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There are all sorts of reports, including the ones which point out that the oil and gas fields off the West coast of Scotland have remained unexplored because t

There are all sorts of reports, including the ones which point out that the oil and gas fields off the West coast of Scotland have remained unexplored because the British Ministry of Defense banned it because the nuclear submarines needed to get safely in and out of the Faslane naval base (Europe's biggest accumulation of nuclear weaponry, just 30 miles from Scotland's largest city). My belief, based on the most recent independent reports, is that there is a great deal of oil and gas left ... but ... even if there was not a drop, it would still be better for the Scottish people to control their own destiny.

alphydan 12y ago
Note that I didn't mention anything about the independence. I'm pretty agnostic about it. Managing a resource is good, but one has to be realistic about the prospects. I think wind energy is an awesome resource for Scotland too, often overlooked. I linked to data and analysis. Where are the sources for the conspiracy about the "unexplored banned resources"? (note that the exact same reservoir behaviour (steep production decline due to rapidly falling pressure) is happening in Denmark and Norway, where the British Ministry of Defence has no authority and there is no "Faslane" naval base).