**** The wind industry rides roughshod over rural communities wherever it goes, and Upstate New York is no exception. New York's Governor, Andrew Cuomo is another of the wind industry's willing 'enablers' who seems to believe that arrogance and malice are a political virtue. Crash or crash through is a style long associated with those … Continue reading Governor’s Wind Farm Push Brings Community Backlash in Upstate New York
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Ponzi Power: US Wind Power Company – Sun Edison – Implodes
**** STT has likened it to the great corporate Ponzi schemes, pointing out, just once or twice, that the wind industry is little more than the most recent and elaborate effort to fleece gullible investors, in a list that dates back to “corporate investment classics”, like the South-Sea Bubble and Dutch tulip mania. In the … Continue reading Ponzi Power: US Wind Power Company – Sun Edison – Implodes
The Wind Industry’s Malicious & Unjustified Harm to Public Health
Wind power is a public health problem Cape Cod Times Lilli-Ann Green 7 March 2016 Wind turbine projects have previously been rejected in Wellfleet, Eastham, Orleans, Harwich, Dennis, Brewster, Barnstable and Bourne. Health concerns have been a major issue. A Superior Court judge, hearing neighbor’ complaints that wind turbine noise constituted an intolerable “nuisance” that … Continue reading The Wind Industry’s Malicious & Unjustified Harm to Public Health
Split Asunder: Wind Farms Cause Hatred & Permanent Community Division
After years of being shunned by former friends and neighbours for introducing turbines into their communities (or signing up for that to happen in future), many turbine hosts are keen to wind the clock back and make amends. Bitter community division, angry former friends and hostile neighbours are just one aspect of what has caused … Continue reading Split Asunder: Wind Farms Cause Hatred & Permanent Community Division
Ireland’s Battle Against Wind Farm Rollout Escalates: Vestas Workers Receive Death Threats
On the Centenary of the 1916 Easter Uprising - its causes and consequences - soon became the hot topic in Ireland: for the Irish, deliberating and celebrating its underdog status (whether at arms, through its history, or trade) is almost a National pastime. Underdogs or not, let there be no doubt about it: the Irish … Continue reading Ireland’s Battle Against Wind Farm Rollout Escalates: Vestas Workers Receive Death Threats
PM Hopes to Salvage LRET & Wind Industry by Reviving Renewables Slush Fund
**** In Australia, the fact that the Large-Scale RET was slashed once (from a 41,000 GWh annual target to 33,000GWh) guarantees that no commercial retailer will enter a long-term Power Purchase Agreement with a wind power outfit; and, accordingly, that no commercial banker will lend money for any new wind farms (see our post here). … Continue reading PM Hopes to Salvage LRET & Wind Industry by Reviving Renewables Slush Fund
Australian Senators Demand Wind Farm Moratorium: NHMRC (finally) Decides to Conduct Actual Health Research
Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council long ago disqualified itself as a body fit, willing, or even able to investigate and report on the known and obvious consequences to human health and well-being caused by incessant turbine generated low-frequency noise and infrasound. From the get go, it’s been infiltrated by wind industry consultants, such … Continue reading Australian Senators Demand Wind Farm Moratorium: NHMRC (finally) Decides to Conduct Actual Health Research
Wind Industry Howls ‘Wolf’ as Poles Finally Get a Few Half-Decent Wind Farm Rules
**** A week or so back we covered a Bloomberg article on new rules set to be imposed in Poland, with the predictable - we're "doomed" - response from the wind industry, its parasites and spruikers. Here's an analysis of what the new rules really mean. Polish Wind Industry 'Cries Wolf' at First Attempt of … Continue reading Wind Industry Howls ‘Wolf’ as Poles Finally Get a Few Half-Decent Wind Farm Rules
Irish High Court Slams Cork Wind Farm
High Court overturns permission for Cork wind farm The Irish Times Mary Carolan 25 February 2016 Judge says process used by An Bord Pleanála did not comply with Irish law The High Court has overturned a grant of planning permission for a wind farm near Inchigeelagh, Co Cork. Mr Justice Bernard Barton ruled the permission … Continue reading Irish High Court Slams Cork Wind Farm
Australia’s Wind Industry Under Siege: LRET Subsidy Set to be Slashed (Again)
**** Subsidy won't generate target Australian Financial Review Ben Potter 10 March 2016 Less than a 10th of the wind and solar generation capacity required by the renewable energy target this decade is under construction, which could force the Turnbull government to renegotiate the controversial scheme with the opposition. Significant shortfalls under the cross-subsidy scheme … Continue reading Australia’s Wind Industry Under Siege: LRET Subsidy Set to be Slashed (Again)
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