Sunday 15th October 2006

The Sunday Times   UK   online edition
Power chief's green warning   (article - web link)

Sunday Herald   UK   online edition
Bowman warns tinkering could threaten onshore wind farms   (article - web link)

The Sydney Morning Herald   Australia   online edition
Anger as Chinese wind farm lauded   (article - web link)

Arizona Daily Star   USA   online edition
Idaho's wind farms may be models for the state's energy future   (article - web link)

They WorkFor You.com   UK
House of Commons debates 12 October 2006:   Climate Change   (Parliamentary Debate - web link)
Many thanks to a SOCME spokesperson for the above web link and for the comment of...
"This is worth reading in its entirety.
Mostly utterly blinkered and horrific, with one or two recognitions of the drawbacks of wind power and current subsidy system. No-one says a dickey-bird against the main tenet of man-made climate change. Look out for the following (about 4.11 pm) attributed to a Chinese politician....
"Look, you've had your industrial revolution, you've had your chance to develop. Now it's our turn." .....
That Chinese politician said, "We want to see you suffer as well"

Charming.

Rather different polluting in ignorance (as when UK was comparatively slowly industrialising and as with anything new making mistakes) from zooming ahead and polluting regardless (if, of course, they believe in man-made climate change). Certainly they don't seem bothered about polluting their rivers.
Tempts me to wonder where climate change theories are being funded from.
Or are the Chinese solely opportunistic?

The Independent   UK   online edition
How we have lost 200,000 miles of hedge in 60 years   (article - web link)

Local Democracy Week -16 - 20 October   UK
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Get Involved : take part - take power
Speak Up : take part - take power
Politicians respected as much as the family dog

Connecting you with your Councillors   UK   website

City & County of Swansea Planning Department   UK
Application No: 2006/1339. Tesco Extra Store, Nantyffin Road, Llansamlet, Swansea; - Construction of a 20KW wind turbine (overall blade height 18.50 metres (60.955 feet) hub height 12.982 metres (42.585 feet) (Recommended by Planning Officer)
Planning website
E-mail representations to the Planning Deparment, marked...
"For consideration at Planning Meeting on Tuesday 17 October"
can be submitted at :- planning@swansea.gov.uk
Many thanks to J.M. for the above planning application information.

The Sunday Telegraph   UK   online edition
Brown's raid on pensions costs Britain £100 billion   (article - web link)
Christopher Booker's Notebook   (articles - web link)
Climate change: a heated debate continues   (letters - web link)

News Wales   UK   online edition
Opik promises a greener Wales   (article - web link)

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16th October 2006

The Herald   UK   online edition
Another hidden subsidy for wind power   (letter - web link)

The Independent   UK   online edition
Trouble in the air: How Government flights pumped out 1,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide   (article - web link)
No option but to cut the use of cars   (2 letters - web link)
Scroll down the Indy's web page to the letters.

The Times   UK   online edition
Thou shalt help to save the planet, Mothers' Union tells its 3.6m flock   (article - web link)
Tests on Dutch gas link to spark fall in UK price   (article - web link)

The Guardian   UK   online edition
Branson asks Brown to cut duty on fuel to power green trains   (article - web link)

Daily Telegraph   UK   online edition
Still melting in October   (article - web link)

The Press and Journal   UK   online edition
Study gives impetus to plan for Pentland Firth tidal power scheme   (article - web link)

BBC News   UK   online edition
Does mining have a future in Wales?   (article - web link)

Western Morning News   UK   online edition
£500,000 cash deal for wood fuel projects boost   (article - web link)

South Wales Evening Post   UK   online edition
Going distance in scooter protest over new pipeline   (article - web link)

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17th October 2006

Carmarthenshire County Council   UK   web site
October Biodiversity News in Carmarthenshire - .PDF Newsletter + Barn Owl & Brown Hare Online Surveys   (web link)
Species & Habitat Information Sheets   (web link to downloadable .PDF files)
Species & Habitat Maps   (web link to downloadable .PDF files)
Many thanks to C.E. for the above web links and the comment of, " It should make it easier to substantiate any claims in objections against proposed wind farm installations regarding barn owls and brown hares and "other protected species" in the area concerned, by having the information logged in and recorded with the Carmarthenshire Biodiversity Department; rather than just us having to say and prove that these creatures and plants actually do exist there."

The Guardian   UK   online edition
Win a wind turbine with B&Q   (Competition - web link)

The Daily Telegraph   Australia   online edition
PM bows to nuclear power   (article - web link)
Many thanks to L.E. for the above web link.

The Times   UK   online edition
Cracks appear at British Energy plant as Blair opens gas pipeline   article - web link)

The Scotsman   UK   online edition
What price now for nuclear policy?   article + many readers' comments - web link)
It could be the warmest autumn   article + many readers' comments - web link)

BBC News   UK   online edition
Wind farm legal challenge fails   article - web link)   16/10/06
UK 'must act' on plane emissions   article - web link)

Western Mail   UK
AMs reject Labour's spending plans   article - web link)
Hi-tech business park for Swansea   article - web link)
If this project should get the green light, it might well throw a spanner into the works of nPower's present plan for a wind farm
on Mynydd-y-Gwair.

Kings Lynn Today   UK   online edition
Turbine work to cause A47 delays   article - web link)   16/10/06
South Wales Evening Post   UK
Good idea, but go local   letter - web link)

MIS Local Government Systems e-access   Carmarthenshire County Council, UK
Application Summary for E/10446 - Mynydd y Betws   local government database - web link)
Many thanks to L.E. for the above web link, and many thanks to all of you who participated in the on-line e-objection to the proposed wind farm on Mynydd-y-Betws. You should all be able to trace the record of your e-objection representation by scrolling down the web page to 09/12/2006 (an obvious local government typo-error which should have read 12/09/2006).
Previous to that date were letter representations.... and from that date to the bottom of the web page were e-objections.
Thank you all for participating.
Please Note... This local government web page might be slow at downloading because it is part of a vast database

thisismoney.co.uk   UK
Save the world (and a fortune)   article - web link)

Raw Story   Cambridge, MA,USA   online edition
Taiwan Power Co seeks investigation of wind-turbine fire   article - web link)

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18th October 2006

TheyWorkForYou.com   UK
Trade & Industry: Wind Power   (House of Commons Written Answers - web link) 09/10/06
Trade & Industry: Electricity Prices   (House of Commons Written Answers - web link) 09/10/06

The Environment Change Institute   UK   online edition
How will the electricity network function if there are millions of small scale distributed electricity generators?
(article - web link)
Many thanks to L.E. for the 3 above web links.

San Jose Mercury News   USA   online edition
Lawsuit dismissed in wind-farm bird deaths   (article - web link)   17/10/06

The Times   UK   online edition
Standby for a ban on wasteful TVs   (article - web link)
Green taxes on air travel 'would boost economy'   (article - web link)
Freedom of information curbed   (article - web link)
Daylight saving   (letter - web link)

The Scotsman   UK   online edition
Scotland is the worst part of UK for attacks on birds of prey   (article - web link)

BBC News   UK   online edition
Mistakes 'cost UK farmers £22.5m'   (article - web link)

TheyWorkForYou.com   UK
Trade & Industry: Renewable Energy   (House of Commons Written Answers - web link) 10/10/06
Trade & Industry: Wind Turbines   (House of Commons Written Answers - web link) 16/10/06
Many thanks to J.M. for the 2 above web links.

Western Mail UK online edition
Stunning valley's membership of an exclusive eco club hangs in balance   (article - web link)
Investment boosts power station coal supply   (article - web link)

South Wales Evening Post   UK   online edition
Wind has part to play   (letter - web link)
Rebutting some of the arguements   (letter - web link)

Environmental Data Interactive   UK   online edition
Buying a wind turbine should be as easy as buying a sofa - Minister   (article - web link)

WINDTECH INTERNATIONAL   Netherlands   online edition
Wind energy developer joins forces with environmental consulting firm   (article - web link)

Newham Recorder   London, UK   online edition
UK's tallest turbine to tower over 2012 park   (article - web link)

Cambridge Evening News   UK   online edition
Wind farm plan blasted   (article - web link)

The Copenhagen Post   Denmark   online edition
Wind turbines: not in my backyard   (article - web link)

@Ireland On-Line
Siemen's wins €350m wind farm contract   (article - web link)

Hunts Post   UK online edition
Start of wind farm Inquiry (article - web link)

Fond Du Lac Reporter   USA  online edition
Wind farm hearings scheduled (article - web link)

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19th October 2006

TheyWorkForYou.com   UK
Trade & Industry: European Landscape Convention & wind farms
(House of Commons Written Answers - web link) 17/10/06
Many thanks to J.M. for the above web link.

The Huffington Post  NY, USA
The Ins and Outs of Carbon Trading   (article - web link) 18/10/06

The Herald   UK
Galliford turns up winfarm winner   (article - web link)

The Scotsman   UK
'Huge opportunity missed' for Scots wind turbines   (article + comments - web link)

The Independent   UK
Snow comes to Cornwall - but not the Cairngorms   (article - web link)

The Daily Telegraph   UK
Tories go green with tax on short flights   (article - web link)

Blyth & Wansbeck Today   UK
Wind farms a threat to tourism   (article - web link) 15th Sept, 2006
Many thanks to M.Du. for the above web link.

BBC News   UK
Aid plan to follow Wylfa closure   (article - web link)

South Wales Evening Post   UK
It's action, but wrong   (letter - web link)

Another case of Deja Vu?   (letter - web link)
Where do you stand?   (letter - web link)
From the two above letters, it looks as if pre-election nerves are starting to get a bit raw from the prospect of some AMs losing their lucrative salaries, and back-stabbing is now rife among the AMs' touting for extra votes for themselves, so why not jangle their nerves even further by presenting them with numerous pertinent wind-power/renewable energy questions from regions in Wales?

This is Bradford   UK
Now Gerald has high hopes for a wind turbine   (article - web link)

Rye & Battle Observer   UK
Court Rejects wind farm protest   (article - web link)

Countryside Council For Wales   UK
The National Parks of Wales are a huge economic driver which benefit the whole of Wales   (Press Release - web link) 16/10/06
Many thanks to J.E. for the above web link.

BBC News   UK
EU sets "ambitious energy goals   (article - web link)

  Aberfan mourns dead 40 years on  
Article, photos & distressing audio footage of that very sad day for Wales.Unlike some peole, I cannot remember where I was when I heard of the death of J.F.K. but as a Welsh ex-coal miner, I know 'exactly' where I was on the morning of October 21st 1966, when I heard this terrible news.

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20th October 2006

BBC News   UK   online edition
Microsoft's browser gets upgraded   (article - web link) 19/10/06
Rare dolphin family group spotted   (article - web link) 19/10/06

The next item is not related to energy or wind power but proof that determined opposition by a "People Power" pressure campaign can be succesful against Local Government Authority bureuacracy and thoughtless developers.
Town road closure plan abandoned   (article + audio/video footage - web link) 18/10/06
Congratulations to the St. Catherine Street protest group and many thanks to C.E. for the above web link and comment of "SO it proves pressure CAN work - now let's get at them turbines!"

Western Mail   UK
Fancy £2,000 plus 36p-a-mile expenses? Then work for the Assembly in its Merthyr office   (article - web link)
Renewal plan must go green - Lib-Dems   (article - web link)

The Independent   UK   online edition
Climate change 'will cause refugee crisis'   (article - web link)

EurActiv.com   Belgium
Energy: Platform to boost wind-energy research   ( - web link)

Welsh Affairs Committee   UK
Publication of Special Report HC 1656: Energy in Wales - Tuesday 24 October 2006   (Press Notice - web link)
Many thanks to J.M. for the above information.

Isle of Wight County Press   UK   online edition
Wind farm poised to be rejected   (article - web link)

South Wales Evening Post   UK   online edition
I'll be the new Jamie   (letter - web link)

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  21st October 2006  

The Times   UK   online edition

My darkest day - when disaster struck Aberfan
Western Mail   UK   online edition
Aberfan always...

Welsh urged to join rally calling for action on climate change   (article - web link)
Opposition 'will vote against Assembly budget'   (article - web link)
Swansea councillors in 'Punch and Judy' spat: Renewable energy & energy efficiency e-mails exchange
(article - web link)

The Independent   UK   online edition
Protesters stage 'die-in' to challenge climate change sceptics   (letter - web link)

WEBCAMERON   UK   David Cameron MP - Open Blog
Full Public Consultations   (web link)

The Scotsman   UK   online edition
The EU talks as Russia flexes energy muscles   (article + comments - web link)
Dynamite is new weapon in battle to save forest   (article + comments - web link)

South Wales Evening Post   UK   online edition
Green companies scoop honours   (article - web link)

CBC News   Canada   online edition
Alberta's power lines too full for expanding wind farms   (article - web link)   20/10/06

The Chronicle Herald   Canada   online edition
Protecting Nova Scotians with the wind   (article - web link)

The Chicago Tribune   USA   online edition
Plan for giant wind farm divides gusty Scottish isle   (article - web link)

The Daily Telegraph   UK   online edition
Prime Minister fails to confront Putin   (article - web link)

Burnham-On-Sea.com   UK
Exclusive: Ecotricity ready to submit Burnham-On-Sea wind farm appeal
(article + many related links)   20/10/06

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