Originally posted by Great Big Steeswe have no say our politicians are bought and paid for/we tried to ban a windfarm just off Redcar beach a tourist area and a place dear to me spent a lot of school breaks playing in the dunes got thousands of people to sign the petition blood money had already crossed over the council rolled over and we got tom ducked.
Here in Canada many provinces are not allowing it (Fracking) there seems to be some possible serious long term consequences. Make sure you Brits do your homework.
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Originally posted by robbie carrobieSo that rounds out to about 0.3 million pounds per Scot. Somehow I think it will be the same as what happens in the coal regions in the US, like Appalachia, the coal company gets the profits, the people get black water spills and lost mountains.
24 billion barrels of oil and only 5 million Scots, happy days!
What do you do when that oil runs out?
10 days folks.
Originally posted by sonhouseWhat you do is manage the resources better, and do what Norway did with their Oil revenue. That way, by the time the oil runs out the country will benefit from the money, rather than having it squandered away with nothing to show for it. Oil isn't our only resource, but you will know that already, right? You wouldn't start a thread like this without doing the research, that'd be a moronic thing to do.
So that rounds out to about 0.3 million pounds per Scot. Somehow I think it will be the same as what happens in the coal regions in the US, like Appalachia, the coal company gets the profits, the people get black water spills and lost mountains.
What do you do when that oil runs out?
10 days folks.