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Scotland could harness the power of wind, waves and the tides, bank the profits from exports and make money on the interest, Salmond said in a speech at the London School of Economics university. British Prime Minister David Cameron is heading to...
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First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond speaks at the London School of Economics, February 15, 2012. View Photo »
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The real prize is that the technologies we refine together are applied at a global scale ... Technology must be commercial if it is to be widespread.
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An independent Scotland would be able to get rich on renewable energy sector revenues, First Minister Alex Salmond insisted Wednesday. Scotland could harness the power of wind, waves and the tides, bank the profits from exports and make money on the...
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February 2012 Last updated at 15:38 ET The first minister has been outlining his vision for a Scottish oil and gas fund Scotland's first minister has revealed plans for an independent Scotland to establish an ''oil fund'' to help future generations. ...
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The first minister told an audience of academics, students and members of the public at the London School of Economics Scotland's "unparallelled energy resources" would give a fully independent Holyrood "a huge competitive advantage" over the rest of...
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Britain's Scottish Secretary Michael Moore speaks outside St Andrews House in Edinburgh on February 13, 2012, where he met Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond regarding the independence referendum. A row erupted between London and Edinburgh last month... View Photo »
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Sir Malcolm Rifkind said Alex Salmond’s plan to keep the pound following separation would mean England having ultimate control over monetary policy, such as interest rates.He compared the situation to the basket-case African nation of Zimbabwe, where the economy uses the US dollar as one of its currenci...
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The First Minister said in the first 20 years of an independent Scotland, an energy fund could generate almost £30 billion. Speaking to an audience of academics, students and members of the public at the London School of Economics, Mr Salmond also said...
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Harry, who visited London last week, stated: " English MPs were asking my opinion on Alex Salmond and independence. I told them it was their own fault. For years they have accepted everyone we send - trade union, journalists, politicians, even Prime...
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