Annie and Gus Gardner are hard working rural folk who have shared their battles with the AGL wind factory us at our Wind Power Fraud Rally last year and in letters covered in our posts here, here, here, here, here and here. The outrage that stemmed from the Gardner's reading of the AMA position paper on wind farms … Continue reading Annie strikes again
Tag: AGL Macarthur wind farm
Don’t Say “We Didn’t Warn You”
**** “Risible”: provoking laughter through being ludicrous. That’s a pretty fair summation of Australia’s so-called “wind industry" in the week just gone. It would be, except, wind power was pitched as a reliable replacement for on-demand power generation sources (like coal, hydro and gas) and a cost-effective means of reducing CO2 emissions. Our political betters … Continue reading Don’t Say “We Didn’t Warn You”
AGL Cops Both Barrels from Annie Gardner
**** AGL’s Macarthur wind farm is a public health disaster, with some 30 farming families being driven nuts by incessant low-frequency noise and infra-sound night, after merciless night. STT Champion Annie Gardner is amongst them. Annie has just unloaded both barrels at AGL’s management in this cracking letter. 26 December, 2013 Chairman AGL Energy Ltd., … Continue reading AGL Cops Both Barrels from Annie Gardner
Tony Abbott flags the Mother of all Wind Farm Health Inquiries
STT Champion, Alan Jones is taking a well-earned summer break and 2GB stablemate, Andrew Moore is keeping his seat warm till he gets back. Andrew got to speak with Action Man Abbott about the energy market debacle caused by the RET and giant fans. Here's part of his interview with the PM on 9 … Continue reading Tony Abbott flags the Mother of all Wind Farm Health Inquiries
Can the NHMRC redeem itself?
**** In our post a while back: “The NHMRC: Australia’s Great Shame” we tipped a stinking bucket on the NHMRC’s disgraceful 2010 Rapid Review. A “review” that was so rapid that it completely missed the highly relevant, detailed and exhaustive work carried out by Neil Kelley back in the 1980s. Kelley was the author of … Continue reading Can the NHMRC redeem itself?
The Battle for the Western Districts of Victoria is on
The Western Districts of Victoria is among the most productive and fertile grazing and agricultural territory in Australia. In a good year - and there are plenty of those - it rains for nine months of the year and drips off the trees for the rest. Set on deep, volcanic soils, the country around Port … Continue reading The Battle for the Western Districts of Victoria is on
Merry Christmas, Mr Napthine
STT champion Annie Gardner gives Victorian Premier Denis “I love turbines” Napthine a shot of what the hard working people of Macarthur can “look forward” to this Christmas. It has been an acoustic HELL on earth for dozens of families for over a year now. But Denis couldn’t care less. This power policy pygmy considers … Continue reading Merry Christmas, Mr Napthine
CEFC – convinced about spending Other People’s Money
The Coalition are moving full-steam ahead to scrap one of the saddest subsidy sidelines a Commonwealth Government ever got involved in. Clean Energy 'unconvincing' says Coalition Australian Financial Review Phillip Coorey and Angela Macdonald-Smith 6 December 2013 The federal government has rejected arguments by Clean Energy Finance Corporation chairwoman Jillian Broadbent that her organisation is … Continue reading CEFC – convinced about spending Other People’s Money
Hell hath no fury like Anne Schafer scorned
**** A few posts back we covered the excellent survey put together by STT Champion, Anne Schafer on the growing public health disaster at AGL's Macarthur wind farm. The turbine noise levels generated not only breach the conditions of AGL's planning consent, but drive the locals nuts night, after sleepless night. Non-compliant wind farms, like … Continue reading Hell hath no fury like Anne Schafer scorned
AGL’s Macarthur victims demand action from their Council
The public health disaster that is AGL's Macarthur wind farm has reached boiling point with 60 of its long-suffering locals calling their local Councilors to account at a heated meeting last Friday - with STT Champion, Annie Gardner leading the charge: Here's one take on proceedings by regional rag, The Standard. Bad vibrations in the … Continue reading AGL’s Macarthur victims demand action from their Council
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