Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey says he finds wind turbines “utterly offensive”, but is powerless to close down the ones operating outside Canberra.

Speaking to Macquarie Radio, Mr Hockey was being asked about whether the Government would target clean energy programs in its quest for massive spending cuts.

“Well, they say get rid of the clean energy regulator, and we are,” he said.

He then mounted an attack on wind farms, specifically the wind turbines operating outside the national capital.

“If I can be a little indulgent please, I drive to Canberra to go to Parliament, I drive myself and I must say I find those wind turbines around Lake George to be utterly offensive,” he said.

“I think they’re just a blight on the landscape.”

Asked if he would cut Government subsidies to wind farms, in line with the Government’s stance on corporate welfare, Mr Hockey said he could not stop the Bungendore wind turbines from spinning.

“We can’t knock those ones off because they’re into locked-in schemes and there is a certain contractual obligation I’m told associated with those things,” he said.

But Mr Hockey hinted new climate and green energy schemes could be on the chopping block come budget night.

“You will see in the budget that we have addressed the massive duplication that you have just talked about and the vast number of agencies that are involved doing the same thing,” he said.

“We are addressing that in the budget, we are considering that very carefully.”
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-02/joe-hockey-wind-turbines-utterly-offensive/5425804

Not much we can do, too many Australians saw fit to vote for these clowns.

I think they are sexy and romantic.

Ross Gittins, on not being excessively alarmed

The Rev Dodgson said:

Ross Gittins, on not being excessively alarmed

So the prime purpose of the “Commission of Audit” is too allow them to remove all those expenditures that they only agreed to in order to get elected, and leave us feeling that we got off lightly.

i love them, can see one farm from the roof here

Are you a depressed insomniac yet, SS?

Divine Angel said:

Are you a depressed insomniac yet, SS?

always :P

stumpy_seahorse said:

Divine Angel said:

Are you a depressed insomniac yet, SS?

always :P

actually, i’m a dyslexic athiest insomniac…

keep sitting up all night wondering if there really is a dog…

agnostic

Divine Angel said:

agnostic

He said Dyslexic.

;-)

I agree with Joe here… I mean I much prefer the sight of huge spoil piles and large open cut excavations… much more appealing

diddly-squat said:

I agree with Joe here… I mean I much prefer the sight of huge spoil piles and large open cut excavations… much more appealing

Stooge

As Rev points out, they might just be making these noises so people will feel relieved when they decide not to. They’ll be muttering about rounding up the Jews next, and invading Poland.

Arts said:

diddly-squat said:

I agree with Joe here… I mean I much prefer the sight of huge spoil piles and large open cut excavations… much more appealing

Stooge

someone has to be

Bubblecar said:

As Rev points out, they might just be making these noises so people will feel relieved when they decide not to. They’ll be muttering about rounding up the Jews next, and invading Poland.

Those of minority sexual preferences had better watch out as well.

>I think they are sexy and romantic.

see now
big joe is jealous
fallen foul
he’s not a zealot

Bubblecar said:

Not much we can do, too many Australians saw fit to vote for these clowns.

they won’t survive the next election

>>So the prime purpose of the “Commission of Audit” is too allow them to remove all those expenditures that they only agreed to in order to get elected, and leave us feeling that we got off lightly.<<

If it was a union they’d call it an ambit claim….

Makes you wonder why the Coalition promised a huge new middle class welfare program and to get rid of two revenue streams in the campaigns last year. Hardly seems like appropriate ideas if, as they suggest, the Coalition’s main purpose now is to cut the deficit.

Maybe Noodles picked up a copy of Government finances for Dummies recently.

I’m surprised T.O. hasn’t commented on this thread yet

rumpole said:

I’m surprised T.O. hasn’t commented on this thread yet

Surprised, but not unhappy.

I find Hockey offensive. By the way the little paper in Melbourne has started on pensioners, referring to some of them as bludgers. There appears to be no depths Murdoch and his minions will not sink to.

Wait

I think The_observer is Joe Hockey

i’m with joe.

transition said:

i’m with joe.

I find them less offensive than Russian nuclear power stations. :)

transition, do you think you’ve been put off by the abundance of them in your country?

>I find them less offensive than Russian nuclear power stations. :)

well, i’m overwhelming swayed by well placed comparisons.

it’s golf courses I think are a waste of space and pander to morons.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0nad4Nt38o

transition said:

it’s golf courses I think are a waste of space and pander to morons.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0nad4Nt38o

Well at least we agree on something.

>transition, do you think you’ve been put off by the abundance of them in your country?

imagining one
vertigo gets me
spinning no fun
like outa my tree

i’m with joe
they should go

transition said:

>transition, do you think you’ve been put off by the abundance of them in your country?

imagining one
vertigo gets me
spinning no fun
like outa my tree

i’m with joe
they should go

Coal fire power stations should go too

they are utterly offensive blights on the country side

I find stupid people to be utterly offensive too, they’re offensive blights on the country side as well

Joe Hockey can join Tony Abbott in the stupid politician queue

I didn’t vote for them

Don’t vote for stupid politicians in the next election so we can get rid of them

They’ve pissed off too many people now that they’ve created a brand new tax

Up to this point I’ve ignored the silliness

Remember when abbot was going to BUY all the smugglers boats?

learn to love the turbine

party_pants said:

learn to love the turbine

Yeah, wind turbines are alright

maybe we should put LED’s on them to help stop the birds colliding with them

I wonder if that would work, someone should do an experiment to see which colors work best

Do all birds see the same? maybe different colors?

Can birds see ultra violet, or infra red?

CrazyNeutrino said:

party_pants said:

learn to love the turbine

Yeah, wind turbines are alright

maybe we should put LED’s on them to help stop the birds colliding with them

I wonder if that would work, someone should do an experiment to see which colors work best

Do all birds see the same? maybe different colors?

Can birds see ultra violet, or infra red?

The birds can see them, but underestimate the speed at which they are travelling. Eagles use them as nesting sites :(

Vertical axis wind turbines may prevent bird collisions, but are probably even uglier than the ones we are used to seeing.

Speedy said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

party_pants said:

learn to love the turbine

Yeah, wind turbines are alright

maybe we should put LED’s on them to help stop the birds colliding with them

I wonder if that would work, someone should do an experiment to see which colors work best

Do all birds see the same? maybe different colors?

Can birds see ultra violet, or infra red?

The birds can see them, but underestimate the speed at which they are travelling. Eagles use them as nesting sites :(

Vertical axis wind turbines may prevent bird collisions, but are probably even uglier than the ones we are used to seeing.

I’ve read that some designs of vertical axis wind turbines are quieter in operation.

vertical types are most likely longer lasting I’d say

the weight of the turbine is sat on the bearing equally

the turbine blade is more easily seen by anything flying along

is less likely to have major problems if hit by lightning

given the right design can never over speed even in a cyclone – the blades cannot go beyond a set speed due the shape of the blade.

the vertical turbines I’m on about are the larger types with big chunky aerofoils that spin around relatively slowly, you can get vertical types that spin at high revs – they wouldn’t be good for birds

>is less likely to have major problems if hit by lightning

as in bearings get hit?

There is one like this south of here on a house:

oh they got heating things in blades I suppose.

And I’ve liked this sort of design for a long time.

http://www.bizrice.com/upload/20111219/vertical_axis_wind_turbine_generator_0034.jpg

This team is beginning to remind me of Hitler and Goehring. Started with the budgie-smuggling glam shots(he should have gone with knee-high socks) and now Hockey is tearing up the countryside making proclamations about what is offensive(if getting rid of wind turbines can’t be considered burning art).

I’m not sure Hockey is the best placed to decide what is indecent vulgarity or consumer efficient…………

I actually saw some w**d t******s on ABC news the other day: plain as day, undisguised. It just goes to show how far the moral fibre has degraded in Australia. I’ll grant that in my day there was sometimes reportage of WTs, or “skymetal macropinwheels” as we more delicately called them, but they used to show them pixelated, or perhaps just showed the shadow of a blade, with perhaps a faint low frequency grinding noise in the background. No need to have it all in sight when kids might be watching.

I suppose if Joe was driving past solar array power stations he would find them utterly offensive and a blight on the country side as well

all these Coal fired power stations are blights on the country side

coal mines
iron ore mines
various open cut mines, all blights on the country side

Factories
rubbish tips
new suburbs
deforestation are all blights on the country side

Bogans
Sexists
Racists
New airports
Rich people
Poor people
Roads and cars
Trucks
Stupid people
Liberal party members
Religious people
Speed cameras and revenue raisers
People with their head stuck in the sand
Greedy corporations
Gina Rihehart, Clive Palmer and the rest
Poorly educated people
Boat people and budgie smugglers
Ocean garbage
Stupid politicians
Climate change deniers
Non thinkers
Druggies, Rapists, Murderers and other criminals
Corrupt politicians and bribery
Bludgers
Arrogant and ego bloated DJ’s Allan Jones, Kyle Sandilands and the rest…..
Pedophile celebrities
Pedophile Priests
Pedophiles
Japanese whaling ships
People who live in the past
Royalty
Space junk
Misandrists and Misogynists
Reality TV Shows and other dumb television content
Unsolicited mail deliverers
Scammers and junk email
Unsolicited phone callers
Justin Bieber
and anything else that is annoying
all utterly offensive, blights on the country side
get rid of them

you left off your list

Labour voters
Greens voters
Climate change alarmists
environmental extremists

just to name a few

But I was glad to see you included Druggies,

which shows that you’re not totally hypocritical I suppose

and Internet Trolls

He probably finds Justin Bieber sexy.

>>He probably finds Justin Bieber sexy.
<<<

come now, who doesn’t