Some time ago, it may have been last year, it may have been the year before, we attended one of DLP Senator John Madigan's community wind farm forums. The wind farm issue is no longer new. For many of us, it's become so much a part of the fabric of our lives, the timing is … Continue reading Open mind, changed mind, changed world
Category: Victoria
As always, money and power is in the hands of corporate wind …
Guest poster: Frank Campbell, Elmhurst, Victoria, Australia. Frank is a retired sociologist and former supporter of the Greens. It's galling that paid propagandists like Leigh Ewbank (Pyrenees Advocate, February 1, 2013), safe in their Carlton castles, lecture rural people about the wonders of wind turbines. The rural press is flooded with their formula letters. Like … Continue reading As always, money and power is in the hands of corporate wind …
They deny, but we always knew
Don Jelbart (pic from The Oz) The Australian, Feb 1, 2013 By Pia Akerman A VICTORIAN council has conceded that a wind farm development still in its early stages has slashed the land value of its neighbours, and agreed their land rates should be cut. In what is believed to be an Australian first, South … Continue reading They deny, but we always knew
Let the (wind farm) games begin
Forget Question Time in Parliament. That’s just theatre. And forget about the door stops, when politicians front a barrage of microphones outside the doors of the House of Representatives or the Senate. That’s spin: scripted messages delivered to create a perception. And most news stories? That's journalists rehashing "stuff" from their "sources". It's a back-scratch … Continue reading Let the (wind farm) games begin
The ‘tainted’ work of Brett Lane and Associates
One of the wind industry’s most frequently used consultants has a damning track record of producing inaccurate, incomplete and confusing reports. Work undertaken by environmental consultants Brett Lane and Associates has been the subject of repeated criticism in planning panel hearings for almost a decade. But the company continues to be utilised by wind farm … Continue reading The ‘tainted’ work of Brett Lane and Associates
Yer feel me, Holmes?
Yo! Was sup, Holmes? We ain’t mad but the more we look, the more troubled we is. We know the Media Watch episode on the Cumming report in The Australian is now last year’s news. And yes, we know we said we would move on. But we can’t. There’s more to say, cuz. A lot … Continue reading Yer feel me, Holmes?
Nudge nudge, wink wink, know what I mean?
Maybe it's because it's the end of the year. But today we are, for some reason, reminded of Monty Python. Black is white. Up is down. The Ministry of Silly Walks and a dead parrot. So in this spirit, here's our contribution. It's called the Department of Wind Farms. Let’s call our two characters … … Continue reading Nudge nudge, wink wink, know what I mean?
STOP THESE THINGS 