Wind Industry RUNS & HIDES as World Wakes Up to the Great Wind Power Fraud

**** Around the world, people are waking up to the scale, scope and magnitude of the great wind power fraud. Rural communities are fighting back hard - in efforts to protect their homes, health and well-being. Their anger extends to the goons that lied their way to development approval – and the bent officials that … Continue reading Wind Industry RUNS & HIDES as World Wakes Up to the Great Wind Power Fraud

The Wind Industry’s Worst Nightmare – Angus Taylor – says: time to kill the LRET

**** Member for Hume, Angus "the Enforcer" Taylor has taken the lead on behalf of the Coalition in Tony Abbott's quest to bring the wind industry to its knees. While there's been a lot of huff and puff emanating from energy dimwits, Ian "Macca" Macfarlane and his youthful ward, Gregory Hunt about saving the mandatory … Continue reading The Wind Industry’s Worst Nightmare – Angus Taylor – says: time to kill the LRET

RET Review Panel Head, Dick Warburton: “the RET should be ended now”

Since the RET Review Panel delivered its coup de grâce to the Australian wind industry, the wind industry and its parasites - and the ABC and Fairfax press that run cover for them - have all tried to put a very different spin on the panel's recommendations - as to which, see our post here. … Continue reading RET Review Panel Head, Dick Warburton: “the RET should be ended now”

Of Unicorns & Pink Elephants: “Reliance” on Wind Power is Pure “Green” Fantasy

When it comes to their demand for electricity, the power consumer has a couple of basic needs: when they hit the light switch they assume illumination will shortly follow and that when the kettle is kicked into gear it’ll be boiling soon thereafter. And the power consumer assumes that these – and similar actions in … Continue reading Of Unicorns & Pink Elephants: “Reliance” on Wind Power is Pure “Green” Fantasy

Wind Power Sends German Power Market Into Chaos

*** With the introduction of unreliable and intermittent wind power comes the risk of widespread blackouts, social and economic chaos. However, to avoid the consequences, grid managers in Germany are paying conventional generators huge premiums to compensate for wind power "outages" - and the costs of doing so are starting to bite - not that … Continue reading Wind Power Sends German Power Market Into Chaos

Big Win for Big Thunder: Candian Fan Plan Canned

Contract scrapped Leith Dunick tbnewswatch.com 25 July 2014 Irene Bond, spokeswoman for the Nor'Wester Escarpment Protection Committee, says she's ecstatic to learn Horizon's contract with the OPA was terminated. A spokeswoman for the Nor’Wester Mountain Escarpment Protection Committee says she’s ecstatic that Horizon Wind Inc.’s planned turbine farm in Thunder Bay might be dead in … Continue reading Big Win for Big Thunder: Candian Fan Plan Canned

Sun, wind and drain: the Hidden and Obscene Cost of Wind Power

Wind power doesn't run on wind, it runs on subsidies. And the cost of these subsidies goes way beyond direct financial incentives; such as the REC Tax levied on all Australian power consumers - and extends to the cost of conventional generators holding sufficient spinning reserve and fast-start-up Open Cycle Gas Turbines - both forced … Continue reading Sun, wind and drain: the Hidden and Obscene Cost of Wind Power

Wind Power: Not Even Enough for a Cuppa

Giant wind farm will cost millions and ruin Brighton view Christopher Booker The Telegraph 19 July 2014 What good will come from the colossal wind turbines to be put up off the Sussex coast? Over the next four years, visitors to Brighton and the Sussex coast are in for a shock. Visible all the way … Continue reading Wind Power: Not Even Enough for a Cuppa

Time to Kill the Mandatory RET & Bring Power Prices Back to Earth

  Abbott must keep calm and cut power prices The Australian Gary Johns 15 July 2014 THE British government in 1939 created the phrase “Keep Calm and Carry On” to prepare Brits for German attacks during World War II. The Abbott government should adopt it, and take heart. Of course, the slogan belied the preparedness to … Continue reading Time to Kill the Mandatory RET & Bring Power Prices Back to Earth

Curt Delvin: Wind Energy’s Fantasy in Green

“Being crazy isn’t enough”: Wind energy’s fantasy in green Curt Devlin 12 July, 2014 “Never let the facts get in the way of a good story,” cautioned Mark Twain. Miles Grant heeded Twain’s famous advice in his recent opinion about global climate change and wind opposition. Grant brims with evangelical fervor when he argues that … Continue reading Curt Delvin: Wind Energy’s Fantasy in Green