On 18/1/07 19:14, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:


In article ,
Sacha writes:
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| While it makes me nervous because of its sheer power, I'm not sure we have
a
| choice that is realistic, do we? Wind farms etc. are all well and good in
| concept but to produce *enough* for the whole country, not isolated
pockets?
| I doubt it.

In the UK, yes, actually. But whether the environmental damage would be
acceptable is another matter. The one technology that is essentially
useless for the UK is solar power - solar heating is feasible, though,
at least in summer.

| We went to look round Cap de la Hague once and were given trout for lunch.
| Someone in our party remarked that they'd been goldfish that morning. ;-)

Well, you know what they say about swimming off Lancashire? You
positively glow afterwards ....


Ecco!

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