It took a while for Victoria to catch up with Australia’s wind power capital, South Australia when it comes to the roll-out of giant fans.

Now, just like SA – the cost of doing so is hitting home – or rather tens of thousands of Victorian homes – with a vengeance.

Soaring power costs leads to record number of disconnections in Victoria
The Age
Jason Dowling, Aisha Dow
18 February 2015

The number of homes having gas and electricity disconnected has hit staggering levels with more than 58,000 disconnections in one year and the state government ordering an urgent inquiry.

Disconnections for electricity have hit a new record with more than 34,000 homes having power shut off last financial year and more than 24,000 having gas shut off.

“These figures represent the highest disconnection rate ever recorded by the Essential Services Commission,” Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio said.

The number of…

Gerard Henderson: a media watch dog
takes on the ABC’s Ministry of Truth.

In Australia, the ABC’s “Media Watch” represents the front line for the Green-blob’s Orwellian “Ministry of Truth” (see our post here); which, on a weekly basis, attacks any journalist with the temerity to question hard green-left shibboleths; such as imminent global incineration; or its other favourite, the wind industry (see our posts here and here).

Last Monday on Media Watch, Paul Barry launched an almost hysterical attack on Steven Cooper’s groundbreaking research into the known and obvious effects of low-frequency noise and infrasound on wind farm neighbours at Cape Bridgewater (see our post here).

Media Watch went on the attack at the direction of Pacific Hydro (see our post here) – the power outfit that operates Cape Bridgewater, and a company that faces damages claims from its victims that will run into 10s…

Wisconsin’s Governor, Scott Walker: has ears for the people.

Scott Walker’s Budget Includes $250,000 To Study ‘Wind Energy System-Related Health Issues’
Huffington Post
Kate Sheppard
2 February 2015

The two-year, $68 billion budget proposal Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker unveiled Tuesday includes a request for $250,000 to study the health impacts of wind turbines.

Page 449 of the budget proposal includes a recommendation from the governor “directing the commission to conduct a study on wind energy system-related health issues.” The request states that a report should be submitted to the governor and legislature within a year after the budget goes into effect.

“The request for a Wind Energy Health Issues Study was included with the intent to provide the Public Service Commission with comprehensive information to consider as they receive requests for future wind energy projects,” said Laurel Patrick, Walker’s press secretary, in a statement to The Huffington Post.

Wind power…