I CAN assure John Monaghan (ViewPoints, March 29) that I am not jumping on any bandwagon in my support for renewable energy.

On the contrary, I firmly believe that renewable sources provide the only pollution-free energy available to us, and that, in the long term, we will have little option but to rely on renewable sources for most of our energy.

Of course, there are many types of renewable energy, and we do need to put considerably more effort into developing wave and tidal generators, both of which can produce energy, regardless of whether the wind is blowing or the sun shining.

However, the inability of wind farms to produce energy when the wind is not blowing is the only reliable element in his long list of supposed problems.

The remainder appear to be largely urban myths, assiduously circulated by the anti-windfarm brigade, but in support of which little, or no, evidence has ever been produced.

I am tempted to quote Mr Monaghan’s own words back at him, that a little knowledge is a very dangerous thing. In particular, his suggestion wind farms cause a carbon monoxide problem is utterly ludicrous.

Carbon monoxide is produced when fossil fuels are burned. That is one of the reasons Didcot A had a very tall chimney.

It is very difficult to see how wind farms (which involve no combustion) could ever produce carbon monoxide.

Unless he can produce compelling scientific evidence in support of his assertions, Mr Monaghan would be well advised to stop spouting such rubbish.

CHRIS ROBINS (Cllr)

Foxdown Close

Kidlington