Tag Archives: Al;ex White TD; Green Paper on Energy Policy in Ireland; New Ross

Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose

Posted on January 13, 2018 by

An interesting commentary from Pat Swords on the North-South Interconnector: “Some thoughts and facts about the Ireland of today with further confirmation that we don’t live in anything that even remotely approaches a Democracy. Still one gives it a ‘poke’ … Continue reading →

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More on that Sect 28 Amendment

Posted on February 21, 2016 by

Since my last blog on the sleight-of-hand S28 amendment of the Planning and Development Act of 2000 (PDA2000), a number of very interesting theories have bubbled to the surface. We all love a good conspiracy theory, so let’s have at … Continue reading →

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The Anatomy of a Wind Farm Contract – Part 2

Posted on February 15, 2016 by

  In my previous blog I explained how a typical wind farm contract consists of two divisible parts, an Option and a Lease. When looking at an Option, I came to the inescapable conclusion that by selling the wind farm … Continue reading →

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The Anatomy of a Wind Farm Contract – Part 1

Posted on February 11, 2016 by

  I am often approached by people asking me to explain just how a wind farm contract works. I usually evade these questions either by honestly pleading ignorance or less honestly, by using the well-used cop-out employed by lawyers: “It’s … Continue reading →

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EirGrid ordered to disclose costings

Posted on February 7, 2016 by

The defence of “commercial or industrial confidentiality” is routinely abused by many enterprises to conceal a plethora of evils from the reach of legitimate requests for Access to Information on the Environment (AIE). . Article 9(1)(c) of the AIE Regulations … Continue reading →

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The Suir Valley Environmental Conference 2016

Posted on February 4, 2016 by

A truly excellent conference was held by the Suir Valley Environmental Group on 20 January 2016. The three speakers were Fred Udo, Colm McCarthy and David Hughes. Their respective presentations are clear and concise, and well worth a viewing. They … Continue reading →

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Open letter to IWEA (and Messrs White and Coffey)

Posted on January 31, 2016 by

The practice of lobbying government Ministers and other influential members of a ruling party is regarded by many as an integral part of our process of democracy. . Those in favour would argue that politicians should look to be educated … Continue reading →

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The Economy-Crushing Consequences of Massively Subsidised Wind Power

Posted on January 29, 2016 by

  Great blog from “Stop these Things”. Although written about the UK, the same is true of Ireland – probably worse, given our smaller economy / market. The Economy Crushing Consequences of Massively Subsidised Wind Power

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It’s “Academic Research”, it must be true!

Posted on January 24, 2016 by

  The Health Writers Hub rated these publications as the top medical journals in the world: . New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Nature The Lancet The British Medical Journal (BMJ) Annals of Internal Medicine The Journal of the American … Continue reading →

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Wind Refugees

Posted on January 21, 2016 by

  Newstalk FM reported (after an airing of the Pat Kenny Show) that: . “A government minister has not ruled out moving people away from areas where wind farms may be built. Energy Minister Alex White says: “That has happened … Continue reading →

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Irish Wind Farm Neighbours Detail Unnecessary Daily Acoustic Misery

Posted on January 11, 2016 by

Originally posted on STOP THESE THINGS:
As the World reacts to the insane cost of backing an utterly pointless power source, by slashing subsidies and removing the only ‘reason’ for ‘investing’ in the greatest environmental and economic fraud of all…

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Wind Turbines and Human Rights

Posted on January 8, 2016 by

Many people harp on about their human rights but I am always amazed that most people do not know of the extent of their rights or where they come from. . If you are an Irish citizen then a lot … Continue reading →

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Democracy and the Courts

Posted on December 29, 2015 by

  About five hundred years before the birth of Christ, an event we have recently celebrated, the notion of democracy was expounded in the Greek city states, most notably Athens, where an assembly of citizens voted directly on laws governing … Continue reading →

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Giant Wind Turbines Collapsing with Alarming Regularity

Posted on December 22, 2015 by

Originally posted on STOP THESE THINGS:
Gravity or some other force at work? **** The number of cases involving collapsing turbines and flying blades (aka “component liberation”) has become so common that, if we were a tad cynical, we would…

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Wind Power is Not ‘Cheap’, it’s Not ‘Clean’ and it’s most definitely Not ‘Green’

Posted on December 6, 2015 by

For those of you whose head is still filled with wind industry spin and misdirection (“lies”), please do yourself a favour and read this excellent blog. It says it like it is, rather than how they would like it to … Continue reading →

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Analysis of the Alex White interview

Posted on December 2, 2015 by

Attached is a summary analysis of the interview prepared by BW Energy consultant Malcolm Brown. I thought this would interest people as its actually based on facts. 1) Essentially Minster White’s argument is that onshore wind in Ireland has been … Continue reading →

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Oh No Alex!

Posted on December 1, 2015 by

“Speaking on RTÉ’s This Week, Mr White said “the whole world needs to de-carbonise” and renewable energy was part of that. Onshore wind energy was the most cost-effective renewable energy currently available for Ireland. … Mr White said there was … Continue reading →

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Alex White! How? What? Why?

Posted on November 29, 2015 by

Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, as described here and here and here (and more where that came from), the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Alex White, when asked about public concerns over wind farms, today told the … Continue reading →

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