Tag: wind farms

Response #5 to Chapman’s “study”

To: Professor Warwick Anderson AM CEO National Health and Medical Research Council We note that Professor Simon Chapman received a Grant of $1,897,375 from the NHMRC in 2008, to “examine the content and accuracy of news treatments of health issues”. The description of the grant states that “news media are highly infuential in setting health … Continue reading Response #5 to Chapman’s “study”

This Bill is about people, about communities, about people’s health

EXTRACT FROM HANSARD, 28TH February 2013 Australian Federal Parliament BILLS:   Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Excessive Noise from Wind Farms) Bill 2012, Second Reading Senator MADIGAN (Victoria) (11:11): I rise to speak to the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Excessive Noise from Wind Farms) Bill 2012, introduced by me and Senator Xenophon. This bill does not actually … Continue reading This Bill is about people, about communities, about people’s health

A substantial degree of technical incompetence – or intended to mislead the community

26th February 2013 From Steven E. Cooper, The Acoustic Group PEER   REVIEW   COMMENTS SOUTH  AUSTRALIAN  EPA  AND  RESONATE  ACOUSTICS “INFRASOUND  LEVELS  NEAR  WINDFARMS  AND  IN  OTHER  ENVIRONMENTS” Issued by the South Australian EPA, dated January 2013 Various wind developers and industry lobby groups both in Australia and around the world have been claiming that the … Continue reading A substantial degree of technical incompetence – or intended to mislead the community

By George, how does he know that?

How does Infigen's Miles George know what the National Health and Medical Research council report on wind farm noise due out later this year contains? Here is the part of an interview he conducted on the wind industry propaganda site http://www.reneweconomy.com.au. It was published on February 22. (He gets the name wrong - it's NHMRC, … Continue reading By George, how does he know that?

Did two senior wind energy executives just lie to the Australian Senate?

Parliamentary staffers in Canberra are investigating whether senior wind farm company executives have lied to two Senate inquiries. A source told STT Senate staff had received complaints about the testimony given in 2011 and 2012. Andrew Thomson of Acciona (left) and Jonathan Upson of Infigen Energy (right) both testified their companies' turbine host contracts did … Continue reading Did two senior wind energy executives just lie to the Australian Senate?

Which Barry is our Barry?

There’s an old saying. Seven days in politics makes one weak. And last week we were fine tuning our blogging skills to applaud the Premier of New South Wales, Barry O’Farrell, for taking positive steps to bring wind farm operations under the control of the Environment Protection Authority. However, on finding out that the NSW … Continue reading Which Barry is our Barry?

More propaganda from Herr Marsh of the Stasi

Recently, the South Australian Environment Protection Authority and a company called Resonate Acoustics issued a joint paper called "Infrasound levels near windfarms and in other environments". The report claimed to have measured infrasound at a variety of locations, including urban and rural environments, both in the vicinity of wind developments and elsewhere. Resonate do a … Continue reading More propaganda from Herr Marsh of the Stasi

The ‘tainted’ work of Brett Lane and Associates

One of the wind industry’s most frequently used consultants has a damning track record of producing inaccurate, incomplete and confusing reports. Work undertaken by environmental consultants Brett Lane and Associates has been the subject of repeated criticism in planning panel hearings for almost a decade. But the company continues to be utilised by wind farm … Continue reading The ‘tainted’ work of Brett Lane and Associates

As Australia burns, an impassioned plea from a fire fighter’s wife

This week, fires raged across eastern Australia. The media reported some pilots saying aerial water bombing would struggle with turbines. And the following email was sent by a New South Wales country resident to a government department. Dear Sir, Further to the previous two emails sent over the Christmas period, please note this update.   I … Continue reading As Australia burns, an impassioned plea from a fire fighter’s wife