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Let’s have a real discussion, not orchestrated rallies against wind farms
Last week’s anti-windfarm meeting at Penshurst made a minor stir in the news after renewable energy advocate Matt Wright, from Beyond Zero Emissions, was able to grab the floor of the meeting to briefly respond to the stacked anti-windfarm panel. Other climate activists from Melbourne were shouted down when they tried to make statements to […]
Anti wind campaign spreading unfounded anxiety
May 31, 2012 by Ben Courtice
Friends of the Earth media release, May 31 2012 Residents at Penshurst in South-West Victoria will today have the chance to examine the arguments put forward against wind farm developments by the prominent anti-windfarm campaigner, Sarah Laurie. Laurie bases her arguments on the notion that low-frequency noise and inaudible infrasound is causing a wide range […]
Call for wind farm moratorium
June 30, 2011 by Ben Courtice
The following article comes from the Hamilton Spectator. The (misleadingly named) Australian Environment Foundation are calling for a complete stop to wind farm development until the Senate Inquiry’s recommended health study has taken place. We support such a study going ahead, but we have to note that there has so far been no peer-reviewed evidence […]
Wind farm warned over Coalition policy on set back from houses
February 2, 2011 by Cam Walker
From the ABC. Wind farm warned to change setback The proponent of a 220-turbine wind farm near Penshurst in south-west Victoria does not know if it will have to comply with new minimum setback distances. The Victorian Coalition’s election wind farm policy required turbines to be at least two kilometres away from houses. Opponents of […]
June 7, 2012 by Ben Courtice
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