alternative irish energy and sellafield
Oct 1st, 2007 by Peter Donegan MI Hort
According to the Sunday Business Post, September 30th 2007 News Section, Green Party energy minister Eamonn Ryan will address a two-day conference hosted by independent transmission system operator, Eirgrid. The annual conference will address issues facing the national grid, including customers’ experience and the all-island energy market. The conference, taking place on Wednesday and Thursday at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Santry Demense, will also host a workshop on the development of renewable energy, such as onshore, offshore and ocean technology.
According to Caroline Allen [commercial report SBP] the government wants one third of electricity consumed in Ireland to come from renewable sources by 2020, but describes this as “ambitious and achievable”.
The Sunday Independent decided to run with the story of The four towers of Sellafield that were taken down on Saturday Morning sending a massive cloud of dust over the Irish Sea.
With Lusk, North Dublin and the Hill of Tara fighting for survival against a quick decision making government, one might wonder why I can’t have a wind turbine and why is 2020 is the deadline for this Emerald Isle?
I just had this conversation with a friend of mine who asked me what’s wrong with The Irish Government.
I said:
i need to get my rant off my chest ‘John’ [not his real name] Michael Martin can bring a smoking ban into ireland, while my Father in Law lies on a hospital trolley waiting for three days, [then throws a forward pass - rugby - to Mary Harney]. BUT by 2020 we may [not] achieve 33% self sustainable energy for the national grid - I cant get a wind turbine on an acre of farmland and - ‘we’ can [pay] put a motorway through tara - pay a gizillion pound for a prison site and stick in a superdump in tomorrow - i can get a wind turbine in B and Q - it wont power a toaster - but i can put it up straight away. If we can get Irish pubs to close, smoking bans into Ireland and anything we want anywhere - surely to God we can get more wind from OUR [paid] politicians ?
breath
slán go foill
peter