Bernie Sanders says recent stats on onshore wind output show green technology is “not only a viable replacement for fossil fuels, but a means of creating good-paying jobs and leading the world in innovation” Bernie Sanders has congratulated Scotland’s progress in renewable energy after a record breaking start to 2018 saw onshore wind turbines generate more than 5.3 million megawatt hours of electricity to the National Grid. The former presidential candidate paid tribute to the “significant progress” made in the Scottish renewable industry, saying recent stats on onshore wind output showed green technology is “not only a viable replacement for fossil fuels, but a means of creating good-paying jobs and leading the world in innovation”. The comments follow figures from WWF Scotland showing that the first three months of 2018 saw a 44 per cent rise in the amount of energy generated by onshore wind turbines, producing enough energy in January to power Scotland’s homes twice over.
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