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
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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
Wind Power: Britain’s Supersized Gamble with its Future
**** Britain’s political betters have set it up for one enormous gamble. Britain is wagering its entire economic future on its - out of control - wind power boondoggle. The Economist reports on the INSANE cost of delivering offshore wind power - where generators are guaranteed obscene returns - being able to charge “three times … Continue reading Wind Power: Britain’s Supersized Gamble with its Future
Richard Northedge: No – It’s NOT a Dream
Richard Northedge used to be the former Deputy City Editor of The Daily Telegraph and Editor of Sunday Business. Richard is now the editor of the print edition of Director of Finance. Here he is waking up to the economic nightmare that is the great wind power fraud. The madness of windfarms gets crazier Director … Continue reading Richard Northedge: No – It’s NOT a Dream
When the Wick Ain’t Worth the Candle
**** Giant fans: costly; unsightly; noisy; inefficient; pointless, because they can never reduce CO2 emissions; the cause of millions of bird and bat deaths each year; and built with rare earths, the mining and processing of which is turning China into a toxic wasteland - what’s not to like? Notwithstanding the growing list of dubious … Continue reading When the Wick Ain’t Worth the Candle
British Energy Minister says scrap “Immoral” subsidies to wind power
In further proof that this scam is on its last legs the British Energy Minister, Michael Fallon has called for the obscene subsidies to wind power to be scrapped. Here’s Utility Week on the trail. ‘Immoral’ subsidies to wind and solar need to be stopped Utility Week 2 December 2013 “Immoral” subsidies for onshore windfarms … Continue reading British Energy Minister says scrap “Immoral” subsidies to wind power
British “Turbine-Toffs” reap cash-Bonanza at punters’ expense
British Toffs are, apparently, in dire need, so why shouldn't British power punters stump up a fat pile of cash to keep them in the manner they've become accustomed to? Wind turbines trash the landscape for the benefit of billionaires The Guardian Simon Jenkins 5 December 2013 Is it fair for the chancellor to cut … Continue reading British “Turbine-Toffs” reap cash-Bonanza at punters’ expense
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
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”
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