**** Greens’ silence on folly of wind and solar power News Weekly Ian Plimer 25 October 2014 A simple evaluation of ideological electricity shows that it is unsustainable. The answer is certainly not blowing in the wind. The amount of energy embedded in steel pylons, concrete footings, blades, wiring, magnets, land clearing and roads is … Continue reading Professor Ian Plimer Slams the Great Wind Power Fraud
Jupiter Wind Farm Proponents from Another Planet
Yet another wind farm disaster proposed for the Southern Tablelands, yet another community backlash. This time it's the threatened Jupiter wind farm at Tarago that has sent locals into orbit: the community is nothing short of ropeable (see our posts here and here). Here's one of their number smashing the Spanish developer, the disgraceful NSW … Continue reading Jupiter Wind Farm Proponents from Another Planet
Coalition LRET Deal Rejected: Labor Determined to Kill Jobs in Australian Mining, Manufacturing & Industry
**** Renewable energy target deal key to ‘saving jobs’ The Australian Sid Maher & Andrew White 23 October 2014 Labor caught between workers, Greens ahead of talks with coalition THE controversial renewable energy target faces cuts to save jobs in energy-intensive industries, under a Coalition plan to break the political impasse over the scheme, but … Continue reading Coalition LRET Deal Rejected: Labor Determined to Kill Jobs in Australian Mining, Manufacturing & Industry
MET Mast Mayhem: Scots Use Guerrilla Tactics to Stop These Things
**** The MET masts used by hopeful wind power outfits to gauge wind speeds are the vanguard for every wind farm disaster: no MET mast data, no wind farm. As soon as they go up, the locals circle their wagons, marshal their forces and declare war on the proponent. No surprises there. With the wind … Continue reading MET Mast Mayhem: Scots Use Guerrilla Tactics to Stop These Things
UK’s Disastrous Wind Power Policy the Result of Deluded “Green Blob” Politics
**** Britain needs political climate change to cut soaring energy bills The Telegraph Charles Moore 17 October 2014 Targets for renewables are unattainable, futile – and will cost us trillions of pounds It is surprisingly common for our main political parties and policy-makers to agree about something. When they do, they are usually wrong; the … Continue reading UK’s Disastrous Wind Power Policy the Result of Deluded “Green Blob” Politics
Wind Power Sending Power Prices Through the Roof
The wind industry in Australia is still reeling at the RET Review Panel's recommendation to prevent any more wind farms being built by closing off the ability of "new entrants" to participate in the Large-Scale Renewable Energy Target (LRET) (see our post here). In response, the wind industry and its parasites have been frantically trying … Continue reading Wind Power Sending Power Prices Through the Roof
Brits Belted by Insanely Expensive and Utterly Unreliable Wind Power
**** 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. Back in January, The Economist reported on the INSANE cost of delivering offshore wind power – where generators are guaranteed obscene returns – being able to … Continue reading Brits Belted by Insanely Expensive and Utterly Unreliable Wind Power
Diagnosing Patients Experiencing Adverse Health Effects from Industrial Wind Turbines
**** Robert Y. McMurtry is the former Dean of Medicine for the University of Western Ontario. He was a member of the Health Council of Canada for 3½ years and a member and special advisor to the Royal Commission on the future of health care in Canada. Dr. McMurtry was a visiting Cameron Chair to Health Canada … Continue reading Diagnosing Patients Experiencing Adverse Health Effects from Industrial Wind Turbines
Parker Gallant Uncovers the Hidden Costs of Ontario’s Insane Wind Power Policy
**** Ever tried to imagine hell on earth? Ever imagined a nightmare turned to reality? Then you've probably landed in Ontario. Ontario is the place where the most bizarre energy policy in the world has seen thousands of giant fans speared into the backyards of homes - in the most agriculturally productive part of Canada. … Continue reading Parker Gallant Uncovers the Hidden Costs of Ontario’s Insane Wind Power Policy
UK’s Wind Power Debacle Threatens to Leave Brits in the Dark
**** Scrap the Climate Change Act to keep the lights on, says Owen Paterson The Telegraph Christopher Hope 11 October 2014 The Climate Change Act 2008, which ties Britain into stringent environmental measures, should be suspended - and then scrapped - if other countries refuse to agree legally binding targets, says Owen Paterson MP Britain … Continue reading UK’s Wind Power Debacle Threatens to Leave Brits in the Dark
