On 26/03/2016 23:18, jbm wrote:
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.

That's nothing.
You know all those wind turbines, well they don't generate electricity
at all but are in fact powered by the National Grid. They are
effectively huge fans producing more wind.

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Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl
Snow videos:
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