Having trashed the cheapest and most reliable power supply in the world, the Australian (failed) State of Victoria simply can’t keep the lights on. Hundreds of thousands of families were left boiling in the dark last week, and it took days to restore power across the People’s Republic. Melbourne Airport was left without power for … Continue reading Powerless: Wind & Solar Transition Leaves 500,000 Boiling In The Dark
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Landscapes Lost: Endless Sea of Mega-Wind Turbines Destroying Rural Vistas Around The World
Treasured rural landscapes are being trashed around the globe with a visual cacophony of 200-270m wind turbines, with their 60m blades slicing and dicing any critter fool enough to fly by, and driving neighbours nuts with their incessant, thumping and grinding low-frequency noise. All in the name of ‘saving the planet’, mind you. Across … Continue reading Landscapes Lost: Endless Sea of Mega-Wind Turbines Destroying Rural Vistas Around The World
Victoria’s Western Front Erupts: Locals Launch All-Out Attack On Hawkesdale Wind Farm Plans
Nothing generates fury and anger amongst rural communities like a wind farm. Hated for their lies, detested for their corrupt connections to those in power and despised for the contempt they dish out to wind farm neighbours, those that people wind power outfits have earned a reputation right up there with paedophiles and insurance salesman. … Continue reading Victoria’s Western Front Erupts: Locals Launch All-Out Attack On Hawkesdale Wind Farm Plans
Wind Power: the “Joke” that just isn’t funny anymore
**** South-Eastern Australia enjoyed a few typically warm summers days last week and the weather pattern saw wind power output collapse - as it does more than 100 times every year. In our post yesterday we covered the resulting spike in wholesale power prices and “load-shedding” that saw small business owners in Victoria’s coastal tourist … Continue reading Wind Power: the “Joke” that just isn’t funny anymore