*** 'Cognitive dissonance' is the mental stress (discomfort) experienced by a person who simultaneously holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values; when performing an action that contradicts existing beliefs, ideas, or values; or when confronted with new information that contradicts existing beliefs, ideas, and values. As a twist on that concept, George Orwell … Continue reading Deep ‘Green’ Hypocrisy: Wind Power Cult Happily Ignores Bird and Bat Blood Bath
Cavalcade of Wind Farm Chaos: Turbines Collapse, Explode & Get Shot by Angry Neighbour
STT's sub-editor had a pretty tough time coming up with a headline that had some hope of capturing the cavalcade of chaos detailed in the stories below. We'll start with yet another turbine collapse in the Emerald Isle. Wind turbine collapses as storms batter Northern Ireland Belfast Telegraph David Young 03 February 2017 High winds … Continue reading Cavalcade of Wind Farm Chaos: Turbines Collapse, Explode & Get Shot by Angry Neighbour
German’s Furious as More Ancient Forests Felled to Make Way for Wind Turbines
The wanton destruction of Germany's ancient forests has brought its faux Greens head to head with those who actually care about the environment. The BUND (Friends of the Earth Germany) was long ago hijacked by eco-fascists keen to profit from the great wind power fraud. With rocketing power prices and an increasingly unstable grid, Germans … Continue reading German’s Furious as More Ancient Forests Felled to Make Way for Wind Turbines
Renewable Industry’s Giant Battery Claims Unplugged
*** With Californian carpet-bagger, Elon Musk swooping on South Australia to scoop up as much as he can of the $550 million its hapless Labor government is about to squander on non-fixes for its self-inflicted wind power disaster, it's time to put pen to paper to work out just how risible is SA's plan to … Continue reading Renewable Industry’s Giant Battery Claims Unplugged
SA’s Self-Inflicted Power Debacle: Instead of $550m on Diesel Generators & Batteries, $25m Could Have Saved Baseload Plant & the State
Good governance requires more than just a little common sense. The antithesis of good governance is arrogance, hubris and ideology. In Australia's so-called 'wind power capital', South Australia, its hapless Labor government could never be accused of letting common sense get in the way of its efforts to destroy any remaining economic advantage that the … Continue reading SA’s Self-Inflicted Power Debacle: Instead of $550m on Diesel Generators & Batteries, $25m Could Have Saved Baseload Plant & the State
Green Mythology: Sun, Wind, Waves & Tides Fail to Deliver the Goods
Perpetual motion machines, turning lead into gold and capturing moonbeams in a jar are just some of the fanciful notions that have attracted human attention over the eons. The last generation have been obsessed in their attempts to run whole economies on the weather. For those that launched all out efforts to run on sunshine … Continue reading Green Mythology: Sun, Wind, Waves & Tides Fail to Deliver the Goods
‘Reliance’ on Wind & Solar Pushes Germany’s Grid to the Brink of Collapse
Wind power in Germany doesn't just look chaotic, it is chaotic. Over the winter, Germany's weather dependent power system reached the very brink of collapse, as breezes became zephyrs and the sun spent the day-time hiding behind clouds and snow flurries. Germany Facing Mass Blackouts Because The Wind And Sun Won’t Cooperate The Daily Caller … Continue reading ‘Reliance’ on Wind & Solar Pushes Germany’s Grid to the Brink of Collapse
Nuclear Power: the ‘Grown Ups’ Option for Australia’s Unfolding Power Crisis
maturity, noun: the quality of behaving mentally and emotionally like an adult; a very advanced or developed form or state. If there is one attribute sorely missed in Australia’s energy debate it has to be ‘maturity’. Now that Australia’s suicidal renewable energy policies are starting to bite, destroying the viability of our cheapest and most … Continue reading Nuclear Power: the ‘Grown Ups’ Option for Australia’s Unfolding Power Crisis
Australian Wind Power Forecast: 75% Chance of More Blackouts Next Summer
*** When your power supply depends on the weather, it somehow seems fitting that the chances of having power should be forecast in much the same way. Robert Gottliebsen is a finance and economics columnist with The Australian who has been out and about, talking to engineers about Australia's energy crisis; and seeking to fine … Continue reading Australian Wind Power Forecast: 75% Chance of More Blackouts Next Summer
Australia’s Energy Crisis: Hazelwood Closure Means Higher Prices & More Blackouts
The Federal Large-Scale RET has just claimed another scalp in the shape of 1,600MW of reliable base-load plant at Hazelwood, Victoria – as well as more than 1,000 well-paid blue-collar jobs and an entire regional community. That loss follows hot on the heels of the breathtakingly stupid decision by South Australia’s hapless Labor government to … Continue reading Australia’s Energy Crisis: Hazelwood Closure Means Higher Prices & More Blackouts
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