Scottish Power lit up the structure and projected the slogan, "Make Coal History" on Wednesday evening ahead of its demolition on Thursday.
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon pushed the button to detonate the explosives and bring the tower at Longannet power station tumbling down. ''The demolition of the Longannet chimney today marks the definitive end of coal power in Scotland — a transition the rest of the world needs to accelerate for the sake of the planet and future generations,'' Mr Sturgeon wrote on social media.Longannet began generating electricity in 1970 and produced Scotland's last coal-fired energy until its closure in 2016.
See you later and don't come back. Time for a cleaner change.
Let the change begin!
Arr! Lang may yer lum reek! Or not, in this case.
As Edmund Burke said 'If we command our wealth we shall be rich and free, but if our wealth commands us, we shall be poor indeed.' I expect he drew that conclusion from studying Adam Smith, back when some people actually understood the world.
Possibly, one may assume, based upon the limited evidence, that Scotland (or Britain) is not corrupted by political donations from the mining industry. ABCNews ClimateCrisis ClimateAction
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Easy I guess when you have nuclear to supply base load power 🤷♂️
Trying to impress activists at the expense of citizens 😭