Tag: Macarthur wind farm

Well, Vic Health, why are we waiting?

You’ll remember the serve Annie Gardner dished up recently to the Victorian Department of Health over its lamentable piece of wind industry backed spin. STT knows that “Tenacity” is Annie’s middle name, and true to it, she is back on the warpath demanding a response from the Department’s Graeme Gillespie. Well Graeme, a Gentleman never … Continue reading Well, Vic Health, why are we waiting?

Red Faces at the Victorian Department of Health

A week or so ago, the wind industry and its parasites crowed about a report released by the Victorian Department of Health, with even more than the usual whiff of desperation. The report was touted by the Clean Energy Council as a complete exoneration on all charges, sins and omissions. What a pity it contained … Continue reading Red Faces at the Victorian Department of Health

Tony Abbott called on to scrap the REC & chase the REC fraud

STT champion and pin-up girl, Annie Gardner says it louder and better than most, so we say: “hats off”. At a meeting in Hamilton last week, Annie gave Tony Abbott a “heads-up” on the REC fraud going on at Waubra (which we’ll cover in another post soon). But never one to rest, here’s what Annie … Continue reading Tony Abbott called on to scrap the REC & chase the REC fraud

Doctor, I’m in trouble

  Details have emerged of an extraordinary meeting between the new Victorian Premier, Denis Napthine, and residents who live near the Macarthur wind farm. Napthine told the amazed locals wind farm developers don't receive subsidies and he appeared not to know about Renewable Energy Certificates. One story we heard (possibly apocryphal) was when asked about … Continue reading Doctor, I’m in trouble

The wind war: men in suits against women on farms and …

This is disturbing footage. Compare Denis Napthine, smiling and in his suit, repeating the fraudulent jobs mantra, with Anne Gardner talking about the affects of Macarthur wind farm on her family and her community. "We're desperate," she says. "We don't know what to do. We can't live in our homes and we can't go on." … Continue reading The wind war: men in suits against women on farms and …

‘Anne Gardner is a very great Australian. Australia will be indebted to people like you.’

Alan Jones on 2GB this morning interviewed Senator Ron Boswell and Anne Gardner.At the bottom are links to the full interview.Alan Jones: "Who wants these blights on the landscape that threaten the health of surrounding residents?""Wind farms are a manipulation of the energy market.""This is a scandal.""Macfarlane, the Shadow Minister for Energy ... part of … Continue reading ‘Anne Gardner is a very great Australian. Australia will be indebted to people like you.’

VCAT Commissioners confirm evidence of damage to sleep and health from wind turbines

Press release from The Waubra Foundation Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal Commissioners, Mr M Wright QC and Mr A Liston have made the following remarks in orders given on 4th April, 2013.¹ Paragraphs 116-118 of their orders state the following: There is evidence before the Tribunal that a number of people living close to wind farms … Continue reading VCAT Commissioners confirm evidence of damage to sleep and health from wind turbines

Macarthur wind project – a Victorian Government approved atrocity

By an STT correspondent Where, in the World Health Organisation guidelines, is it said that sleep deprivation is harmless to your health? Nowhere. The WHO Guidelines recognise sleep disturbance as an adverse health effect.  In its night-time noise guidelines for Europe (2009) WHO states that: “sleep is a biological necessity and disturbed sleep is associated … Continue reading Macarthur wind project – a Victorian Government approved atrocity