On 26/03/2016 08:00, Alastair wrote:
The Scot, James Watt, got us all burning fossil fuels. Will his descendants lead us all into kicking the habit?
http://grist.org/news/scotland-close...d-power-plant/



I spent over six months at the Dora Opencast coal pit in Cowdenbeath in
1975, on the production surveys and restoration commitment calculations.
Though only a rumour, it was said that the whole production of that pit
went to Longannet Power Station solely to generate the electricity that
powered the three massive drag lines we had on site to remove the
overburden (soil above the coal)!!!

Dirty stuff, coal. And Scotland will probably better off without it.

jim, Northampton