Synopsis
Arguments for and against building more wind turbines in Scotland.
- Programme: Power to the People
- Episode: It's Not Easy Being Green
- Channel: BBC Four
- Broadcast year: 2015
- Geography | Energy and Resources | Non-renewable and renewable energy | Renewable energy
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