Blowing cold on wind power

Sir, – Mike de Jong’s rejection of wind power outright (June 29th) is not a valid position unless he is willing to back an alternative…

Sir, – Mike de Jong’s rejection of wind power outright (June 29th) is not a valid position unless he is willing to back an alternative.

Take your pick: nuclear; continued use of gas, coal and oil at current levels and deal with the diminishing supplies and climate change later; other sustainable alternatives; or somehow re-engineer society so we need less power. Ireland is in a very vulnerable position of being a high-energy user and being almost exclusively dependent on imports.

NIMBYism is not an option. – Yours, etc,

JACK HYLAND,

Carleton Road,

Marino,

Dublin 3.