Salmond touts green energy as key to reindustrialising an independent Scotland

Jessica Shankleman
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Green energy highlighted as one of six economic opportunities that would support Scotland if it gained independence from the rest of the UK

Scottish renewable energy from wind, waves and tides could play a major role in helping an independent Scotland to prosper, first minister Alex Salmond claimed yesterday. In a speech at London's School...

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