Wind energy fraud
WHEN is the fraud that is the wind energy industry going to be called out for what it is? The outright lies that are continually perpetuated by the left of politics, and other rent seekers in this industry that “coal is evil”, and “wind is the future” is a complete furphy. Why don’t we ever see mainstream media reports on the gargantuan carbon dioxide footprints (240 tonne of carbon dioxide per turbine) that are embedded in the manufacturing of wind farms? For example, the tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions in the steel and concrete used?
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Coking coal will always be an essential ingredient in steel-making, and cement making is one of the most carbon dioxide intensive processes – an “inconvenient truth” the left never publicly acknowledge. Also take a look at the “wind capital” of South Australia’s generation figures – in 2015 there was about 1477 mega watts of installed wind generation capacity, and in any typical month, generation would collapse to 100 mega watts, or less than 6.8 per cent of total installed capacity some 13 times a month. Take a guess at what generation source backs up these regular collapses of wind energy – those “evil” fossil fuels that we can apparently do away with.
Todd Hills, Mowbray
What we breathe in
IN RESPONSE to Robert Karl Stonjek’s letter (The Examiner, June 26), tobacco was brought to England between 1564 and 1565 by John Hawkin’s and it has always been legal. Many men and women through the years have fought and died for freedom. Always in the paper or on the news are people overdosing on illegal drugs, children as young as 12 and 13 years of age are taking Ice. I wonder what suggestion you may think of for an illegal drug to be taken by such young children, who already at such a tender age are hooked, send them to the doctors and give them a card.
I know smoking is a health hazard, but surely it can not be anymore a health hazard as the petrol and diesel I inhaled when I went to Launceston on June 16, maybe living with it everyday you may not notice it. Maybe you should if you want too (that’s given you freedom of choice) take a fold up chair, go and sit near traffic lights, near your shopping centre for a couple of hours and breath in all the petrol and diesel fumes into your lungs, you may realise what you are breathing in everyday. Yes I am a smoker, started way back then, when you could smoke anywhere anytime, living on the East Coast I take a walk everyday (weather permitting) on the beach with pristine air. Makes you wonder who is breathing what and when.
L.Morton, Beaumaris.
Toll and Traffic
MARY Nye (The Examiner, June 29) questions where I have gained my information over traffic flow, relating to proposed Toll development. I bought and sold a property in Dowling apartments, which is located on the corners of Elphin Road, Dowling Street and Racecourse Crescent during the 1980s. The body corporate had at that time two elderly ladies concerned over heavy truck movements there and in Cypress Street. The City of Launceston listened to their valid complaints and their proposed solution of having a slip road off Henry Street was agreed to.
The foresight of the council reduced heavy traffic coming off Racecourse Crescent and heavy traffic to Kmart was redirected off Henry Street. The industries in the area complied with the council initiative, it may be necessary to review this once again with those industries? All that is required is a load restriction placed on Racecourse Crescent and for heavy traffic to turn right out of Toll to Henry Street as originally proposed. It appears the “No” disease has become prevalent in Launceston. Perhaps the best solution may be ‘'go South young people” - too difficult to do business or for job opportunities in Launceston.