The credibility of any political party pronouncing any policy position is directly proportional to the unity demonstrated by elected members within that party: Politics 101. Barely a week has passed since big Clive Palmer announced that his Palmer United Party (PUP) would use its balance of power in the Senate to block any changes whatsoever … Continue reading Renegade PUP – Jacqui Lambie – Heralds Demise of the Mandatory RET
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Alan Moran: Wind Power FAILS on all Scores
**** Renewable energy as a means of reducing emissions fails two key tests Herald Sun Alan Moran 26 June 2014 REGULATORY change will always disadvantage some while advantaging others. But the benefits of deregulation far outpace the costs and Australia carries a weighty regulatory burden, one that has deprived us of enjoying the world’s highest … Continue reading Alan Moran: Wind Power FAILS on all Scores
Kelly O’Dwyer & Angus Taylor Join in a Wreck the RET Duet
With the RET Review Panel sharpening their axes – and all set to recommend the abolition of the mandatory RET - the wagons are being circled within Coalition ranks. The vast majority of Coalition members are in favour of scrapping the mandatory RET in its entirety. And barely a day passes without another of their … Continue reading Kelly O’Dwyer & Angus Taylor Join in a Wreck the RET Duet
Ontario’s Great Wind Rush sees Power Prices Triple
Wherever giant fans have been slung up in the world, power prices have risen at rates much faster than fan-free jurisdictions (see our post here). The punishment wrought on the poorest and most vulnerable, as a result, is a political crime against the people (see our posts here and here). The ONLY purported justification is … Continue reading Ontario’s Great Wind Rush sees Power Prices Triple
Wind Industry Built on the Graves of 6,000 Australian Manufacturing Workers
As the RET Review Panel sharpens their axes, Members of the Coalition are making it known that the mandatory Renewable Energy Target simply has to go. Here’s what appeared on the front page of The Australian today. ‘Jobs risk’ in clean energy targets The Australian Adam Creighton 16 June 2014 THOUSANDS of jobs across Australia … Continue reading Wind Industry Built on the Graves of 6,000 Australian Manufacturing Workers
Queensland says: Time to Scrap the Renewable Energy Target
**** The RET Review Panel’s interim report is expected within the next few weeks and we hear there is no joy in it for the wind industry and its parasites. The big end of town have made some walloping submissions - all targeting the mandatory RET as the costly and ineffective market distortion that it … Continue reading Queensland says: Time to Scrap the Renewable Energy Target
Robert Bryce’s new book slays the wind power Easter Bunny
**** Robert Bryce picked the wind power fraud for what it is from the very beginning. In his 2010 book “Power Hungry: The Myths of “Green” Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future” (Public Affairs), Bryce skewered every one of the myths relied upon by the wind industry to peddle its wares; and went … Continue reading Robert Bryce’s new book slays the wind power Easter Bunny
Claims Wind Power now “Competitive” with Conventional Generators About to be Tested
**** In Australia and the US, the wind industry and its parasites are making wild claims about being able to deliver power at prices equal to, or less than, the cost of conventional generation sources (see our post here). Those claims are about to be put to the test. In both Countries, legislators are ready … Continue reading Claims Wind Power now “Competitive” with Conventional Generators About to be Tested
German Energy Giant E.On says: It’s Time for Wind Power to Grow Up
The wind industry is a lot like Peter Pan – the eternal child, who will fight, kick and scream to avoid the stark reality of adulthood. How often have we heard the yarn about wind power needing a fat pile of subsidies (filched from taxpayers and power consumers) for just that little bit longer to … Continue reading German Energy Giant E.On says: It’s Time for Wind Power to Grow Up
Exposing wind industry “vampires”: Alan Jones and James Delingpole
**** James Delingpole was interviewed by Alan Jones on 2GB last week about the economic, environmental and social fraud of the wind industry. Alan has a little radio show that more than just a few Australians tune into each morning. Syndicated through over 77 Stations and with close to 2 million listeners Countrywide – AJ … Continue reading Exposing wind industry “vampires”: Alan Jones and James Delingpole
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