The last week has seen a full scale assault on the wind energy sector that is already destabilised by the Abbott government’s ongoing attacks. The demonisation of wind energy continues with a letter from Minister Greg Hunt showing that the … Continue reading University of NSW academic: Wind farms invaluable
Have you ever wanted to see a wind turbine up close?… How about having a yarn with a wind farmer?… Well here’s your chance: Yes 2 Renewables are pleased to announce a tour of the Waubra wind farm on Saturday, 11 July. Wind … Continue reading Yes 2 Renewables’ Wind Farm Tour – July 11
At the turn of the decade, the anti-wind lobby escalated its campaign of exaggeration, cherry-picking, and scare tactics. Just five years later, community members from regional Victoria are saying enough is enough. A recent letter to the editor by Sandra Hawkins … Continue reading Voices from Regional Vic: NHMRC report supports no evidence claim
A new Friends of the Earth analysis finds wind farms within 100 kilometres of the nation’s Parliament have delivered hundreds of jobs and millions worth of investment for communities, all while cutting pollution. Drawing on modeling from Sinclair Knight Merz … Continue reading New analysis reveals wind farm benefits as senate wind inquiry comes to Canberra
At the turn of the decade, the anti-wind lobby escalated its campaign of exaggeration, cherry-picking, and scare tactics. Just five years later, community members from regional Victoria are saying enough is enough. Ballarat local Sandra Hawkins calls out Senator John … Continue reading Voices from Regional Vic: Madigan perpetuating wind farm scare campaign
At the turn of the decade, the anti-wind lobby escalated its campaign of exaggeration, cherry-picking, and scare tactics. Just five years later, community members from regional Victoria are saying enough is enough. Ararat local, Russell Pearse, calls out the tactics … Continue reading Voices from Regional Vic: Enough with the anti-wind scare tactics
To help inspire everyone who is currently writing submissions for the Senate Select Committee on Wind Turbines, we thought it would be useful to include an example of some of the other submissions that have been written for the inquiry. Unfortunately … Continue reading LEAKED: Flat Earth Institute Submission to Senate Inquisition on Wind Turbines
Despite the fact that the Australian senate conducted an inquiry into wind energy in 2011, senators with a track record opposing wind farms (such as Sen. John Madigan), have established another inquiry into the technology. Unlike previous committee investigations where there was … Continue reading TAKE ACTION: Make a submission to the Senate Inquiry on Wind Energy
The Capital Wind Farm near Lake George (the one Treasurer Joe Hockey finds ‘offensive’) Wind farms: Up for the job of powering the economy South Australia leads the nation on wind energy and renewables. Wind farms have overtaken coal power … Continue reading Wind energy: the facts…
The 2015 Super Bowl host stadium will be powered by 100% wind energy, and is not the only stadium in the US making an example of utilising renewables. A number of sports stadiums in Australia could also utilise the technology … Continue reading A very solar Super Bowl, powered 100% by wind energy
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