Exeter and District BNP Newsletter (April 2013)

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EXETER & DISTRICT

BRANCH

[email protected]

Newsletter, April 2013

The Exeter & District Branch of the British National Party held a meeting at TheTwisted Oak, Ide, near Exeter on Wednesday 24

thApril 2013, which commenced at

19.30 hours. What follows are details of topics discussed at the meeting:

1 Announcements

Cliff Jones said that he had received an E-mail from a Roger Bennettconcerning Gary Marshall, the former BNP organizer for North Devon. The

full E-mail can be viewed on page 3of thisNewsletter.

Cliff, also, advised that he has received an E-mail from Clive Wakely of theBritish Democrats complimenting the quality of the monthly Newsletter.

Clives E-mail, together with Cliffs comments can be viewed on page 4 ofthis Newsletter.

2 Chris Stones Election Campaign

Cliff said that 2000 leaflets had been printed and passed to Chris Stone for

distribution throughout the St. Leonards and Priory Wards of Exeter. Cliffhad also printed an additional 400 leaflets that he had personally distributedthroughout the Countess Weir area.

Chris said that he had been contacted by a Jenny Newman of Radio Devonwho requested that he gave them an interview, to which Chris agreed. Theinterview lasted for 10 minutes. He was told that the interview would be

edited to 30 seconds, which would be broadcast during the next few days. Sofar he has been unable ascertain exactly when the extracts from his interview

will be broadcast.

Chris Stone requested more leaflets and some laminated flyers that he couldattach to lamp-posts with string. Cliff pointed out that the printer was almostout of ink and that there is no money in the funds to purchase any more, so

the ability to produce any more leaflets was limited. Adrian Romilly said thatwe should have a collection to raise the money, which was immediately

carried out and raised 75.

The next day Chris visited Cliff at his home and they were able to print 500

single sided leaflets with the small amount of ink that was available.


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3 Any Other Business

During the past month we have received details of enquiries made to the BNP head

office. One such enquiry was made by someone with the name of Dr. Dan John.Adrain Romilly telephoned this person only to discover that it was a young boy

making an enquiry to the BNP as a school-boy prank. Adrians furtherquestioning of the boy reveals that he was probably set-up by his school teachers,

which confirms our suspicions that our youngsters are being indoctrinated by theeducation system with anti-BNP propaganda.

4 Group Discussion: Energy What Should the BNPs policy Be?

The energy demands of the UK is a big topic to discuss in one short meeting, as itcovers a wide range of options with many highly technical details. However, most

people grasped the dire state of our current energy supply system and realised theurgent need for some drastic action to be taken to prevent power outages in the

near future. The basis for the discussion was based on the document printed onpages 7 to 25 of thisNewsletter.

5 Conclusion of Meeting

After a lively and enjoyable discussion the meeting finished at 9:00pm. However,on leaving the venue I spoke to the Landlord to make arrangements for our next

meeting only to be told that he will be leaving in two weeks time and any bookingsmust be made with the new Landlord. This was a cause of much concern as at our

previous venue, the Cowick Barton Inn, when a new Landlady took over sheimmediately prevented us from using the premises for our meetings.

We dont want this situation to happen again, and would wish to retain the Twisted

Oakfor our meetings as it is very conveniently located with good facilities. Sothat we wont get evicted again I will in future book the venue under another name

with no reference to the BNP. Consequently, in the future the venue will bebooked under the name,Drakes Drum Forum. The following passage gives a

brief description of the Drakes Drum legend:

Drakes Drum is a snare drum that Sir Francis Drake took with him when he circumnavigated the world.Shortly before he died he ordered that the drum be taken to Buckland Abbey, where it still is today, andvowed that ifEngland was ever in danger someone was to beat the drum and he would return to defendthe country. According to legend it can be heard to beat at times when England is in peril.

Britain is currently facing immense peril from the EU and mass immigration;

metaphorically, now is the time for members of the BNP to beat Drakes Drum!

Below is the letter-head I intend to use to advertise the forum.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snare_drumhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Drakehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumnavigationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckland_Abbeyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Englandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Englandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckland_Abbeyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumnavigationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Drakehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snare_drum


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Its a sad state of affairs when a legitimate political organization has got to conceal itstrue identity so as to function freely without harassment from the far-left thugs affiliated

to the Labour party.

A Plea for Help!

The following E-mail has been received

Hello Cliff,

Your newsletter is excellent with a great deal of information. I shall pass this on to my friends to read.

Would it be possible for you to mention the following:

Gary Marshall exBNP officer, was made redundant last year from a well paid job. His wife Michele

was then also made redundant. This was very bad news but more was to follow. In January, Garywas diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour. An operation followed. Unfortunately only 80% of thetumour could be removed by the NHS. The remaining 20% will kill Gary within one year. Michele hasstarted a website to raise funds for Gary to send him to the USA where this condition can be and hasbeen successfully treated. The cost will be around 40,000.00 which Gary and Michele do not have.Nationalists who have seen the appeal have been most generous but this is not enough as time is ofthe essence. Local businesses are raising funds by special events, which is so good of them but it isnot fast enough.

Can you please put an appeal out to your members who can contact me directly [email protected] I can provide the postal address for those sending a donation by cheque.

I hope you will do what you can.

Thank you & Regards

Roger Bennett.

Adrian Romilly confirmed that he had sent a 50 cheque in support of Garys medicalcosts.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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An E-mail from the British Democrats!

I had a request from a collegue requesting that I send a copy of my Newsletter to CliveWakely. I knew that Clive was no longer a member, but I E-mailed him a copy, as I do

other lapsed members. Below is his reply.

Many thanks Cliff for you email and newsletter.

Having been involved with the BNP between 1999 and 2011, I can say from personal experience,that your newsletter is one of the most comprehensive and interesting that I have read during thoseyears.

I'm a Devon man myself, having been raised in North Devon in the 1960/70s. Consequently I have avested interest in seeing nationalism making progress in the county of my birth.

As J oan has probably told you I am on the SW Steering Group for the Brit Dems, fulfilling exactly thesame role I performed for Griffin a decade (and more) earlier. In those days, of course, the "mainman" in the county was Tony North and we had just 97 members - not in Devon - but throughout theregion.

J oan may have also told you that our priority on the SW Steering Group is the creation of a regionalstructure of branches and groups, which - as you no doubt already realise - includes Devon. We areconstantly on the look out for capable "old hands" and so if you ever feel you are "flogging a deadhorse" as far as the BNP is concerned then please get in touch as we need experienced officials torun things.

There is one thing that, perhaps, you could help me with - can you tell me who the BNP's SWRegional Organiser is these days?

Once again, many thanks for the newsletter.

Clive.

Personally, I think theBritish Democrats are a lost cause; created by dissidents and

agent provocateurs to sabotage the Nationalist movement. I may be wrong in my

views; but I still believe that the fragmentation of Nationalists into myriad groups eachwith their own agenda serves no one but our liberal/left-wing opponents who wish to

destroy all opposition to the multi-cultural, politically-correct society they wish toimpose upon us.

Currently within the Nationalist movement there is no charismatic leader, free from

controversy (whether real or imagined) who can unite our common interests. Althoughnot perfect (Who is!) Nick Griffin is the best of the bunch and is doing a splendid job of

promoting the BNP. Hopefully, in the near future a new charismatic leader, free fromtaints and smears, can be found who can unite the various branches of Nationalism.

As separate entities none of the Nationalist movements will achieve anything united

we stand, divided we fall.


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Totnes Capitulates to Sodomite and Lesbian

Demands!

Politically-correct Totnes Town Council has allowed the homosexual lobby to use their

town for the promotion of their perverted life-style choice as can be seen in the press-release detailed below:

Totnes to host Pride 2013 Event

Proud2Be Project is set to launch its first rural pride event in Totnes, Devon for all local lesbian, gay,bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and their friends, family members and supporters.

The event will be held at The Civic Hall in Totnes on Saturday 14th September 2013 at 12.00pm andwill include a live panel debate, live music, food and drinks, workshops & stalls for local communityorganisations and the Devon & Cornwall Police.

Sgt. Ryan Doyle from the Devon Diverse Communities Team said:

Devon and Cornwall Police are proud to support Totnes Pride as part of our commitment to theLGB&T communities in the area. We would also like to congratulate Mat and Jon Price and theTotnes Pride team for organising the day and hope that this can be established as a successfulannual event

The project founders said:

As gay children growing up in a small rural village we both know how isolating it can feel to be LGBTidentified and have little access to those of the same community. We felt it was time to bring Pride

into rural areas where LGBT people are at most risk of feeling isolated and invisible. We are reallylooking forward to showcasing and celebrating our wonderfully diverse community at Totnes Pridelater this year.

The Proud2Be Project invites everyone to attend. Whether LGB or T or their friend, family member orsupporter.

As can be seen from the press release it is apparent that Devon & Cornwall Police canfind the resources to fund a Diversity Team, yet are incapable of tackling the real

problems that affect most people in Devon such as vandalism, petty crime andyobbish behaviour.


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Coping with Old Age!

I received the following E-mail from Roger Bennett that you may find amusing.

Yesterday, my daughter again asked why I didn't do something useful with my time.

Talking about my "doing something useful" seemed to be her favourite topic of conversation.

She was "only thinking of me", and suggested I go down to the senior centre and hang out with theguys.

I did this, and when I got home last night I decided to teach her a lesson about staying out of mybusiness.

I told her that I had joined a parachute club.

She said, "Are you nuts? You're almost 79 years old, and you're going to start jumping out ofaeroplanes?"

I proudly showed her that I even got a membership card.

She said to me, "Good grief, where are your glasses! This is a membership to a Prostitute Club, nota Parachute Club."

"I'm in trouble again, and I don't know what to do... I signed up for five jumps a week," I told her. Shefainted.

Life as a senior citizen is not getting any easier, but sometimes it can be fun!


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Energy What Should the BNPs Policy Be?

Introduction

One of the most serious problems facing the UK in the near future will be the provision ofenergy to power industry, commercial facilities, transport and homes. Throughout the later

half of the 20th

century Britain has relied on coal, nuclear energy, North Sea gas and plentiful

supplies of petroleum products mainly from the Middle East. As a consequence of the cheap

availability of these energy sources folk developed a lifestyle that used these precious energysources in a wasteful and frivolous manner, with the assumption that cheap energy will be with

us forever. The British National Party must have an energy policy that: provides affordable

energy for our future needs; reduces our overall energy use by elimination of wasteful

practices and initiating energy saving schemes; changing peoples life-styles so that it is lessreliant on the private car and unnecessary journeys. The following sections of this paper

examines the current state of Britains electrical supply industry and how it should bedeveloped to meet our future needs

How did Britains Energy Supply Industry Develop?

The only energy available to our early predecessors was muscle power, so the amount of work

undertaken, or distance travelled, was limited to their strength and stamina. Probably the first

source of energy available to mankind was the ability to harness fire to cook food and keep

warm, so maintaining and preserving the energy stored in his body for future use. As mankind

started travelling over water it must have soon become apparent to them that utilising the windwould greatly ease the burden of paddling the boats manually. Using natures resources

reached its peak in the early 1700s with windmills being used to grind corn, and the more

reliable and powerful watermills being used for the more heavy industrial work like poweringspinning and weaving mills.

Steam Power

In the early part of the 19th

century Thomas Newcomen of Dartmouth developed a steam

engine that was used for pumping water out of mines. Newcomens engine operated on the

principal that a reduction in pressure occurred when the steam within a cylinder wascondensed causing the piston to be sucked downwards; consequently its efficiency was very

limited, and it could only be used cost effectively if located adjacent to vast supplies of cheap

coal. However, it was truly the first steam powered machine capable of doing effective work.


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The Newcomen

Steam EngineWorked on the principle that

steam contained within the

cylinder would rapidly

condense if water was

injected into it, creating a

drop in pressure, so causingthe piston to be drawn

downwards.

James Watts improvements to the Newcomen engine, and the mechanism to convertreciprocal into rotary motion resulted in a steam engine that could now power mills and

foundries. This enabled fabrics and steel products to be manufactured more efficiently

than had been possible when the whole process was done by manual labour.

James Watt

Electric Power

Steam engines provided the energy to power industry, shipping and the railways; but its powersource was coal which was extremely labour intensive to extract from the ground.

Consequently, in the early days of steam power the average person saw very little benefit as

they were mostly engaged as virtual slave labour working in atrocious conditions and living in


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abject poverty. It wasnt until Michael Faradays scientific discoveries in electro-magnetism

with the electric motor and generator that the general public were to get the benefits of energyproduction delivered directly to their homes. However, much work had to be done by

engineers and scientists before an efficient electrical generation and distribution system was

feasible to supply a complete town. The early generators were DC (direct current) machines

which were suitable for use in a small localized area, but were impractical when power had to

be distributed over large areas. The development of AC (alternating current) generators andtransformers permitted AC electrical supplies to be transformed up to a high voltage, so

reducing power loss in the distribution cables and then transformed down to a low voltage for

use in domestic premises.

Michael Faraday The first electric generator

When reliable AC generators and transformers became available it was then possible to supply

a complete city with electrical power. The first city to have an electrical distribution system

was Buffalo in the USA, which was supplied from hydro-electric generators located at the

Niagara Falls. The utilisation of hydro-turbines to generate electrical power was limited tothose locations that had a suitable quantity of water situated high enough to provide sufficient

kinetic energy to power the turbine. So for most locations another form of energy had to be

found as the reciprocating steam engine could not rotate the alternator fast enough. Thebreakthrough came with the Charles Parsons invention of the steam turbine in 1884. It wasinitially used in ships of the Royal Navy, but as their power increased they were used to power

turbine generator sets. In the UK it was town councils or local private companies who

provided electrical generation plants primarily for street lighting, but eventually extended their

supply to feed trams, shops and offices; and finally for the lighting of private dwellings.

In 1915 there were some 600 electrical generation companies using a variety of power

generation plants operating at various voltages. The Electricity (supply) Act of 1919 merged

these companies into more manageable units with a single power station supplying a large

area. The Electricity Supply Act of 1925 created the Central Electricity Board whichestablished the National Grid (Operating at 132kV, 50Hz supply) that linked the larger

generation plants throughout the country. The Electricity Act of 1947 merged 625 electricity

companies into twelve area electricity boards, much as we have today. Practically all of this


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generation plant was coal fired, creating steam to power the turbines. This dependency on

coal was to prove disastrous during the 1970s as striking miners disrupted supplies. A singleenergy source for power generation was avoided, after this period. Nuclear generated

electrical energy commenced in the 1950s with the building of the worlds first nuclear power

station at Calder Hall, after this some twenty Magnox and AGR power stations were built.

The last nuclear power station to be built was the PWR, Sizewell C.

Charles Parsons

What is the Current Situation with Regards to Britains Energy

Requirements?

In the home the energy needs for heating is supplied by gas or electricity; with cooking,

lighting and other utilities provided solely by electricity. Most of our industries are powered

by electricity through the National Grid, although some of the larger manufacturers producetheir own electricity using diesel or gas generator sets. Practically all of our commercial

organisations are powered by electricity though. Transportation is still reliant on electrictraction and petrol or diesel power.

Power generation is largely produced by coal-fired power stations, with oil-fired power

stations making a small contribution. North Sea gas is used for a large proportion of power

generation, but as North Sea production falls this is being replaced by imported gas. Nuclear

power is providing a diminishing proportion of our energy demand, with all the Magnoxstations being decommissioned and the AGR expected to be phased out over the next twenty

years that leaves only Sizewell C as a long-term energy provider. Wind turbines currently

make a negligible contribution to our energy requirements.


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How Should Britains Future Energy Requirements Be Met?

Britain has a variety of options it can pursue to meet our future energy needs. What follows is

a list of the options available together with their feasibility, costs and practicality.

CoalBritain has an abundance of coal, some estimates

suggest that it will last for another 250 years based

on the current rate of extraction; however, it is most

unlikely that all this coal can be mined. Whateverthe true recoverable reserves of coal are, it is

apparent that for the foreseeable future coal must

play an important part in our energy requirements.

Cottam Power Station

Advantage of using coal:

Not dependent on foreign suppliers, whomay cut off our fuel supplies if the political

situation changes.

Ample supplies available for the foreseeable

future. Provides jobs for the British workforce. Plenty of existing coal-fired power-stations

available, so no expensive new-builds

required.

Energy output supply is permanentlyavailable; not dependant on wind, sunlight or

tides.

Disadvantage of using coal:

High CO2 and other toxic emissionssuch as sulphur-dioxide (SO2) and

nitrogen-oxide (NOx).

Labour intensive to mine.

Dangerous to mine Expensive to transport from mine to

power-station.

Coal will play a very important part in Britains energy demands for at least the next 30 years,when newer and more efficient power generation processes become available. Therefore it is

essential that all existing coal-fired power stations are retained in reserve to cope with peaks ofhigh demand, and as a safeguard in the event of possible oil and gas shortages.

Mining coal may soon become redundant as another way of extracting its energy is by themethod ofUnderground Coal Gasification. Think of it as drilling for coal energy instead of

mining for it. It involves baking coal while it is still underground while channelling the CO2

up through turbines to harness the fuel. Using controlled fires and the pressure of gravity,

experts predict that coal seams once deemed inaccessible can be turned into fuel. To fill the

holes left in the earth by once-present coal? Miners would inject stabilizing carbon dioxideinto the void.


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Oil

Britains North Sea oil reserves are becoming

depleted and we are evermore reliant on imported

oil from volatile Islamic countries who would not

hesitate to cut off our supplies to promote their ownagenda.

Littlebrook D

Advantage of using oil:

A fuel that is adaptable and versatile canbe processed to fulfil a variety of

applications from power generation to thepowering of transportation.

Inexpensive to transport (in comparisonwith coal).

Currently plenty of supplies available. (Butfor how long?)

Energy output supply is permanentlyavailable; not dependant on wind, sunlightor tides.

Disadvantage of using oil:

Dependent on foreign suppliers, whomay cut off our fuel supplies if the

political situation changes. High CO2 and other toxic emissions

such as sulphur-dioxide (SO2),nitrogen-oxide (NOx), carbon-

monoxide (CO), and nitrous-oxide

(N2O).

As oil reserves diminish, or becomemore expensive to extract, then the

cost of power generation and

transportation by oil products will

become prohibitively expensive.

Oil and associated products are too important to be used as the base fuel for generatingelectricity, and should be reserved for transportation needs. Oil should only be used for

standby generators during mains power supply failure, or in providing temporary power

supply back-up during periods of high demand.


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GasBritains North Sea gas reserves are becoming

depleted and we are evermore reliant on importedgas from Russia or volatile Islamic countries. The

supplies from Russia come to the UK via pipelinesthat cross many European counties; the UK is at the

end of this pipeline, so each country on its route is atliberty to take all the gas it needs leaving none left

for Britain as has happened in the past. Other

supplies are shipped in from the Middle East, which

can be diverted to other customers at a momentsnotice.

Killingholme Power Station

Advantage of using gas:

A fuel that is adaptable and versatile canfulfil a variety of applications from power

generation to domestic heating.

Easy to transport through the national pipelinenetwork.

Currently plenty of supplies available to fulfilBritains base load. But because of low

storage capacity it cannot meet our needs overprolonged periods of cold weather.

Energy output supply is permanently available;not dependant on wind, sunlight or tides.

Disadvantage of using gas:

As our North Sea gas fields becomedepleted, we are becoming more

dependent on foreign suppliers,

who may cut off our fuel supplies

if the political situation changes.

The main emission will be carbon-dioxide (CO2) with other toxic

emissions such nitrogen-dioxide(NO2) and carbon-monoxide (CO).

Fracking is another method of obtaining gas, but there are problems associated with thisextraction method (such as the creation of earth tremors and the poisoning of water courses)

that need to be addressed before gas can be extracted. Even if fracking is found to be a safe

method of gas extraction, it is thought that the resources available will only last for 5 to 10

years; so it will not solve Britains energy requirement over the long term.


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Nuclear Fission

Because of the Labour governments obsession

with green energy, it failed to build any new

nuclear power stations after Sizewell B. It willbe at least another 10 years before a new nuclear

power station can be built; consequently, without

the capacity of nuclear power it is inevitable that

in the near future power outages will occur on aregular basis. Torness AGR Power Station

Advantage of using nuclear power:

Plenty of supplies of uranium available atleast for the next 50 years.

Reliable, safe and proven technology.

Clean energy source, free from pollutingchemicals.

Energy output supply is permanentlyavailable; not dependant on wind, sunlight or

tides.

Disadvantage of using nuclear:

Could emit radio-active fall-out in theevent of a major malfunction (unlikely),

or as a result of terrorist activity.

Decommissioning of disused power-stations expensive due to the presence of

radio-active materials.

Storage of spent radio-active materialscostly and prolonged.

Britain led the world in developing energy from nuclear power; however, over the past 25

years governments of all varieties have failed to invest in research and development (R&D)that would have maintained the UK at the forefront of this technology. All of Britains nuclear

and power station manufactures have been sold off to French (EDF and Alstom), German

(Siemens) and Japanese (Hitachi) companies. Consequently, all of Britains R&D, design andmanufacturing capabilities (together with its patents and intellectual property) were sold off

cheaply to foreign companies who in most cases closed down the manufacturing facilities and

moved production to their own countries. Until new sources of power generation becomeavailable, nuclear power is absolutely essential to meet our energy requirements for the next50 years.


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Wind Turbines

To appease the green lobby, the Blair government

signed up to every convention and protocol that

claimed would reduce global warming resulting

from man-made CO2 emissions. Grants weregiven to environmental friendly energy suppliers

to build vast arrays of wind turbines throughout

the country in the hope that renewable energywould supply 10% of the UKs energy needs by

2010.Ardrossan Wind Farm

Advantage of using wind turbines:

Does not create any CO2 or other toxicemissions.

Safe to operate.

Low levels of maintenance required; henceinexpensive to operate.

Costs nothing to produce energy.

Disadvantage of using wind turbines:

Only produces electricity if the wind isblowing within a precise velocity range.

Expensive to produce for the amount ofpower generated.

Spoils the beauty of the naturalenvironment.

Noisy.

In the event that the wind fails, then 100%back-up power generation required using

fossil fuels.

Wind power is a costly failure, promoted by the Blair government to tempt Green Party voters

to switch their allegiance to Labour.


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Solar Power

The previous government gave people much

incentive to install solar panels on their roofs, bybuying surplus energy from them at almost double

the price of mains generated electricity. The current

government has removed this incentive for all newroof installations hence, you no longer get

telephone calls from solar panel installers touting

for business.

Advantage of using solar power:


Safe to operate.

Low levels of maintenance required; henceinexpensive to operate.

Costs nothing to produce energy.

Disadvantage of using solar power:

Only produces electricity in hours ofdaylight, so less power produced in winter

months when the energy is most needed.

If solar panels located in roof of house,then slant of roof must be in southerlydirection.

Expensive to manufacture.

Solar power is certainly useful for some applications, such as lighting and remote

telecommunication power supplies; but is not really practical for applications that require highenergy demands, such as ovens and electric heaters. For domestic application it certainly needs

to be backed up by the mains power supply.


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Wave Energy

Waves are in general produced by the wind, even

light breezes unsuitable for wind turbines will

create waves suitable for generating electricpower. However, only certain locations will

creates the type of wave required. So far few are

in existent, so operational experience is limited.

Advantage of using Wave Energy:


Safe to operate.

Apart from routine maintenance costs, itcosts nothing to produce energy.

In general waves provide continuous powergeneration.

Disadvantage of using Energy:

Initial installation costs very high.

Costly to maintain if problems occur; andsubject to corrosion.

Will obstruct marine activities.

Can cause some damage to the marineenvironment.

Its unlikely that wave power will ever be a major provider of electricity in the UK, but in

certain locations may provide a useful addition to our energy demands.


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Tidal Barrage and Flow

Britain being an island is surrounded by the sea,

so its logical to think that there must be an almost

ever-lasting supply of free energy obtainable fromtidal sources. The tide can be utilized in two ways

to provide power; one method being a tidal

barrage, and the other utilizing tidal flow.

Tidal Flow Turbines

Severn Barrage

Advantage of using Tidal:


Safe to operate.

Apart from routine maintenance costs, itcosts nothing to produce energy.

The tide can be predicted with absolute

accuracy, so energy use can be planned tocoincide with the varying tide.

Disadvantage of using Tidal:


In the case of tidal flow turbines they will becostly to maintain when problems occur;

and subject to corrosion.

Tidal flow turbines will obstruct marineactivities.

A tidal barrier will permanently alter theecology upstream of the dam.

The Severn estuary is the only real site where a tidal barrage can be erected, but this has been

rejected by the government as it is deemed too costly, even though it will produce 5% of

Britains energy requirements based on current population levels.


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Bio-fuel

The Green lobby want Britain to convert all its

coal-fired power-stations to bio-fuels (i.e. wood)as it is considered to be carbon neutral in that the

carbon (CO2) emitted by burning wood is

compensated by the fact that plants need carbonto grow, hence reducing the carbon in the

atmosphere. The Labour government under Tony

Blair signed up to all of the conventions

concerning Global Warming; as a consequenceBritain is converting a perfectly good coal-fired

power-station at Drax to use wood imported from

Canada at considerable cost.

Drax Power Station

Advantage of using Bio-fuels:

Supposed to be carbon neutral?

Energy output supply is permanentlyavailable; not dependant on wind, sunlight

or tides.

Disadvantage of using Bio-fuels:

High CO2 and other toxic emissions.

Costly to import wood from Canada. Environmentally damaging

Land that should be used for growing food

is used to grow plants for burning inpower-stations.

This form of energy production must be the most environmentally damaging of all typescurrently in use. It beggars belief that anyone could be stupid enough to believe that any form

of power generation that burns wood could be carbon-neutral! It should be noted that Britain

was one of the few countries to sign the IPCC (Intergovenmental Panel on Climate Change)

protocol; China and the USA, both bigger polluters than the UK did not sign.


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Pumped Storage

Hydro-Electric

This a type ofhydro-electric power generation usedby some power plants forload balancing. The

method stores energy in the form ofpotential

energy of water, pumped from a lower elevationreservoir to a higher elevation. Low-cost off-peak

electric power is used to run the pumps. During

periods of high electrical demand, the stored water is

released through turbines to produce electric power.Although the losses of the pumping process makes

the plant a net consumer of energy overall, the

system increases revenueby selling more electricityduring periods ofpeak demand, when electricity

prices are highest.

Dinorwig Power Station

Advantage of using Pumped Storage

Hydro-electric power:

Does not create any CO2 or other toxic

emissions. Safe to operate. Apart from routine maintenance costs, it costs

nothing to produce energy.

Stores off-peak electricity as potential energyfor future use.

Disadvantage of using Pumped storage

Hydro-electric power:


Damming to create lakes can causedamage to the environment.

Needs high mountains with high rainfallto create and maintain a lake withsufficient capacity to provide potential

energy power turbines.

Apart from a few locations in Scotland and the Lake District, Britain does not have sufficient

high altitude lakes to provide the power source for pumped storage hydro-electric power

generation. Consequently, hydro-electric power generation will never be a major supplier ofelectricity within the United Kingdom; but it is useful in supplyingpeak-loaddemand for

electricity.
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GeothermalBelow the Earths surface the magma rock is at a

temperature much higher than that at the surface.

This heat can be utilized through a system of heatexchangers to produce enough energy to power a

power station. Geothermal energy has been used

successfully in many countries to produce

electrical power; however in all of these instances

the source of the heat energy has been close to thesurface so minimizing the amount of drilling

required to reach the hot magma rock. Geothermal Power Station

Advantage of using Geothermal Energy:


Safe to operate. Apart from routine maintenance costs, it

costs nothing to produce energy.

Energy output supply is permanentlyavailable; not dependant on wind, sunlight

or tides.

Disadvantage of using Geothermal Energy:

Not all locations are geologically suitable.

Initial installation costs may be very high,if deep drilling is required.

Geothermal energy may prove to be a useful addition to Britains energy demands, but many

more geological surveys are required to ascertain whether the costs involved make it a feasibleoption. However, heat extracted could be used for area domestic heating schemes where high

temperatures are not required.


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Thorium Nuclear

ReactorsThorium nuclear reactors have been proposed as thesource of all future power generation. Currently there

are none of these reactors in operation, and it is likely

to take a minimum of 20 years before the first trail

reactor is built and ready for testing.

Thorium Nuclear Reactor

Advantage of using Thorium Nuclear Reactors:

Plentiful supplies of thorium readily available.


Safe to operate.

Apart from routine maintenance costs, it costs

very little to produce energy. Energy output supply is permanently available;

not dependant on wind, sunlight or tides.

Disadvantage of using Thorium Nuclear

Reactors:

Radio-active waste produced, but at amuch lower level than nuclear fission.

Thorium must be the answer to Britains long term energy demands, and it is essential thatmoney is spent on research and development (R&D), such that the technology and expertise

remains the property of the British people, and is not sold on the cheap to raise money to cater

for the welfare needs of the immigrants invading our country.


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Nuclear Fusion

Nuclear is the holy grail of power generation that has

been alluding scientists since the war in the

development of a fully operational system. If it ever

proves feasible to produce such a system, then it willpermanently solve the worlds energy needs.

Nuclear Fusion Reactor

Advantage of using Nuclear Fusion:


Safe to operate.

Apart from routine maintenance costs, it costsvery little to produce energy.

Energy output supply is permanently available;not dependant on wind, sunlight or tides.

Disadvantage of using Nuclear Fusion:

There are no known disadvantagesassociated with this system of power

generation.

If ever nuclear fusion becomes a reality it will certainly transform the worlds energy needs.Progress is being made in the development of this technology, but its unlikely to become a

viable option within the next 50 years. In the meantime progress continues on the research

and development of nuclear fusion.

What Should Britains Future Energy Policy Be?

The manner in which the labour government under Tony Blair destroyed the countrys energy

generation capacity in pursuit of the green agenda will leave Britain facing frequent powercuts in the not too distant future. Can this crisis be averted? If so, then how?

The Actions that Must be Taken to Avert an Energy Crisis

Withdraw from the EU and declare as null and void any treatise concerning CO 2emissions and global warming signed on Britains behalf by the Labour government of

Tony Blair. Re-instate all coal-fired power-stations recently closed or due for closure.

Build new British designed and manufactured nuclear power-stations.

Stop all new developments of wind turbines.


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Set up a R&D establishment with a British workforce to design and develop a range ofthorium reactors such that the building of new thorium power-stations can commence

within ten years.

Continue with the R&D associated with wave and tidal-flow energy generation.

Fund R&D into geo-thermal energy extraction.

Continue with funding of R&D associated with nuclear fusion.

Investigate the extraction of gas by fracking to ensure that it can be achieved withoutpolluting water supplies.

Fund R&D into methods of storing energy, such that it can be used when energy demandis high.

Other points that must be addressed concerns that of energy usage; which can include:

Loss of heat energy through poorly insulated dwellings.

Unnecessary use of private cars for pointless journeys; such as the school-run. Children

would be a lot healthier if they were made to walk to school. With the internet more people can work from home, so saving immense amounts of

energy on commuting costs furthermore, people work more efficiently within their ownhomes without the distractions of open-plan offices.

Clearly, there is a lot that needs to be done to prepare the nation for the forthcoming energy

crisis. What has been detailed in this article high-lights only a few of the problems envisagedtogether with some of the recommended corrective actions that can be taken - whether this

proves to be adequate, only time will tell.

Exeter and District BNP Newsletter (April 2013)

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