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Wind Turbine Accidents Data Published
The UK web site Caithness Wind Farm Forum has published data on wind turbine accidents over the past few years. It makes very interesting reading! Download acopy HERE.
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Will Ideology or Science save the Victorian Environment?
Victorian Forum Will Ideology or Science save the Victorian Environment? Saturday August 28th 2010 Commencing at 10 am Hidden Valley Function Centre, 189 Hidden Valley Boulevard, Wallan, Vic Morning tea and lunch provided, $15 registration payable on arrival. Cash or cheque only. Use RSVP form to register via fax, mail or email Fax: 03 5762 [...]
Spin, Spin, Spin
One billion dollars to prop up the scam known as the wind industry: “But some of our richest solar, biomass, wind and geothermal resources are in remote regions — like central and northern Australia — and are not connected to our main networks. That is why a re-elected Gillard Labor Government will invest $1 billion [...]
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Organised crime infiltrates EU wind industry
From The Times, UK: Europe’s booming wind energy industry is being exploited by criminals who see the opportunity to tap into billions of euros’ worth of European Union subsidies, according to Kroll, the corporate investigations and security group. Organised groups linked to the Italian Mafia are among those to have infiltrated the industry, Jason Wright, [...]
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Greens Master Plan
Here’s an update on The Greens master plan for society. No it’s not about protecting natural landscapes and wildlife, they don’t concern The Greens, these socialists in disguise pretend they’re electrical engineers and use the generation of electrical power to restructure society to the way they’d like it to be. Someone has to pay for [...]
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T. Boone Pickens Just Dropkicked The American Wind Industry
T. Boone Pickens Just Dropkicked The American Wind Industry Image: T. Boone T. Boone Pickens‘ newest version of the Pickens Plan to reduce oil imports depends almost entirely on natural gas. Wind power, which played a key role in the original Pickens Plan, isn’t even mentioned.Which is clearly a bearish sign for US wind. Forrest [...]
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No Good Wind in Denmark
Neighbours on the barricades against wind turbines in Denmark The postcard image of Denmark in harmony with wind turbines has shattered. By Peter Skeel Hjorth, journalist. July 24, 2010 Protests from more and more Danish neighbours of wind turbines on land have stopped wind power projects and made local politicians reluctant to approve licences. This [...]
The looming energy disaster
by Tom Quirk June 15, 2010 Australia, where too much wind is still never enough The Deakin Lectures for 2010, Brave New World – The Climate Change Challenge, were launched by Tim Flannery on June 6. The first detailed session, Future Energy Solutions followed on June 8 led by Grant King. Grant King the CEO [...]
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Wind Farm Information
Excellent information on wind farms is available from these sites: http://www.moorsydeactiongroup.org.uk/index.html http://www.warmwell.com/windfarms.html http://www.wind-watch.org/news/category/locations/europe/uk/ http://www.artistsagainstwindfarms.com/ http://www.artistsagainstwindfarms.blogspot.com/
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A Very Convenient Split
By Alan Caruba For anyone who has followed Al Gore’s Green Brick Road to the land of Global Warming, there has to be more than a bit of schadenfreude—taking pleasure in other’s misfortunes—on hearing the news that he and his wife of forty years, Tipper, have separated. However, that feeling is fleeting for reasons that [...]