Like the Germans, the Brits are now reaping the whirlwind of their insane renewable energy policy. Not only have power prices skyrocketed, the perverse economics of that policy has left the UK grid vulnerable to complete collapse. Britain’s energy needs have been so mismanaged - and the incentives filched from taxpayers and power consumers and … Continue reading UK’s Wind Rush Leaves Grid Vulnerable to Collapse & Power Punters Foot the Bill
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Irish Uprising: Thousands Flood Dublin to Protest Against the Great Wind Power Fraud
**** As ordinary - usually apolitical - people around the World start to cotton on to the true and hidden costs of wind power they are joining thousands of anti-wind power groups, becoming increasingly vocal and politically active. Canadians staged a huge anti-wind power fraud rally in Ontario, back in October last year (see our … Continue reading Irish Uprising: Thousands Flood Dublin to Protest Against the Great Wind Power Fraud
Prof Alun Evans: the Health Impacts of Wind Farms
The Irish have seen a colossal wind-rush with giant fans being slung up all over the Emerald Isle. Planning rules are so lax as to be derisory - fans are literally speared into backyards - with the victims suffering the obvious impacts from incessant low-frequency noise and infrasound - such as sleep deprivation and all … Continue reading Prof Alun Evans: the Health Impacts of Wind Farms
Kill the subsidies and the wind industry dies
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
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