**** To Australian Aboriginals, the term ‘Country’ is not merely a reference simpliciter to ‘land’. It’s a far broader concept that embodies eternal time, space, spirit and ancestry - an amalgam of all these things - that describes the links between Australia’s first peoples and this beautiful Country. Those links may have been shaken by … Continue reading AFL’s CEO – Gillon McLachlan Hammers the ‘Desecration of his Country’ & the ‘Extreme Community Division’ Caused by Wind Farms
Tag: community opposition wind farms
‘Democracy’ in Jackboots: Wind Industry’s Government Stooges Threaten to Ignore 83% Vote Against Wind Power
**** Remember all those glowing stories about wind power outfits being welcomed into rural communities with open arms? You know, tales about how farmers are dying to have turbines lined up all over their properties? How locals can’t wait to pick up some of the thousands of permanent, high paying jobs on offer? How developers … Continue reading ‘Democracy’ in Jackboots: Wind Industry’s Government Stooges Threaten to Ignore 83% Vote Against Wind Power
Scots Rejoice as Highland Wind Farm Plans Slammed
**** Sallachy and Glencassley wind farms refused consent BBC News 17 November 2015 Scottish ministers have refused consent for two major wind farm schemes in Sutherland in the Highlands. Sallachy and Duchally Estates in Sutherland had proposed constructing 22 turbines. Energy giant SSE sought permission for 23 turbines at Glencassley Estate, near Lairg. Scottish ministers … Continue reading Scots Rejoice as Highland Wind Farm Plans Slammed
Community Defenders Winning Wind Farm Battle of Britain
*** In Britain, dogged community defenders are winning the Battle for Britain; skirmish by skirmish; village by village; town by town. The wind industry is being pummelled by an environment in which the massive and endless subsidies upon which the scam essentially depends have been slashed - never to return. And in which community defenders … Continue reading Community Defenders Winning Wind Farm Battle of Britain
Irish Gunmen Raise Arms & Kill Off Threatened Ulster Wind Farm
**** The six counties that comprise what’s referred to as Northern Ireland have had what might be described as a ‘colourful’ history. A little like the Middle East - where the past is never past - protagonists and antagonists have sought to lay blame and fault on each other - in an endless cycle of … Continue reading Irish Gunmen Raise Arms & Kill Off Threatened Ulster Wind Farm
Nebraskans Join the Battle to Kill Big Wind: Defenders Fight to Save their Homes & Health from Ludicrous Wind Farm Rules
Citing health concerns, Lancaster County readies new rules on wind turbines Omaha.com Paul Hammel 1 November 2015 LINCOLN — Fifteen years ago, Cindy Chapman and her husband moved to an acreage south of this city in search of their peaceful slice of the countryside. “We decided we wanted to get back to the life we … Continue reading Nebraskans Join the Battle to Kill Big Wind: Defenders Fight to Save their Homes & Health from Ludicrous Wind Farm Rules
‘Deer Wind Developer, We Hate You, With a Burning Passion. Yours, the Deerhunter’ ..
**** Linguistic pedants might wish to take issue with the apparent misspelling, appearing in the title above. However, the choice of “deer” rather than “dear” was a deliberate little wordplay on the subject matter of today’s post. STT has reported on a variety of steps taken by community defenders around the globe: Angry Wind Farm … Continue reading ‘Deer Wind Developer, We Hate You, With a Burning Passion. Yours, the Deerhunter’ ..
Angry Neighbours Shoot-Up Wind Turbines; as Hosts Hit With $Millions in Developers’ Debts
**** On the back foot around the globe, the wind industry, its parasites and spruikers keep trying to convince the chattering classes that country people just can’t wait to snuggle up next to a cuddly bunch of Vestas V112s (see our post here). The pitch is that life for rural communities just isn’t complete without … Continue reading Angry Neighbours Shoot-Up Wind Turbines; as Hosts Hit With $Millions in Developers’ Debts
Fighting a Monstrous & Cruel Industry: Ireland Declares War on the Great Wind Power Fraud
**** What kills the wind industry is facts; including the fact that rural communities are fighting back, simply because THESE THINGS DON'T WORK at any level. Here's a tale from the Emerald Isle that combines just about every pertinent fact, of the kind that spells inevitable doom for the wind industry and its parasites, everywhere. … Continue reading Fighting a Monstrous & Cruel Industry: Ireland Declares War on the Great Wind Power Fraud
Wind Farms: Trigger ‘OUTRAGE’ When Proposed & ‘REJOICING’ When Scrapped
**** Rural communities across the Globe are fighting back against an industry with all the natural respect for property rights of Genghis Khan; and the moral fibre of Judas Iscariot. These days, whenever a wind farm is proposed; or the developer is out in the field - literally 'thumping' its message home (see our post … Continue reading Wind Farms: Trigger ‘OUTRAGE’ When Proposed & ‘REJOICING’ When Scrapped