Wind energy and the reconstructed smoking milk bottle

It's the transcript of an information session held in Melbourne last year grandly titled "The Future of Wind Energy in Australia". It was organized by The Grattan Institute. Jonathan Upson (pictured) is senior development manager at Infigen Energy. Now, when one of our group relayed his comments, we thought it was a joke. It had … Continue reading Wind energy and the reconstructed smoking milk bottle

There’s your view, my view and then there’s the truth.

One of the things that has dismayed us about the wind farm issue is its split into the usual (and somewhat tedious) left wing/right wing division. Left wing = ALP/Greens = wind farms good. Right wing = Liberal/Nationals = wind farms bad. Additionally, the issue has been become linked with the climate change debate i.e. … Continue reading There’s your view, my view and then there’s the truth.