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Anti-wind farm campaigning, renewable energy, Waubra wind farm, Western Australia, Wind Farm Benefits, wind farm panic, wind farms & agriculture, Yambuk12 Comments

Who opposes wind power and why do they do it?

Dave Clarke

Anti-wind farm activists

I have studied wind power as it is developing in Australia for more than ten years. In the early years of Australian wind power development – from the first wind farm at Esperance in 1987 to around ten years ago – there was practically no opposition to wind farms. Serious opposition is a phenomenon that has arisen in the last five years or so.

What is the opposition all about? Why do people oppose wind power? Can we say anything about the type of people who oppose wind power developments? Can we say what motivates them?

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Pollie Watch: Greens Senator backs wind farms, dismisses wind/health claims

Leigh Ewbank

Greens Senator for Victoria, Richard Di Natale, has thrown his weight behind the wind power sector, publishing a short video of support while visiting the Yambuk wind farm near Warnambool. Appearing in front of whirling wind turbines, Senator Di Natale praises … Continue reading Pollie Watch: Greens Senator backs wind farms, dismisses wind/health claims

Anti-wind farm campaigning, Cape Bridgewater, Cape Nelson, Challicum Hills, Codrington wind farm, Pollie Watch, The Greens, Toora, victoria, Victorian Coalition, Waubra wind farm, wind farms, wind farms & property value, Wonthaggi, Yambuk3 Comments

New research busts myth wind farms decrease property prices

Leigh Ewbank

69b83550-dc3a-11e0-98bd-005056b06a0e-4812170New research by the Victorian Greens demolishes claims made by anti-wind farm activists that wind farms result in decreased property value.

Anti-wind activists claim wind farms reduce property values. The research conducted by Victorian Greens leader Greg Barber shows, once again, that the claim is not supported by evidence.

The claim that wind farms reduce property prices is a staple of anti-wind groups campaigning against proposed developments.

The analysis conducted by the office of Greg Barber MLC compares median house-price sales for postcodes with wind farms to the average prices of the local government area. It found no relationship between the presence of wind farms and lower property prices. Continue reading “New research busts myth wind farms decrease property prices”