A little while ago one of our readers posted a comment including what would appear to be a fairly simple question, The Callous Wind wrote: I have a request for STT. Would you be able to please explain to us mere mortals, how the REC’s do actually work? There seems to be a lot of … Continue reading The RET & the REC: the anatomy of a National fraud
Tag: Renewable Energy Target
The wind industry’s lies dissected
Just like this, only more expensive and more annoying. And at least this doesn't make you sick. From an STT special correspondent Go to http://windfarmperformance.info and look at the page for March 25, 2013. Web site author Andrew Miskelly tells us there is 2513 MW of installed capacity from wind farms on the eastern Australian … Continue reading The wind industry’s lies dissected
Stop flip-flopping on the RET, Greg. Do it. Do it now.
See the article below from the Sydney Morning Herald. Opposition climate spokesman Greg Hunt needs to consider the full cost of the RET. If the REC goes to $95, then a 3MW turbine will receive around $1million worth of RECs every year until 2031. The REC subsidy alone will reap the industry $50-60billion over the … Continue reading Stop flip-flopping on the RET, Greg. Do it. Do it now.
Bad things happen when …
Note the recipients of the email below. With several exceptions (ie Madigan, Xenophon, Ramsey, Schultz, Kelly, Tehan, Joyce) many of these people continue to do nothing. The Project reported on Jan Hetherington late last year. That report is at the end of this post. From: janet hetherington Sent: Tuesday, 26 March 2013 1:45 AM To: … Continue reading Bad things happen when …
Call to audit the Renewable Energy Target
Media Release March 1, 2013 DLP Senator John Madigan has today called for a complete audit of the Renewable Energy Target (RET) scheme, citing concerns regarding transparency and cost effectiveness. This move comes after the defeat of Senator Madigan and Senator Xenophon’s bill Renewable Energy (Electricity) Excessive Noise from Wind Farms) Bill 2012 in the … Continue reading Call to audit the Renewable Energy Target
Liberal tilts at expensive wind mills
Angus Taylor at a property near Gunning in NSW . . . he says the renewable energy target scheme is inefficient Photo: Rob Homer Source: AFR Australian Financial Review February 26, 2013 By Mathew Dunckley and Marcus Priest A star business recruit to the Liberal Party is trying to convince the Coalition to reduce its support for … Continue reading Liberal tilts at expensive wind mills
Nothing earns more than a wind farm
Fictional mafia boss Tony Soprano told people he was in the waste management business. "Everybody immediately assumes you're mobbed up," he said. "It's a stereotype. And it's offensive … There is no Mafia." Soprano's approach was to find an edge, then enforce it with muscle. The model was simple: big returns, little or no risk … Continue reading Nothing earns more than a wind farm
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