is the same with the wind industry. Wind farm plans in tatters after subsidy rethink Robert Mendick March 2 2014 Plans to build wind farms in England and … Continue reading Rats leaving the sinking ship
Ben Acheson – Wind Energy: Chalk it Up As a Loss
Ben Acheson writes for the Huffington Post. He's also the Energy and Environment Policy Adviser and Parliamentary Assistant to Struan Stevenson MEP at the European Parliament in Brussels. In addition to his expertise on Energy and Environment issues, he has an in-depth knowledge of regional security in Central Asia, animal welfare within the European Union … Continue reading Ben Acheson – Wind Energy: Chalk it Up As a Loss
Peace at Last in Wigan as fan gets canned at night
Finally, after battling the powers that be for ages – simply to get them to apply the rules – the long-suffering residents of Wigan have had the fan that’s been driving them nuts for years shut down at night. Residents get turbine muted at night Wigan Today 4 February 2014 NEIGHBOURS of an acclaimed Wigan … Continue reading Peace at Last in Wigan as fan gets canned at night
The Smoking Gun: Giant Fans Cause UK House Prices to Collapse
A few posts back we covered the dramatic and adverse impact that giant fans have had on Scottish house prices in this post. Faced with statements from real estate agents that homes with fans as neighbours are virtually unsaleable, Scottish Renewable’s spin-master, Joss Blamire – claimed that he hadn’t seen “any conclusive evidence which links … Continue reading The Smoking Gun: Giant Fans Cause UK House Prices to Collapse
Brits put All their Eggs in the Wind Power Basket
Having slung up thousands of giant fans the Brits now face a brewing energy crisis. Britain has thrown £billions in subsidies at wind power and has clearly put way too many eggs in the same (nonsensical) basket. Here’s lefty rag The Guardian on the looming – but perfectly avoidable – wind power driven catastrophe. Blackouts … Continue reading Brits put All their Eggs in the Wind Power Basket
How to Steal Someone’s Home – with Government help
A few posts back we looked at how Scottish wind weasels are all set for another round of Highland Clearances - effectively stealing Scots’ homes before their very eyes. Well, it seems weasels south of the Scottish border are all set to do the same. Here’s the Exeter Express and Echo providing a template on … Continue reading How to Steal Someone’s Home – with Government help
Friday Funnies
STT has been trying hard to keep off the climate realists’ turf – readers know we’ve lapsed a couple of times lately – but we’re seriously trying to get back on the straight and narrow. Well, not that seriously. This Spectator article was just too funny not to share. Enjoy! Global warming's glorious ship of … Continue reading Friday Funnies
Now That Ain’t Workin’, That’s the Way You Do It
**** British wind weasels have taken Mark Knopfler’s ode to indolent, but loaded, rock stars quite literally and are clearly out to “Get their money for nothing and their chicks for free.” Here’s The Telegraph on the latest UK wind scam. Wind farms handed £5 million to switch off turbines as thousands of homes left … Continue reading Now That Ain’t Workin’, That’s the Way You Do It
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