Unfortunately for them, the locals are desperately trying to get rid of it.
Cockenzie is the dirtiest coal-fired power station in Europe, and it seems the locals have had enough. Scottish Power have been trying all the tricks - scaremongering about jobs, mentioning Carbon Capture & Storage.
The latest was to convert the station from coal to gas - a kind of recycling, I suppose!
The local council have seen right through it. At a meeting last night, they voted to oppose the plans in principle. They could still be overruled by the Scottish Government, though, but even at 50% of the current CO2 emissions the place would still be a stain on Scotland's climate change targets.Their decision will depend on how much notice they take of their own Climate Change legislation.
I've joked before on here that Cockenzie is the one place in Scotland I recommend you use a car - to jump into and get as far away as possible as fast as possible!
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