No doubt seeing as how the story you highlight is in The Scotsman there will be the usual rush to shout lies...anti SNP propoganda etc etc but the story is in The Herald and on line : the gist is
SCOTLAND will become dependent on energyimported from England unless it can move away from "emotional andpolitically motivated" rows over wind farms, nuclear power and fracking, Professor Gary Pender, head of theInstitute of Civil Engineers in Scotland ,one of the country's leading engineershas warned. Mr Pender was speaking ahead of a report by ICE Scotland, to bepublished next month, which highlights the country's energy"quadrilemma" - the need to cut carbon emissions, minimise consumercosts and ensure secure supplies while satisfying public opinion. He added:"Energy policy is hugely politically controversial, with wind power,nuclear power and onshore gas extraction provoking particularly emotional andpolitically motivated responses.
"Energy is the part of Scotland’sinfrastructure network which concerns us most, and we encourage the ScottishGovernment, working with the UK Government, to provide a clearly articulatedvision for the future. Decisions must be made on evidence and resilience, noton emotion and politics."
Scotland already has to import energyfrom England on days when wind turbines produced too little power to keep thelights on.The Scottish Government is playing to the gallery by banning orslurring forms of energy it doesn’t think SNP members like. But instead ofpandering to the green lobby, ministers have a responsibility to keep thelights on and make sure energy prices are low."...
.In other words stop playing politics with our energy sources or the lights may well go out !!
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