193
opinion in Scotland shows a majority in favor of large-scale hydropower
33
, the
Grampian hydro-electric scheme, the aforecited Tummel Power Station LB51715
being the one large power entity within the Highlands
34
. Scotland, ultimately, is
unlikely to ever reverse ecological gears to the extent that Loch Lomond would be
turned into a Hoover Dam. But, Luddite-like, alternative energy reversions have
recently occurred. Between April 21st, 2017, and the following April, all of the UK
went for between one and 3 days with zero reliance on coal for its electricity, the
first time since the Industrial Revolution began
35
.
Perhaps, as the world convulses, the Grampians, as viewed by Gilpin, Robson,
and so many others, will remain tranquil, intact, free of revolution, famine, and
other, as yet uncharacterized catastrophes. Perhaps not (Fig. 20.2).
33 “Scots support renewable energy,” Cordelia Nelson, March 20, 2013, https://yougov.co.uk/topics/lifestyle/articles-reports/2013/03/20/scots-support-renewable-energy, YouGov.,
34 See http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB51715, Accessed April 9, 2019.
35 See “First coal-free day in Britain since Industrial Revolution,” BBC News, April 22, 2017,
http://energynewsbd.com/details.php?id=948, Accessed April 9, 2019.
Fig. 20.2 “On the Shores of Loch Lomond,” Photograph by George Chance, ca.1900–1908.
(Private Collection). (Photo © M.C. Tobias)
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opinion in Scotland shows a majority in favor of large-scale hydropower
33
, the
Grampian hydro-electric scheme, the aforecited Tummel Power Station LB51715
being the one large power entity within the Highlands
34
. Scotland, ultimately, is
unlikely to ever reverse ecological gears to the extent that Loch Lomond would be
turned into a Hoover Dam. But, Luddite-like, alternative energy reversions have
recently occurred. Between April 21st, 2017, and the following April, all of the UK
went for between one and 3 days with zero reliance on coal for its electricity, the
first time since the Industrial Revolution began
35
.
Perhaps, as the world convulses, the Grampians, as viewed by Gilpin, Robson,
and so many others, will remain tranquil, intact, free of revolution, famine, and
other, as yet uncharacterized catastrophes. Perhaps not (Fig. 20.2).
33 “Scots support renewable energy,” Cordelia Nelson, March 20, 2013, https://yougov.co.uk/topics/lifestyle/articles-reports/2013/03/20/scots-support-renewable-energy, YouGov.,
34 See http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB51715, Accessed April 9, 2019.
35 See “First coal-free day in Britain since Industrial Revolution,” BBC News, April 22, 2017,
http://energynewsbd.com/details.php?id=948, Accessed April 9, 2019.
Fig. 20.2 “On the Shores of Loch Lomond,” Photograph by George Chance, ca.1900–1908.
(Private Collection). (Photo © M.C. Tobias)
20.3 The Ecology of Fiscal Riot