**** Having killed the “carbon” tax in an eye-blink - a business killing and family punishing $23 a tonne tax on carbon dioxide gas - Clive Palmer vowed to use his ability to block legislation proposed by the Coalition in the Senate to prevent any changes to the mandatory Renewable Energy Target; and the abolition … Continue reading Wind Industry Doomed as Smokin’ Joe Hockey Shuts Down CEFC Lending for Wind Farms
Tag: Nick Xenophon
Australia’s Wind Industry Finally Faces its “Waterloo”
**** During the latter part of the French Revolution a diminutive Corsican took charge of French affairs, installing himself as First Consul in 1799; and, in 1804, anointing himself French Emperor - adopting the tag Napoleon I. The little Emperor bestrode Europe and - with his Grande Armée - from 1803 to 1815 generally gave … Continue reading Australia’s Wind Industry Finally Faces its “Waterloo”
Max Rheese: the time for Health Research on fan impacts is NOW
Australia: National Health & Medical Research Council says more studies on wind turbine noise is needed Max Rheese 2 April 2014 The National Health & Medical Research Council has finally published its long awaited Draft Information Paper: Evidence on Wind Farms and Human Health on which the CEO, Professor Warwick Anderson is seeking public comment. … Continue reading Max Rheese: the time for Health Research on fan impacts is NOW
Nick Xenophon slams “reckless” CERES Project as an “economic kick in the guts” for SA
**** SA’s favourite Greek, Senator Nick Xenophon has teamed up with Frontier Economics’ Danny Price to absolutely hammer the ludicrous plan to spear 197 giant fans into SA’s agricultural Heartland on Yorke Peninsula. While we noted yesterday that the chances that the Ceres project will ever be built are slimmer than a German supermodel – … Continue reading Nick Xenophon slams “reckless” CERES Project as an “economic kick in the guts” for SA
Nick Xenophon says: Time to Can the Fans
*** South Australia’s favourite Greek, Senator Nick Xenophon is on an all out assault on the wind industry – and fair enough. During the last election he was the target of a pernicious attack launched by the Greens and paid for by Vestas & Co – Nick was less than impressed with the lies and … Continue reading Nick Xenophon says: Time to Can the Fans
Geothermal: a REAL Renewable Alternative
**** STT is a huge fan of renewable energy - provided it can be delivered on demand (see our posts here and here). Wind power - through the efforts of crooks and hucksters, like Enron and Babcock & Brown aka Infigen – who set the up the RET rort in the first place - stole … Continue reading Geothermal: a REAL Renewable Alternative
Hamish Cumming: Victorian Government engaged in “Fraud on a Grand Scale”
**** There are few campaigners who can match Victorian Western District farmer and grazier, Hamish Cumming for courage and sheer determination. Hamish is a true environmentalist – his love of endangered brolgas and his sterling efforts to prevent them being sliced and diced by giant fans, has made him a true Victorian legend. Hamish has … Continue reading Hamish Cumming: Victorian Government engaged in “Fraud on a Grand Scale”
Greens Senator Richard “Die Nasty” cops it from Hamish Cumming
**** It’s official: the Australian Greens are fully paid-up advocates for the wind industry. Back before the Federal election we reported on how Vestas & Co had poured something like $1 million into the Greens’ advertising war chest in a futile effort to knock off STT champion, Independent Senator, Nick Xenophon. The Greens became a … Continue reading Greens Senator Richard “Die Nasty” cops it from Hamish Cumming
Industrial Noise – is always and everywhere a public health problem
Desperate to prevent the Coalition’s promised investigation into the known and obvious adverse health effects from giant industrial wind turbines - obvious health effects, such as sleep deprivation – STT hears that wind weasels and their parasites have rounded up a few tame turbine hosts at Waubra to try and pooh-pooh the tragic experiences of … Continue reading Industrial Noise – is always and everywhere a public health problem
After a party that was bigger than the end of WWII – STT says: “hats off, Tony”
The “unelectable” Tony Abbott has just been elected - picking up some 18 seats - to end up with a thumping 32 seat majority in the House of Representatives. When we say “thumping” we’re not just talking about the almighty hangovers suffered by the STT crew this morning. Among the 90 seats that the Coalition … Continue reading After a party that was bigger than the end of WWII – STT says: “hats off, Tony”
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