LETTERS AND REPORTS IN THE PRESS

Many of the letters on this page are JPG or PNG copies from newspapers that will come up small to start with. With Firefox, there is a magnifying glass with a '+' in the middle and clicking that on the image will magnify it. With Internet Explorer, click on the image and then on the button that will appear and this will magnify the text.

More letters and comments may be found on the website of DESERTEC-UK.

Upstream reform of the EU Emissions Trading System

• Letter in The Guardian, 2011-06-01. The original is here (scroll down).

Control carbon

• Letter in New Scientist, 2009-02-07

Personal Carbon Allowances

Green taxes don't work

• The Guardian, 2008-03-14, p. 41
• The Independent, 2008-03-14.
• As submitted

Cutting emissions

• Cutting the carbon, News Blaze, 2007-10-04. This is from a press release for the FGHTGH report, ENERGY UK.
• Government not yet meeting climate challenge, Islington Gazette, 2007-10-04.
• UK Government ‘fails to meet climate change challenge’, Engineer Live, 2007-11-28.

Climate change

Barrage debate

• Letter in the New Scientist, 2009-05-09, p 24

Don't try to control it, simply adapt to it

• Letter from Francis Wykes in the North Wales Chronicle, 2006-03-02, p 6
• Reply from Marianne Jones (drafted by JGW), 2006-03-16, p 6
  • As submitted
• Further letter from Francis Wykes in the North Wales Chronicle, 2006-03-30, p6
• Reply from Marianne Jones, 2006-04-20, p6 and another letter questioning the need to provide artificially cheap electricity for Anglesey Aluminium.
  • Marianne's letter as submitted

Greenhouse effect 'just a natural cycle'

• Anonymous letter in North Wales Chronicle, 2006-01-26, p 7
• Reply from David Stephenson, Coordinator of Môn a Gwynedd Friends of the Earth, 2006-02-09, p 6 (drafted by JGW)

Oil slick

• Letter in Cambridge Alumni Magazine (CAM), No. 44, Spring 2005
  • As submitted

Concentrating solar power (CSP)

• Letter in the Financial Times, 2010-04-30
  • The letter was a response to an article published in the FT on 2010-04-27.
• The Ecologist, 2010-02-17.
• New Scientist, 2009-11-21, p 31, in response to Fred Pearce's Solar superpower: Should Europe run on Sahara sun? (New Scientist, 2009-10-26).
  • As submitted
• Green Futures, October 2009
• Letter from Gerry Wolff in the Sunday Times, 2009-06-14. The published version of the letter is materially different from what was submitted, especially in the first paragraph. The world's total present energy consumption is about 8 times larger than the world's electricity consumption.
• The Independent, 2009-03-28 (a JPG copy of the printed version of the letter may be seen here).
• The Independent, 2009-02-28
• The Independent, 2007-04-07
• The Guardian, 2006-01-18, p 31
  • As submitted
• The Independent, 2006-01-14
  • As submitted
• Time magazine (European edition), 2006-01-09
  • As submitted
• New Scientist, 2005-11-12
  • As submitted

There are more published letters about CSP and related topics at www.trec-uk.org.uk/letters.htm.

Wind power

Wind facts

• Letter in Holyhead & Anglesey Mail, 2012-03-14.

Plea for wind farm legal review

Quote from Gerry Wolff in a BBC News report, 2008-12-14:

But renewable energy campaigner Dr Gerry Wolff said: "The wind farm is very urgently needed and would be a major step forward in replacing old forms of energy."

He said he could understand worries over the scenery but said there was a lot of support for the wind farm on the streets from local people and visitors, with some evidence that it could attract tourism and that worries were "misplaced".

Let's be correct

• Pioneer (PDF, 210 KB), 2008-09-10.
• As submitted.

ASA Adjudication on Anglesey Against Wind Turbines

• ASA adjudication on Anglesey Against Wind Turbines (ASA, 2012-11-28).
• North Wales Chronicle, 2012-11-29.

Advertising Standards Authority rules against nimby group

On the 1st of November, 2006, the Advertising Standards Authority upheld all six complaints made against the SOS group and their campaign opposing the proposed Gwynt y Môr wind farm in Liverpool Bay. The complaints were lodged by Jon Lincoln, Coordinator of the Sustainable Energy Alliance (SEA). All credit to Jon for achieving this brilliant result that points the way for many other campaigns, showing nimby groups that they must not mislead the public with their information, and showing campaigners how to deal with such abuses.

• Report on the front page of the North Wales Pioneer (PDF), 2006-11-01.
• Letters from Jon Lincoln and Gerry Wolff in the Pioneer, 2006-11-08, p 12 (to enlarge, click '+' in Firefox or the 'enlarge' button in Internet Explorer).
• Report in the North Wales Weekly News (JPEG), 2006-11-02, (to enlarge, click '+' in Firefox or the 'enlarge' button in Internet Explorer).
• Report in the Welsh Daily Post (JPEG), 2006-11-02, (to enlarge, click '+' in Firefox or the 'enlarge' button in Internet Explorer).
• Letter from Jon Lincoln in the Pioneer, 2006-11-22, p 8 (to enlarge, click '+' in Firefox or the 'enlarge' button in Internet Explorer).
• SEA press release about the ruling (PDF, MS Word)
• The ASA ruling against SOS

Powerful points of view on wind farm proposal

• Letter from John Lawson-Reay in the North Wales Pioneer, 2006-01-15, arguing against the proposed Gwynt y Môr wind farm
• Reply from JGW, 2006-03-01
  • As submitted

Get your farm objections in

• Anonymous letter in North Wales Chronicle, 2005-12-15
• Reply from Jon Lincoln and Gerry Wolff, Sustainable Energy Alliance, 2006-01-05

Wind turbines are only part of the answer to our energy shortfall

• Letter from Gordon Warren in the North Wales Chronicle, 2006-01-19
• Reply from Jon Lincoln and Gerry Wolff, Sustainable Energy Alliance, 2006-01-26, p 7

Gwent y Mor

• Letter submitted to North Wales Pioneer (this was published but we do not have a copy of the final version)

Marine power

Wave farms could be the answer

• Letter in the Cambrian News, 2014-02-05.

Power plea

• Letter from David Phillips in the Bangor & Anglesey Mail, 2006-02-15, p 10, arguing that we need another nuclear power station to replace Wylfa
• Reply from JGW arguing that power from tidal streams and waves is better (2006-02-01, p 8)
  • Reply as submitted

Wave power for island?

This report on the front page of the North Wales Chronicle, 2006-03-09, confuses wave power with power from tidal streams. However, it helps to publicise renewable energy. The reporter asked readers to write in with their views and the letters that were published are shown below. Interestingly, a clear majority are in favour of renewable forms of energy and against any new nuclear power stations.

• North Wales Chronicle, 2006-03-09, p1
• North Wales Chronicle, 2006-03-23
  • Page 6
  • Page 11

No nukes

Nuclear plants not vital to the future of Britain

• Letter in the Independent, 2012-05-25 (scroll down).
  • As submitted.

The continuing fears over nuclear safety

• Letter from Gerry Wolff and Marianne Jones:
  • Daily Post, 2012-01-30, moderately reduced.
  • Holyhead and Anglesey Mail, 2012-02-01, almost complete.
  • North Wales Chronicle, 2012-02-02, largely reduced.

Nuclear power will not be needed

• Letter in Daily Post, 2011-09-19.
• Letter in Holyhead & Anglesey Mail, 2011-09-21.
• Letter in North Wales Chronicle, 2011-09-22.

Unfounded pessimism about nuclear power

• Letter in the Herald, Scotland, 2011-06-11 (second letter down)

It takes years to build a nuclear plant

• Letter in the Financial Times, 2011-04-27. Link to original.

Clean and green

• Letter in North Wales Chronicle, 2011-04-07
  • As submitted.

Foreign workers

• Letter in the Bangor & Anglesey Mail, 2011-01-19
• The same letter was also published in the Daily Post.

Clean energy can do the job

• Letter from Gerry Wolff in The Independent, 2010-09-07 (scroll down)
  • As submitted

Alternatives for earth energy

• Letter from Gerry Wolff in the Whitehaven News, 2010-05-05 (scroll down)

Renewable energy can generate enough power to meet the world's needs

• Letter in the Daily Telegraph, 2010-03-24
  • As submitted

Cost of nuclear power disguised

• Letter in Derby Evening Telegraph, 2010-01-30

Subsidies disguise the real cost of nuclear power

• Letter in the Financial Times, 2010-01-12
  • Response from David Sawers, 2010-01-14

Our future must lie in renewables

• Letter in The Independent, 2009-12-28 (scroll down).

The cost of nuclear power

• Letter in the Daily Telegraph, 2009-12-15 (scroll down).

'Can-do' leadership vital for clean energy

• Letter in The Scotsman, 2009-12-10.
  • As submitted.

Nuclear Subsidy

• Letter in The Scotsman, 2009-06-29. The letter as submitted contained the additional sentence: "More information about this and several other subsidies for nuclear power may be seen at www.mng.org.uk/gh/nn.htm."

Nuclear power

• Letter in The Scotsman, 2009-02-04

No nuclear answer

• Letter in the Bangor & Anglesey Mail, 2008-12-10

Better and cheaper alternatives to nuclear power

• Letter in News Blaze, 2008-12-02

Alternatives to nuclear power

• Letter in Scotland on Sunday, 2008-11-30

Anglesey still has a bright future ahead long after Wylfa closes

• Letter in the North Wales Chronicle, 2007-09-13

Hidden subsidy for nuclear power

• Letter from Robert Palgrave, Gerry Wolff and Marianne Jones in Village.ie, 2007-20-17
• Letter from Robert Palgrave, Gerry Wolff and Marianne Jones in News Blaze, 2007-10-16
• Letter from Gerry Wolff in News Blaze, 2007-09-08
• Letter from Gerry Wolff in That's News, 2007-03-04

Absolutely no need for nuclear power

• Letter from Gerry Wolff in the Express & Echo (Exeter), 2007-05-26

Nuclear power the hidden government subsidy

• Letter from Gerry Wolff in That's News, 2007-03-05

Wylfa stance

• Letter from David Phillips, Bangor & Anglesey Mail, 2006-03-08,  calling for another nuclear power station to replace Wylfa
• Reply from Rick Mills, 2006-03-15, p 10
  • As submitted

Nuclear is not the answer

• Letter from Philip Steele, arguing against nuclear power, in the North Wales Chronicle, 2006-02-16, p 11
• Reply from John Hedley (drafted by JGW), supporting and extending Philip Steele's arguments (2006-03-02, p 6)
  • Reply as submitted

Only answer for energy

• Letter from E W Pointing in the Bangor & Anglesey Mail, 2004-12-22 and reply from JGW on 2005-01-05
  • Reply as submitted

Traffic-free routes

• The Independent, 2006-01-12
  • As submitted

Marches

• Letter in the Bangor & Anglesey Mail (2005-10-12) about demonstrations to be held at the time of the climate talks in Montreal, December 2005

Miscellaneous

• Letter in Western Mail, 2009-01-14
• Letter in the Yorkshire Post, 2010-01-15