THE UK has a dangerously low gas storage capacity of only two per cent of annual demand.
The EU and UK imports gas from Russia.
This is a wake-up call to increase our storage capacity before Russia turns off the tap.
Last year Russia’s gas exports to Europe rose by 8.1 per cent to a record 193.9 billion cubic meters. The UK cannot rely on hostile foreign countries for our energy needs.
There is a wealth of shale gas under our feet so we must ignore the anti-fracking mob with their discredited “disaster” claims and get fracking.
The Scottish Government has a moratorium over fracking to appease environmental voters and Patrick Harvie’s five MSPs.
Time for SNP politicians to stop thinking about retaining their huge salaries and pensions and get fracking for Scotland before our gas for cooking and heating is turned off.
Who knows there could also be votes in this for the SNP.
Clark Cross
Linlithgow
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