Category: USA

Ah, Siemens – a “great bunch of lads”

In our last post, we uncovered efforts by turbine manufacturing giant, Siemens to become a leading producer of WMDs.  Not only are they keen to "kill and maim", it seems these boys know how to play mean and "real" dirty when it comes to money. "Ways and means" kinda guys, if you follow our drift. … Continue reading Ah, Siemens – a “great bunch of lads”

IWTs or WMDs?

You’ll remember “Prowind” breaking the silence over, what was, the best kept secret in Defence circles: that giant wind turbines are being deployed as weapons of mass destruction. Commenting on our piece Life in the “throw zone”, Prowind told us that the dozens of recorded “blade throw” events were “not accident”; and that turbine owners … Continue reading IWTs or WMDs?

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

This is the sound of the wheels starting to come off the wind industry

Battleboro Reformer, Vermont Thursday April 25, 2013 MONTPELIER -- A lobbyist for an industry group supporting wind power apologized to a Vermont Senate committee on Wednesday after a witness she brought in called health concerns connected with wind power "hoo-hah," nonsense and propaganda. Gabrielle Stebbins, executive director of Renewable Energy Vermont, called the remarks of … Continue reading This is the sound of the wheels starting to come off the wind industry

With wind energy comes the opportunity for corruption

The authorities say it is impossible to quantify the level of fraud in public spending on wind energy because investigations are scattered across different countries among the regional and fiscal police. But critics say the available riches and patchy controls are luring a rogue’s gallery of corrupt politicians and entrepreneurs trying to literally create money … Continue reading With wind energy comes the opportunity for corruption

No amount of electricity generation is worth this

The following first appeared as a comment under the post Cape Bridgewater: Sonia. You say it so well dear lady. My own situation is so similar to yours here in Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA. I have abandoned my dream and it hurts every day, I live worse now than ever in my life at 57-years-old. We … Continue reading No amount of electricity generation is worth this

I’m Keeping the Lights on for Earth Hour

This post first appeared on The Daily Bell. By Anthony Wile US News tells us that libertarians want to "keep the lights on" for the current Earth Hour. Earth Hour is a worldwide event organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), "encouraging households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights from 8:30 p.m. to … Continue reading I’m Keeping the Lights on for Earth Hour

Some basic facts about wind energy … it doesn’t work

Washington Times Saturday, March 16, 2013 By Bill Gunderson If only wind energy worked, it would be great. But it does not — at least not that well. What’s worse, most people do not know, especially the Green Energy True Believers. Those who do know, however, do not care. They tell us wind is an … Continue reading Some basic facts about wind energy … it doesn’t work

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