**** Alan Moran took on the role of RET “Terminator” some time back (see our post here). For Alan the driving question is not: “are you John Connor?” – it’s more like “are you Miles George?” – or any other wind industry rent-seeker hoping to continue stealing from Australian power punters, for that matter. But … Continue reading Alan Moran: time to Terminate the Great RET Scam
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UK Energy Policy: Complete Bedlam as the Lunatics take over the Asylum
Since the 14th Century, the term “Bedlam” has been a well-worn figure of speech used to signify a state of madness, chaos, and the often irrational nature of the world. As any good Brit knows, Bedlam was a notorious mental institution - dating back to the reign of Henry III. In modern times, the … Continue reading UK Energy Policy: Complete Bedlam as the Lunatics take over the Asylum
Ontario’s Progressive Conservative’s Leader Tim Hudak – Didn’t Drink the Kool-Aid
**** Jim Jones was a charismatic cult leader with a colourful past who - amid allegations that he’d been physically, emotionally, and sexually abusing his acolytes at his San Francisco compound - fled the US and set up a new camp at “Jonestown”, Guyana. Close to 1,000 of his “disciples” followed him South - lured … Continue reading Ontario’s Progressive Conservative’s Leader Tim Hudak – Didn’t Drink the Kool-Aid
Wind Power: Buying a Dog, but getting Sold a Pup
How many times have we believed the salesman’s pitch - got home and unwrapped our purchase - only to be disappointed when we discover that we’d spent our hard earned cash on a complete lemon? Ending up with a frisky and inexperienced pup, when we’ve shelled out for a well-trained dog is always disappointing. Wind … Continue reading Wind Power: Buying a Dog, but getting Sold a Pup
Dick Warburton: is the RET worth the Pain inflicted on Families & Business?
As STT followers know, the RET Review Panel is headed up by Dick Warburton - a man who’s acutely aware of the pain being inflicted on Australian families and business by the mandatory Renewable Energy Target. Since Dick was appointed to conduct the first thorough cost/benefit analysis of the mandatory RET ever undertaken, the wind … Continue reading Dick Warburton: is the RET worth the Pain inflicted on Families & Business?
Slash Wind Power Subsidies & Bring Power Prices Back to Earth
With Australia’s wind industry gasping its last breath, their hired spruikers at the Clean Energy Council have taken to peddling the incredible tale that wind power has led to a REDUCTION in our power bills. Trouble is that wind power generation (the product of the mandatory RET - which has been in operation since 2001) … Continue reading Slash Wind Power Subsidies & Bring Power Prices Back to Earth
Australia’s Treasurer, Joe Hockey says: Stop These Things!
**** Last Friday, the Federal Treasurer, Joe Hockey (aka Shrek) met with Alan Jones on his Breakfast radio show on 2GB. And what he had to say about giant fans has sent the wind industry and its parasites into fits of apoplexy. Predictably, the usual suspects - eco-fascist bloggers, the ABC and Fairfax Press - … Continue reading Australia’s Treasurer, Joe Hockey says: Stop These Things!
Martians in charge of UK Energy Policy
With spiralling power costs crippling business and punishing families due to its ludicrous renewables policy, the Brits might fairly ask: “have our leaders been taken over by Martians?” Well, frankly, yes. The Tories have abdicated their responsibility for energy policy to the hard-green-left of the Liberal-Democrats - who can’t transfer £billions in taxpayer and power consumer … Continue reading Martians in charge of UK Energy Policy
Bjørn Lomborg: Cost of Renewables Hit Poorest the Hardest
Bjørn Lomborg has become one of the most high profile critics of insanely expensive and utterly pointless renewable energy policies across the globe (see our posts here and here). Bjørn's back - and this time he adds the impact that our ludicrous Renewable Energy Target has had - and will have - on power prices and … Continue reading Bjørn Lomborg: Cost of Renewables Hit Poorest the Hardest
Perverse Renewables Policy turns Wind Power into Super-Predator
**** On the rare occasions when wind power is able to deliver meaningful output to the grid – usually at night-time - generators are more than happy for the dispatch price (the price paid by the grid operator to generators) to hit zero - and have even paid the grid operator to take their output, … Continue reading Perverse Renewables Policy turns Wind Power into Super-Predator
STOP THESE THINGS 