Free the Arctic 30. Donate, donate, donate, donate till ya drop.

Try as they might the combined forces of Greenpeace and The Guardian just cannot motivate the civil society they claim to represent to be outraged and indignant, in the Liberal Green way they should be, because 30 self appointed guardians of the Arctic are in assorted Russian prisons.

The lack of support in the now 4 current articles in the Guardian Environment section shows how out of touch Greenpeace are with public opinion here in the west, as well as in Russia.

An opinion poll in Russia on the actions of the Russian authorities gives 66% support for the way the Greenpeace employees were dealt with, though 17% thought the charges were too harsh and 8% deplored them as too lenient. There is a very big message that all the Green NGO’s would be well advised to hear loud…

Prince Harry is the latest Royal to question the impact of wind farms
The Express
Owen Bennett
11 May 2013

PRINCE HARRY has voiced his concerns over the visual impact of wind farms during his tour of America.

The prince apparently raised the issue with the boss of Renewable Energy Systems Americas during a reception at a golf course in Denver.

The company’s chief executive Susan Reilly said she had a similar conversation with Harry’s father, Prince Charles, in the past.

She said: “Prince Harry said he was worried about their visual impact, I told him that I had met his father some years ago and when we discussed windfarms he shared his concerns.

“But as with Prince Charles, I pointed out that we need to strike a balance between their visual impact and the need for renewable energy for future generations.”

The event was hosted by Beverley Simpson, British…

Guest writer, Jackie Rovensky, is renowned on STT for her comments, which stand out for their erudition, composition and unassailable logic.

Here’s Jackie in response to our favourite tobacco advertising guru who – once again – has elected to step well out of his limited area of “expertise”.

Jackie pops him neatly back into his little box in this fine piece.

A response to Simon Chapman’s comment “Money: the ‘cure’ for wind turbine syndrome’.

The Australian film maker he referred to, Neil Barrett is a former energy economist with the State Electricity Commission of Victoria, CEO of Video Education Australasia (VEA) and founding chair of the Mount Alexander Sustainability Group.

It’s important readers are careful not to mistake him for the Fashion Designer nor indeed Neil Barrett the British director of photography and visual anthropologist, who has worked for among others National Geographic, BBC, NBC, ABC and CNN.

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ABC News — October 7, 2013

Eleven rural Colorado counties are threatening to secede and have put a 51st state initiative on their November 5 ballots, claiming that the government has no respect for their rural lifestyles.

“It really started with the last legislative session being the straw that broke the camel’s back between the rural and urban divide,” 51st State Initiative leader Jeffrey Hare told ABCNews.com.

“The two things that stood out were the gun control legislation and the alternative energy mandate that was forced upon the rural parts of the state,” he said.

Hare, 44, is the father of three daughters and works in software security. He lives in Greeley, Colo., and said he got involved with the initiative in an effort to give his daughters a better future.

He believes that rural communities have “lost their voices” to urban growth.

“It stems back to years and years…

John Dillon — Digital VPR — October 7, 2013

The owner of a northwest Vermont wind project says the operator of the New England electric grid ordered the turbines off line Sunday night despite strong winds blowing across the Green Mountains.

David Blittersdorf of Georgia Mountain Community Wind is frustrated with ISO New England, which runs the regional transmission grid.

Blittersdorf said ISO told the Georgia project to shutdown for about six hours, even though the wind was blowing and the four turbines were producing at their maximum capacity of about 10 megawatts.

Blittersdorf wants ISO to reimburse his company for the lost revenue. He said he’ll send the organization a bill for $5,490. ”We’re going to force the issue by ending out an invoice asking ISO to pay us,” he said. “…I’m not going to roll on these things anymore.”  Read full article,here….

(Editor’s Note:  Take this for what it is.  An article from North American Wind Power.  We know the industry is the master of lies and deceit.  Whether this is for real or not, time will tell. — DQ)

Andrew Chant — October 2013

To read full 3 page article, click here…..

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