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DD More says:
The costs of Alex Salmonds green energy revolution are going through the roof and threaten to bankrupt companies by doubling energy bills, business leaders have warned the First Minister.
To say nothing about losing 3.7 jobs per green job. Or Spains 2.2 jobs.
The reports key finding is that for every job created in the UK in renewable energy, 3.7 jobs are lost. In Scotland there is no net benefit from government support for the sector, and probably a small net loss of jobs.
http://www.windturbinesyndrome.com/news/2011/for-every-green-job-created-3-7-jobs-are-lost-united-kingdom/
North Sea gas production has slumped by 25% in the second quarter of the year
Peak oil? No. From the article.
But the largest fall was in the amount of gas produced from the southern North Sea, where operators have been arguing that projects may have to be shut down because of a rise in government taxes in the last budget.
Peak Government interference.
That's a thread winning phrase!
Thanks for sharing.