Open Space   - Open Spaces Society Magazine, UK
Cefn Gwrhyd   (article - .JPG file format 54.4 KB)
Copyright © Open Spaces society Spring, 2007, Volume 28, No 8
Speed limits on Commons   (article + photos - .JPG file format 146 KB)
Copyright © Open Spaces society Spring, 2007, Volume 28, No 8
Taking Action: Protecting Our Commons   (article + graphic - .JPG file format 112 KB)
Copyright © Open Spaces society Spring, 2007, Volume 28, No 8
N.B. Especially for members of SOCME who depend on farming for their livelihoods on the Mynyd- y-Gwair Common Land....
As mentioned in the above article, Please assist the Open Spaces Society's fight for common Land by responding to their request for your inputs to the Common Land consultation paper before 9 April 2007.

  - Open Spaces Society (OSS), UK    OSS web site  (web link)     OSS & Common Land: Unfinished business    (web link)
New information sheet - C16 The commons Act 2006 explained     ( - web link)
Wind turbines on Common land - Open Spaces Society policy     ( - web link)

Weston & Somerset Mercury Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, UK  
Wind farm appeal - Council cash protest     (article - web link)

Western Mail Wales, UK  
NHS boss admits failings     (article - web link)
'Give Welsh over - 50s free annual health MOT'     (article - web link)
£40m overspend on the GP contract     (article - web link)
Typical Welsh Assembly politicians' gobbldegook in the above article, highlighting the fact that in the run-up to the Welsh Assembly Government elections in May, the politicians' left hands don't seem to know what their right hands are doing.
Pembrokeshire power station 'is best option'     (article - web link)
£100m waterfront plan 'for wealthy outsiders'     (article - web link)

'Much loved' ponies shot dead by council     (article - web link)

You're nicked - please go to 'jail'     (article - web link)
The above report certainly illustrates the fact that the UK Government's 'Home Office' department is in a complete and utter shambles at present.
Time for our thirsty rugby fans to reset their body clocks to a later kick-off     (2 page article - web link)
Morgan set to unveil manifesto 'taster'     (article - web link)
Do lawyers really make better law-makers?     (2 page article - web link)
SIR - With all the publicity and column inches referring to Peter Hain MP - anyone could conclude he is....     (letter - web link)
Ist letter on the WM letters page
Well said, Mr. Speake !!

The Daily Telegraph UK  
Blair refuses to accept blame over Iraq war     (article + web links)

Western Morning News   Devon, UK  
Organic food 'is not Green'     (article - web link)
Water bill protest goes to Commons     (article - web link)

Bridlington Free Press   East Riding, England, UK  
D-day for wind farm plan     (article - web link)
Breaking news: Lissett wind farm approved     (article - web link)

The Journal   Newcastle, England, UK  
Wind farm row reaches climax     (article - web link)

The Scotsman   UK
Tragic green tokenism     (letter + readers' comments - web link)

The Times   UK
Meacher challenges Brown for Labour leadership     (article - web link)
Proposals for windfarm links to the National Grid come under attack     (article - web link) 19/02/07
Science research will lose £100m to pay for Whitehall overspend     (article - web link)
Many thanks to V. C. for the above web link.

South Wales Evening Post   UK
SOS as coastal park crumbles into water     (article - web link)
Four more years of mine misery     (article - web link)
Struggle goes on over canal sewage     (article - web link)

Glamorgan Gazette, Wales, UK
Alun Cairns AM (Conservative Party):Did Cameron convert us?     (article - web link)15 February 2007

Carwyn Jones AM WAG Environment & Planning Minister (New Labour Party) : Talk facts, not spin   (article + photo - .JPG file format 132 KB)
Copyright © Glamorgan Gazette 22 February 2007
Wind plan opposed   (article + photo - .JPG file format 168 KB)
Copyright © Glamorgan Gazette 22 February 2007
Dirty tricks uncovered in popularity battle   (article - .JPG file format 99 KB)
Copyright © Glamorgan Gazette 22 February 2007
Well-off politicians should help us out   (letter - .JPG file format 51.6 KB)
Copyright © Glamorgan Gazette 22 February 2007
Many thanks to a Scarweather Sands anti-wind power campaigner for the 4 above scans.

10 Downing Street   London, UK  
David Miliband, Environment Secretary: Live webchat - Thursday 1st. March 1030 GMT - "Environment and Energy"  
(Government announcement - web link)

BBC News   UK  
US, UK 'in missile defence talks'     (article - web link)
Polish PM in military talks in US     (article - web link)
Czechs may host US missile base     (article - web link)
Q &A: Son of Star Wars     (article - web link)
Missile shield 'threatens Russia'     (article - web link)

The Economist   UK  
Bombs bursting in air     (article - web link)
If the above 'Economist' and BBC News reports are correct( and there's normally - 'no smoke without fire') and if this little lot should come to fruition with the very real possibility of a return to the 'Cold War' and 'Arms-Race' era, Methinks that wind turbines; the Welsh Assembly Government's politicians' and climate change will become the very least of our worries.

This could turn out to be the opening chapter of Bush and Blair's, "Weapons Of Mass Destruction" Part II.

Western Mail   Wales, UK  
Rhodri backed on climate claims     (article - web link)
Rhodri sets out £1bn taster of manifesto     (3 page article - web link)
Plaid fury over claim it will unite with Tories     (article - web link)
Blair casts Tories as party of the few     (article - web link)
Even Hain's views on ovens get a hot news twist     (article - web link)
Considering that Aga ovens are normally fuelled by gas, there's no accounting for the personal preferences of pro-wind turbine Peter Hain MP.
Gren's legacy to be kept alive with a table-top version of the game which inspired many of his cartoon creations     (article - web link)

Gren - Art   Wales, UK  
Gren's cartoon web site     ( - web link)
I hope that looking at Gren's cartoons will give you as much pleasure as what they have given to me, over the years.

The Daily Telegraph   UK  
UK in talks with US to host 'son of Star Wars'     (article - web link)

The Independent   UK  
Soaring British Gas profits prompt call for further cut in energy bills     (article - web link)

The Guardian   UK  
Downing Street confirms talks with US on 'son of Star Wars'     (article - web link)
Graphic: how 'Star Wars' works     ( - web link)

The Times   UK  
Britain in talks with US to host missile system     (article - web link)
Miliband mocked by his critics as climate Bill is downgraded     (article - web link)

Hull and East Riding Mail   England, UK  
Wind has blown in our favour now     (article + readers' comments - web link)
Sites where developers hope to put turbines     (article - web link)
Future look for village?     (article + readers' comments - web link)

South Wales Evening Post   UK  
Viewers shown wrong turbines     (letter - web link) 21/02/07

Westmorland Gazette   England, UK  
Council in spin over turbine plan     (article - web link) 21/02/07

Cambs Times 24   England, UK  
It's Turbo charged     (article - web link)

FraftNytt.no   Oslo, Norway  
Is Wind Power Reliable     (article - web link)

Highlandradio.com   Ireland
Wind turbine fire in Inishowen     (article - web link)23/02/07

The Shetland Times UK
Orkney base to host the world's largest wave farm     (article - web link)23/02/07

The Press and journal Scotland, UK
student makes waves with idea     (article - web link)

Western Mail Cardiff, UK
'This is erosion like we've never seen before'     (article - web link)
Short stopover for Valley flights     (article - web link)
This sounds like yet another 'very well thought-out?' and expensive environmental, 'WAG - clanger', which seems to be nothing more than a flying taxi service for a handful of AMs'

TheyWorkForYou.com   UK
Written answers Thursday, 22 February 2007
Trade and Industry: Wind Farms
"What representations he has received on noise limits for onshore wind farm developments?"     (Parliamentary Debate - web link)
Many thanks to J.M. for the above web link and comment of...
"I only forward this link in case people would like to check the relevant box asking if people think Alistair Darling has answered the question - or not!
I'm amazed he can get away with this offhand response."

The Scotsman   UK
How many lightbulbs does it take to change the world?     (article + readers' comments - web link)
It's curtains for Brown's tax hike as airline finds business-class loophole     (article + readers' comments - web link)
US snub for Blair on 'Star Wars' missiles  Thank Goodness for that !!

(the above web link is to the article + many readers' comments which include web links to some highly controversial but interesting video footage)
PLEASE NOTE: SOCME is not responsible for the content of external internet web sites.
High time unwanted, ill considered single survey proposal was dropped     (letter + readers' comments - web link)

Norfolk Eastern Daily Press   England, UK
Plans for six more Swaffham wind turbines     (article - web link)

The Western Morning News Devon, UK
Soviets invasion secrets revealed     (article - web link)

South Wales Evening Post UK
Councillors upset over IT system     (article +readers' comments - web link) 23/02/07
Uphill ride for Greens     (letter - web link) 23/02/07
Put help in right place     (letter - web link) 23/02/07

Wales, UK
Morgan's 'Tory nightmare' warning     (article - web link)

Cohocton WindWatch - Blog Site   NY, USA
Wind turbine sccident sparks widespread safety talk: Japan -- Japanese officials are investigating the safety of foreign-made wind turbines began after a recent accident in Higashidorimura. A 223-foot generator on the wind farm in the Aomori Prefecture fell when the concrete base cracked, The Daily Yomiuri reported. The steel rods that were meant to support it and secure it to the base were left. Officials said the reason for the crash was still unknown but it was not likely the fall was caused by strong winds. It's designed to hold up in winds up to 134 mph, which is a high-rise building standard applied to wind turbines.     (article - web link)

Cohocton WindWatch - Blog Site   NY, USA  - web link

The Sunday Observer   UK
Red tape thwarts wind revolution     (article - web link)

Green Left Weekly   Chippendale, NSW, Australia
HCNG: An alternative to coal and oil?     (article - web link) 24/02/07

The Indepent on Sunday   UK
Britain's first custom-built green estate     (article - web link)
Robert Fisk: 27 July 1880. A date Mr Blair should look up     (article - web link)

The Sunday Telegraph   UK
Christopher Booker's notebook     (3 articles - web link)

The YouTube.com   International
The Myth of man made Global Warming     (04mins - 044secs video footage - web link)
Many thanks to A.D. for the above web link and comment of...
"Cool video folks."

Delmarva Daily Times   MD, USA
Wind farm proposal stirs bird safety debate     (article - web link)

Arabian Business.com   United Arab Emirates
Britain to invest in huge wind farm     (article - web link) 24/02/07

Forbes   Spain
Gamesa eye wind power, R & D investment in Scotland     (article - web link) 23/02/07

ABC Regional   Australia
SA man gets electric shock at wind farm     (article - web link)

The Mat-su-Valley Frontiersman   Wasilla, AK, USA
Tidal power plan in works     (article - web link)

The Independent   UK
Peter Hain: You ask the Qustions     (article - web link)

International Tribune Herald   France
Stocks: Investors cash out of alternative energy     (article - web link)

The above article which includes phrases such as ," global warming is "a bubble" and "social short-term craze," together with yesterday's report in the Sunday Observer about 'investors' growing lack of confidence in renewable energy projects, would appear to indicate that wind power developers won't be able to raise finances so easily for their projects. Both reports also appear to concur with what many of us have been saying for years, that... "Wind power might well lead to a 'carbon-copy' of the disastrous "South Sea Bubble" stock market crash.
Or is that just wishful thinking on my part?

The Barre Montpelier Times Argus   VT, USA
Wind towers generate noise in addition to power     (letter - web link) 11/02/07
Many thanks to A.B. - (USA) for the above web link.

Western Nail   Cardiff, Wales, UK
Plaid fears hospital is still under threat     (article - web link)
Rhodri: Labour needs more grunt up front     (article - web link)

Oilvoice   UK
Steve Sawyer New Secretary General of Global Wind Energy Council     (Press Release - web link) 25/02/07

Noise,Health and Human Rights Issues  
"Noise Radiation from Wind Turbines Installead Near Homes: Effects on Health"  
(137 page downloadable .PDF document 986KB - web link)
Many thanks to D.J E. for the above web link.
Also see....
TheyWorkForYou.com   UK
Written answers Thursday, 22 February 2007
Trade and Industry: Wind Farms
"What representations he has received on noise limits for onshore wind farm developments?"     (Parliamentary Debate - web link)
Many thanks again to J.M. for the above web link and to D. J. E. for the comment of...
"I'm grateful to J. M. for bringing this to my attention and thanks to those (30 of us) who have already clicked No
J.M. says this is a large response for the They Work ForYou website. Only one says Yes."

The Scotsman   UK
Bremner makes a bad impression on Beckett with take-off of Brown     (article + readers' comments - web link)

REUTERS   Los Angeles, USA
With Gore's goading, Hollywood goes Green at Oscars     (article - web link)

The Journal   Newcastle,England, UK
Windmills bid back on track     (article - web link)

EDP24   ,Norfolk, UK
Windfarm protest gets powerful backing     (article - web link)
Village meeting over proposed windfarm     (article - web link)

post-Bulletin   , Rochester, MN, USA
Lightning hits wind turbine, starts fire     (article - web link)
Another one bites the dust!!

The Shetland News   Vidlin,Shetland, UK
Foreign input into Yell wind farm     (article - web link)

The Guardian   UK
John Harries: Sex, lies and stereotypes     (journalist's comment - web link)

Voice of America News   USA
Wind farming spreads in US     (article + audio footage - web link)

Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation   Barbados
Residents challenge wind farm     (article + 02 mins 46 secs video footage - web link)

Dinefwr Green Group (DGG), Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK Most definitely not to be confused with the political 'Green Party'  
Invitation to Energy Workshop   (notice - .JPG file format 46.3 KB)
Copyright © Dinefwr Green Green Group (DGG) February, 2007

Mobbs' Environmental Investigations   England, UK
What I do     ( - web link)

Free Range Network (FRAW   UK
FRAW website     ( - web link)
Hijacking Green Energy:If wind power is the answer, then someone's asking the wrong questions!     (- web link)

Spalding Guardian   England, UK
16 turbines planned for Deeping St Nicholas     (article - web link)
Residents opposed to "wind turbine city" plans     (article - web link)

The Scotsman   UK
Missing bolts and washers, no inspection and shoddy work - here we are again     (article + readers' comments - web link)
'£40 tax' for driving from Edinburgh to Glasgow     (article + readers' comments - web link)
Energy independence     (letter + readers' comments - web link)

The Independent   UK
Melting ice gives birth to a strange new world     (article - web link)

The Daily Telegraph   UK
Two million join bank charges fightback     (article - web link)

Western Mail   Cardiff, Wales, UK
'St David's Day holiday would promote Wales'     (article - web link)
Academic wins prize for CO2 research     (article - web link)
Professor predicts bio-fuel opportunities     (article - web link)
Many thanks to D.J.E. for the above web link and the comments of...
"He says 3% of UK energy could be provided if we turned 9% of the farmland over to Miscanthus or coppice Willow. *

Do we all eat 9% less?

Or more likely do we import the shortfall of food/dairy product in which case how much of the saving would be balanced by transport fuel?
He also notes in the article that because of the low energy content of the biomass it has to be burned close to the 'field' - to reduce transport loss. "

The Times   UK
Powergen to slash gas and electricity bills     (article - web link)
New defeat for Texans at modern-day Alamo     (article - web link) 26/02/07

Western Morning News   Devon, UK
Farmers Forum on Climate Change     (article - web link)

South Wales Evening Post   Swansea,Wales, UK
Uniforms to blame     (letter - web link)
Wind Debate News   So, - What's happened folks?   ( - web link)

Berwick Today   Berwick-Upon-Tweed, England, UK
Mooryside wind farm decision set for April     (article - web link)

Planetark.org   Madrid, Spain
Spanish wind power industry attacks new rules     (article - web link)

Planetark.org   Brussels, Belgium
EU limits Spanish firms 'use of Kyoto CO2 credits'     (article - web link)

Planetark.org   London, UK
Feature - "Suits" join "Greens" to ride renewables wave     (article - web link)

BBC News   Sotland , UK
Appeal against wind farm decision     (article - web link)