Tell the UN to stick their carbon cuts where the sun don’t shine!
Monckton: Einstein changed the world in 30 pages — The IPCC bores it with 10,000
Climate alarmists don’t want to talk about reality…
Biggest denier of climate change is the Earth itself — 17 years of CO2 rise but flat temps
Mother Nature does not believe in AGW!
Henry Mallory writes in the Corvallis (OR) Gazette-Times:
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Warmists create climate of madness, literally — Weeping, vasectomy-craving weatherman just the latest
Some people are just not “parent material”!
Defining the rules for maintenance of wind turbines
By Mike Bridgen » – The Northern Echo – October 1, 2013 – UK
NATIONAL minimum standards for the installation and maintenance of medium wind turbines are being drawn up for the first time.
SETTING STANDARDS: Julian Martin, of Ice Renewables, is chairman of the body setting minimum installation and maintenance standards for medium wind turbines
Julian Martin, chief executive of Northallerton-based Ice Renewables, is chairing the body setting the standards.
At present, there are no defined rules or medium wind standards for installers or maintainance companies to work to and, consequently, the quality of services varies across the UK.
There have been nightmare stories of customers being left with turbines not working, no proper operations and maintenance contracts, a lack of turbine parts, installers who have walked away and manufacturers not set up to deal with the maintenance of their fleets of turbines.
RenewableUK, the trade body, has recognised this and is working with its small and medium wind strategy group, chaired by Mr Martin, to introduce a national MCS approved medium wind standard by 2014.
It wants an international IEC medium wind standard later next year for turbine design, site assessment, installation and operations and maintenance across the whole medium wind sector.
Ice Renewables is an established specialist in the small and medium wind sector, and is focused on setting and maintaining the highest standards.
It has launched its own unrivalled Complete Wind Solutions package, extending a specialist operations and maintenance (O&M) service to manufacturers, developers and customers in the medium and Megawatt wind sector.
The company was established in 2006 and has become a sector leader but, in its early years, it had firsthand experience with the issues of subcontracting to an external (O&M) firm.
“We were not happy with the level of service we received for our customers and soon realised the turbines were not being well looked after and our customers were unhappy,” said Mr Martin.
“Because of this, we took the decision to bring the service in-house. We haven’t looked back and currently operate and maintain 12 Vergnet medium wind turbines, with our last quarter availability rate being an average of 99.6 per cent.” With a fleet that extends from Edinburgh to Cornwall and from Suffolk to Newark, Ice has a proven record for the delivery of these specialised services, Mr Martin said: “Our customers want good communication, fast response time to minimise their turbines down time, well-trained engineers, a good relationship with the manufacturer, and a set of complementary added value services, such as high voltage maintenance work and blade repair, so that they do not have gaps in the service of their turbine.”
He said a good O&M strategy was increasingly a priority for manufacturers, developers and customers, as it can extend the turbine’s lifetime, reduce costs and increase availability.
Mr Martin advised potential wind turbine owners to think carefully about who they choose to construct their turbine and ensure they work with reputable companies with a local presence who are dedicated to the long-term support of their wind project.
Original Article Here: http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/archive/2013/10/01/10709580.Defining_the_rules_for_maintenance_of_wind_turbines/
Windfarm subsidies will be axed, says Cameron
By Robert Merrick, September 29, 2013 – The Northern Echo – UK
SUBSIDIES for wind farms will be axed, David Cameron said – potentially scaling back development in County Durham, a wind power ‘hotspot’.
In an eve-of-conference interview, the prime minister revealed he did not want to keep the subsidies for “a second longer than they’re necessary”.
The move appeared to be in response to Ed Miliband’s eye-catching pledge to freeze energy bills for 20 months, from 2015, to tackle a “cost of living crisis”.
Critics claim the so-called ‘renewables obligation’ – which subsidises wind farms – piles £23 on each household bill.
But scrapping subsidies would be bitterly criticised by environmental campaigners, who argue the expansion of wind farms is crucial to cutting carbon emissions.
That includes in County Durham, which – on one calculation – has the second highest concentration of wind turbines in England, after Cornwall.
More than 20 farms have been built, or have permission, with another 13 in planning – and a controversial 24-turbine development earmarked for The Isles near Newton Aycliffe.
Speaking to the Sunday Telegraph, Mr Cameron said: “Recently, I opened the London Array, the biggest offshore wind farm anywhere in the world, and it’s good that Britain is leading the way in this technology.
“We do need some of these new renewable technologies – and that’s why there are subsidies – but we shouldn’t have those for a second longer than they’re necessary.”
E.ON recently agreed to reduce the output of The Isles wind farm from 63.5 megawatts (mw) to 48mw, which means it will be decided by local planners, rather than the Government.
Original Article Here: http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/10705835.Windfarm_subsidies_will_be_axed__says_Cameron/
UN Climate Scientists Plead for Immunity from Criminal Prosecution
These people deserve imprisonment for their crimes against humanity!
Climate researchers working for the United Nations have issued an astonishing plea for immunity from prosecution. Government-funded personnel sought the ruling on the eve of the latest round of international climate talks scheduled for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (June 20, 2012).
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) issued it’s formal request for immunity from prosecution to “protect” researchers who have provided “evidence” supportive of the man-made global warming scare story. The perplexing plea will likely reverberate throughout the general scientific community as further affirmation that many climate scientists were not conducting honest research after all. John Bolton, a former U.S. Ambassador to the UN, questioned the motives, “The creeping expansion of claims for privileges and immunities protection for UN activities is symptomatic of a larger problem.”
High Price of Get Out of Jail Free Card
Especially worrisome is that in conjunction with the application for a sweeping “get out…
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UN Climate Scientists Plead for Immunity from Criminal Prosecution
I say…..Throw the book at them!!!
290,000 hits and still going strong
STT is a very informative and entertaining website for windwarriors! The Aussies have a way with words!
Ten months on, we’ve just hit 325,000 views. We’ve given our loyal readers 427 posts which spell out – in clear and simple terms – the economic and environmental nonsense that is wind power – and the harm caused to communities around the world by giant fans.
We’ve picked up 990 followers around the world, including a bunch of canny Scots, Canadians, Americans, English, Welsh, Irish, Cornish, Danes, Germans and plenty from Downunder. Those that watch us include lots of political staffers, journos and, of course, the Greentard bloggers like – The Climate Speculator, yes2ruining-us and ruin-economy. Wind industry insiders tell us that wind weasels feel dirty looking at STT – but they just can’t help themselves – STT has – apparently – become “porn” for the wind industry.
One of the things that drives the ecofascist mad is the fact that STT is anonymous. True it is that you won’t find…
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Fairy tale: Gina McCarthy credited with uncovering EPA fraudster — while reviewing time sheets?
Accountability will destroy the wind fraudsters. We need it now!
Mothers Against Wind Turbines Inc. 