Cobden/Naroghid VCAT Hearing, 21 Mar 2013 Today, we went to the 3rd VCAT Hearing, once again in Melbourne. We are requesting the Cobden/Naroghid wind development to abide by the new ruling stating that turbines must be ‘2 kilometres from uncontracted landholders residences’, and that permission must be granted by the ‘uncontracted landowners for further development’. … Continue reading VCAT = Very Casual Attitude To (justice, fairness, human decency etc)
Category: Victoria
Victim: Sonia Trist
STT would like to introduce you to Sonia Trist who feels that she can no longer stay in her home near the Cape Bridgewater wind farm. She describes her symptoms - anxiety and sudden wakening at night in this video (6.37). Sonia calls on all those affected by wind turbines to be strong, join together … Continue reading Victim: Sonia Trist
Fighting at the grass roots – check out these two websites
Heartland Farmers is a collective of more than 200 farmers in the Central Yorke Peninsula of South Australia. The proposed Ceres project will cause considerable and permanent disruption to broadacre cropping in the area ear-marked for turbine development. To the words clean, green and safe - add community. That's the new spin for the next breed … Continue reading Fighting at the grass roots – check out these two websites
Stamp out STT – it’s spreading like …
You know you're winning when the other guys start recycling lines they used years ago. Victorian Greens leader Greg Barber (left) has just issued a press release saying there is no such thing as wind turbine syndrome. Barber says it's actually "Simon Ramsay syndrome" that is causing all the stress and anxiety. Ramsay (right) is … Continue reading Stamp out STT – it’s spreading like …
Well, Minister, are you going to expose the billion-dollar fraud?
"I know the government is worried about all the super funds and other money that has been sunk into these projects, but I also know the government is fully aware that wind farms do not abate GHG, but are good vote grabbers ... Allowing the fraud to continue just allows the problem to get bigger … Continue reading Well, Minister, are you going to expose the billion-dollar fraud?
To Lane Crockett, do you know what you’re doing to people?
Lane Crockett is the general manager, Australia, at Pacific Hydro. He is also a director at the Clean Energy Council. According to its website, Pacific Hydro operates six wind farms with another six under development. Below is a statement to him from Melissa Ware, a resident at Cape Bridgewater in Victoria. The wind farm consists … Continue reading To Lane Crockett, do you know what you’re doing to people?
Who are the wind industry rats in the Liberal ranks?
The wind industry is driven by one factor. Greed. It's growth is due to the billions of taxpayer dollars siphoned off into various pockets. And a lot of those pockets are political. In the UK the Daily Mail has just published a report on how green companies have paid Conservative MPs to influence environmental and … Continue reading Who are the wind industry rats in the Liberal ranks?
Infigen Energy’s shame – and Sarah Laurie’s truth
The document below is a statutory declaration. Under Australian law, it is equivalent to giving evidence under oath. If it contains false information, charges of perjury can be laid. This declaration was sworn before a policeman by Whiteheads Creek resident Ursula James last Thursday. It concerns alleged statements made before a number of people by … Continue reading Infigen Energy’s shame – and Sarah Laurie’s truth
‘It’s like cigarettes in the 1950s …’
Ballarat-based sleep specialist Dr Wayne Spring first spoke on wind turbine sickness 18 months ago, comparing it to cigarette smoking's connection to cancer back in the 1950s. As reported in The Courier, Dr Spring said he had been treating patients living near the Waubra and Hepburn wind farms. “Research needs to be done into the … Continue reading ‘It’s like cigarettes in the 1950s …’
These people knew – and did nothing
Remember these faces. Burn them into your memory. Long after the Royal Commission (we're certain there will be one*), long after the books and documentaries and newspaper articles, long after the PhD theses, remember one thing. These people knew. They were told. And they did nothing. They chose to ignore that an industry was receiving … Continue reading These people knew – and did nothing