STT Champion, David Mortimer is the one host that the wind weasels hate. Initially a wind turbine enthusiast, he hosts turbines on his property and collects an income from their operation. When the audible noise of turbine operation proved too much, David built a new home on his property - further away from his turbines. … Continue reading David Mortimer: Wind Turbine Torture at Millicent, South Australia
Australian Medical Association: A National Disgrace
Recently the Australian Medical Association (AMA) released a disgraceful position statement in relation to wind farm noise and health. This is Dr Sarah Laurie's cutting response. AMA statement on wind farms and health Sarah Laurie 14 March 2014 Dear Dr Hambleton and Professor Dobb, I will be formally writing to the AMA Federal Council members on … Continue reading Australian Medical Association: A National Disgrace
The unpacking of the wind industry death warrant
**** Recently the Climate Speculator ran a story with the title, The report that could kill wind power penned by Dr Jenny Riesz. A catchy title, so we thought it warranted further investigation The 'report' was the Australian Energy Market Operator's (AEMO) report Integrating Renewable Energy - Wind Integration studies, which is a rather lengthy (121 pages) piece … Continue reading The unpacking of the wind industry death warrant
Prof Hansen slams Public Health Authority Australia as misleading and deceptive
Michael Moore is the CEO of the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) - a group of ecofacists hell bent on lobbing giant fans in everyone else's backyard, except of course their own. Michael Moore - along with our favourite tobacco advertising guru - copped an almighty blast from Alby 'The Sheriff' Schultz in … Continue reading Prof Hansen slams Public Health Authority Australia as misleading and deceptive
Angus Taylor: Infigen’s backdoor deal with ACT will triple power prices in Canberra
*** Infigen (aka Babcock and Brown) are DESPERATE to flog their wind farm interests in Australia and head back home to the US. They have a stack of planned and approved wind farms in Victoria and NSW, but haven't got a snowball's chance in hell of building any of them without a Power Purchase Agreement … Continue reading Angus Taylor: Infigen’s backdoor deal with ACT will triple power prices in Canberra
South Africa: Wind turbines are a rubbish idea
Engineers are a breed of their own. Unable to apply anything but logic and masters with facts and figures, the engineer is usually first to identify the nature and scope of any human problem. Well, P Sker is an engineer who had applied those skills to unravelling the greatest economic and environmental fraud of all … Continue reading South Africa: Wind turbines are a rubbish idea
Is Big wind the new Big Tobacco?
You will remember a year ago we brought you the story of the Ballarat sleep Specialist who warned that the wind industry was behaving like the tobacco industry in the 1950s (see our post here). And more recently we shared the neurophysiology tests that can be used to detect impaired brain function as a result of … Continue reading Is Big wind the new Big Tobacco?
Wind turbine developers – getting away with raptor slaughter
Robert Bryce, who is a Senior Fellow of the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, recently made a presentation to a hearing of the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works, USA, entitled Killing Wildlife in the name of Climate Change. **** This well-referenced piece makes the following arguments: Wind energy companies are not being treated … Continue reading Wind turbine developers – getting away with raptor slaughter
With wind energy, your goose is cooked
Birds and bats cop it pretty rough when it comes to wind turbines entering their environment. But some animals are migratory, so when the low frequency noise and infrasound starts being emitted, that can take to the air and find somewhere else to call home. But what happens to animals when they can't escape? It … Continue reading With wind energy, your goose is cooked
Windfall: a documentary about the facade of wind energy
Snagfilms has made available online the 2010 documentary, Windfall, a story familiar to many around the world. It shows the devious ways that wind weasels infiltrate a quiet rural community and the suffering that results, as one by one, the lies spun by the developers are realised. For some reason, it is not available … Continue reading Windfall: a documentary about the facade of wind energy