I’ve lost count of the number of times ACM has reported on the total uselessness of wind farms as a way to mitigate GHGs. Added to which, they are inefficient, hugely expensive and ugly. And they kill birds and bats…. Read More ›
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Wind power fades before it even starts
Wind power sums up green stupidity: it’s expensive, inefficient and ugly. And those are just the good points. It’s also utterly useless. As such it is a perfect monument to the Greens – in a few years time the turbines… Read More ›
Billions wasted on wind power: study
It doesn’t matter how many times the eco-loons are told that wind is a complete and utter waste of money, they refuse to listen, as they view the monstrosities as a symbol of their cause. Earlier this week, Matt Ridley… Read More ›
Matt Ridley: The Winds of Change
Matt Ridley’s latest article in The Spectator is a must read: To the nearest whole number, the percentage of the world’s energy that comes from wind turbines today is: zero. Despite the regressive subsidy (pushing pensioners into fuel poverty while improving… Read More ›
Australian auto manufacturers should be "retooled to produce wind turbines"
The Socialist Alliance is an extreme anti-capitalist rag-tag bunch that strives for a “socialist Australia”. Fortunately for the rest of us, they will never see it. But they do provide plenty of Looney Left amusement. Their latest press release will… Read More ›
The pointlessness of wind power
Once again, the futility of wind energy has been brought into sharp focus in an article by Christopher Booker in the UK Telegraph. The lights will be going out in Britain if the present government, and in particular Chris Huhne,… Read More ›
Senate to investigate damaging effects of wind farms
Wind farms are, as we all know, inefficient, expensive and ugly. And that’s just their good points. They are also a scandalous waste of money, generating pitiful amounts of electricity, and rarely running at more than 25% of their rated… Read More ›
Wind doesn't blow, it sucks… big time
That’s wind power we’re talking about. And it’s total shite. As anyone with half a brain has always known. Repeat after me: wind power sucks. And here it is confirmed, in the key conclusions of a report by the John… Read More ›
Why wind won't work
Wind farms are expensive, inefficient and ugly. And that’s just their good points. They are also a monument to green naiveté and stupidity. The UK is heading down a path to catastrophic energy shortages, as Chris Huhne plugs wind for… Read More ›
Wind power hit by renewable energy certificate crash
Another disaster for the green energy brigade, as the price of renewable energy certificates, essential for investment in wind power, sinks to a new low: AT least $1.5 billion worth of investment in wind farms is in limbo after a… Read More ›