Tag: Irish energy policy

Ireland Squanders €1.3 Billion on Wind Power & Gets World’s Most Expensive Power In Return

Death and taxes are certainties, so is the fact that power prices soon rocket out-of-control, once your power needs depend on the weather. Ireland is no exception. More than €1.3 billion in subsidies has been thrown at wind power outfits in less than a decade, and with little to shown in return - unless, of … Continue reading Ireland Squanders €1.3 Billion on Wind Power & Gets World’s Most Expensive Power In Return

If Your Community’s Fighting the Wind Industry – Keep Fighting, No Matter What

No matter where the wind industry plies its subsidy-soaked trade, rural folk soon turn hostile. Smart communities start fighting early and never give up. In the US, the wind industry is on the back foot, with well-organised and furious rural residents – fed up with being driven nuts in their homes, or being driven out … Continue reading If Your Community’s Fighting the Wind Industry – Keep Fighting, No Matter What

Irish Economist – Colm McCarthy says: Time to Scrap Ireland’s Failed Wind Power Policy

**** Scrap wind farm plans, urges economist Colm McCarthy The Irish Times Barry Roche 20 October 2014 Ireland already has excess generating capacity under ‘failed EU policy’ Ireland should abandon plans to build more wind farms in order to comply with a European Union policy which has failed – especially in light of the fact … Continue reading Irish Economist – Colm McCarthy says: Time to Scrap Ireland’s Failed Wind Power Policy

Can’t “Win” Support for your Wind Farm? Why Not Try Bribing the Locals

A blustery reception for wind turbines as locals voice their opposition Irish Examiner Michael Clifford 26 July 2014 An energy developer has Meath GAA onboard for its project, but local people are not so receptive to the plan, writes Special Correspondent Michael Clifford. THEY carried the pipe the day after Enda Kenny sat down with … Continue reading Can’t “Win” Support for your Wind Farm? Why Not Try Bribing the Locals

Cracking New Website Launched: Wind Aware Ireland

Wind Aware Ireland is the group responsible for the Irish Uprising against the Great Wind Power Fraud - where thousands hit the streets of Dublin to call their government to account (as covered in our last post) - and - in order to educate those who have yet to catch on to depth and seriousness … Continue reading Cracking New Website Launched: Wind Aware Ireland