{"id":268992,"date":"2023-07-23T20:56:28","date_gmt":"2023-07-23T18:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=268992"},"modified":"2023-07-23T20:56:31","modified_gmt":"2023-07-23T18:56:31","slug":"claim-windfarms-will-destroy-the-australian-first-nations-connection-to-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=268992","title":{"rendered":"Claim: Windfarms will Destroy the Australian First Nations Connection to Country"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Jirrbal woman Georgina Wieden. Source\u00a0ADH TV<\/a>, fair use, low resolution image to identify the subject.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essay by Eric Worrall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026so many of our people are lost because they don\u2019t have that connection to country\u2026they don\u2019t have a\u00a0sense of belonging\u201d \u2013 Jirrbal woman Georgina Wieden slamming the\u00a0Chalumbin Wind Farm project<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 57s clip of the video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/videopress.com\/v\/qd7EdOsT?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true<\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Watch the\u00a0full ADH TV video here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I visited\u00a0Ravenshoe<\/a>\u00a0a year ago. Ravenshoe sits on top of a tropical highland plateau in Australia\u2019s far North. It is a place of breathtaking beauty, full of unique species and natural wonders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The thought of ruining such a place with mechanical monstrosities to satisfy the green energy fantasies of distant city based politicians is unthinkable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Georgina has been fighting the green monstrosities for a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Proposed wind farm on Jirrbal Country a concern for some<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aleisha Orr<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0January 7, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A proposal for a wind farm in North Queensland has raised concerns for some Jirrbal people who say the project does not respect the land and threatens native species.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chalumbin Wind Farm project would see wind farm developer Epuron construct 94 wind turbines and clear 1,132 ha of land near the town of Ravenshoe.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A number of online petitions to the project have been created which list concerns about the impact of a wind farm on vulnerable and endangered species including the northern greater glider, red goshawk and the magnificent brood frog.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jirrbal woman Georgina Wieden told a community meeting in December the Country needs to be protected.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy daughter she is a sugar glider, that is her totem, my son is a goanna, how do I explain that their animals don\u2019t have homes anymore because we needed electricity.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more:\u00a0https:\/\/nit.com.au\/07-01-2022\/2656\/proposed-wind-farm-on-jirrbal-country-a-concern-for-some<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

My heart goes out to you Georgina. I hope you win your battle against those who would trample your people\u2019s ancient traditions, I hope you defeat the green energy despoilers of nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Update (EW): There is growing awareness of the devastation wind turbine projects inflict on nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Environmentalists on the Atherton Tableland (including Ravenshoe) in Queensland\u2019s far North are waking up to the devastation :-\u00a0https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2021\/12\/11\/aussie-eco-warrior-fury-over-wind-farm-wilderness-devastation\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Queensland farmers objecting to power lines :-\u00a0https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2023\/03\/19\/widgee-say-no-to-the-lines-rally-meet-the-aussie-battlers-standing-up-to-big-green\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201c\u2026so many of our people are lost because they don\u2019t have that connection to country\u2026they don\u2019t have a\u00a0sense of belonging\u201d \u2013 Jirrbal woman Georgina Wieden slamming the\u00a0Chalumbin Wind Farm project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":269000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691818216,691821302,691821301,691818536],"class_list":["post-268992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-australia","tag-georgina-wieden","tag-jirrbal-country","tag-windfarms","fallback-thumbnail"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-17YA","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":272650,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=272650","url_meta":{"origin":268992,"position":0},"title":"Habitual Habitat Destruction: Wind Industry Wiping Out Vast Tracts of Virgin\u00a0Rainforest","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"08\/10\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Once upon a time, environmentalists were known as \u2018tree huggers\u2019, these days the new \u2018green\u2019 cult can\u2019t destroy them fast enough.","rel":"","context":"In \"Germany\u2019s\u00a0Black Forest\"","block_context":{"text":"Germany\u2019s\u00a0Black Forest","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=germanys-black-forest"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/00winmd.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/00winmd.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/00winmd.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/00winmd.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/00winmd.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":274987,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=274987","url_meta":{"origin":268992,"position":1},"title":"CPAC Australia \u2013 Coal Overboard, Nuclear to Appease the Greens?","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"08\/22\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"This energy policy is a Frankenstein monster of an energy policy, a political construct rather than a sound engineering blueprint. 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