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Scotland assesses oils oil's impact By Don Corrigan London reporting program INVERNESS Scotland What is the price of a people a language and anda a way of life Oilmen industrialists developers and government officials o presiding over Scotland's North Sea oil oO boom boon increasingly are running ng into this emotional question Conservationists are concerned that commercial and industrial enterprises win mar a majestic landscape of deep glens lonely moors and rocky moun moun- taim Several British universities univ are watching development closely and formulating new criteria to assess the impact of the oil boom on the social and cultural life of the Highlands What is the price of a people a language and a way of life Douglas Da Fasham head of the oil and mineral sections of the Highlands and Islands Development Board writes off the question as unfair and typical of the uninformed criticism about oil development Some perceive cultural threat Although a conservationist at heart with a deep love of the Highlands from 25 years of residence Im I'm also an economic development realist by profession and persuasion Fasham declares Fasham says fears of overcrowding are unfounded He notes that tint industry would have to attract persons to the Highlands to match the peak population readied reached in the late He characterizes the t Highland way of life as that of low incomes and unemployment where educated men had bad either to pick up a shovel on a road roadwork roadwork roadwork work scheme or head south for a job In addition to providing needed employment Fasham says the oil- oil related industrial complexes convey a anew anew anew new technology and the oil platform yards should be a special attraction for tourists However unless a deliberate choice is made to see the oil activity the tourist will be unaware of it It will be quite a time before theres there's too much industry up here hare Tom Skinner says Its the people down south in England who are worried about it They think the Highlands should be a place for their holidays But people need jobs We deserve the same standard cf of living as anybody else Skinner is a resident of Inverness Inverness- often called the capital of the Highlands The city has increased from to in the past five years Skinner has been a resident of the Moray Firth area for all but bu t 12 of his 62 years He now nosy works as a welder at Mc- Mc McDermott McDermott McDermott Dermott an American oil ol platform plant that employs about 1200 production workers Skinner drives a new make German compact to work rk and back He gets about 72 45 miles to the gallon on highway driving which is important when gasoline prices are at 69 pence about per gallon He says his lot has improved considerably since going to work for McDermott Two years ago I worked in sheet metal here in town making 22 pounds about 46 for 40 hours work Now I make 65 pounds poun about for 50 hours a week Skinners Skinner's politics are left of center He is a daily reader re der of the Marxist Morning Star But Buthis his em ty seems to be directed not so much at industrial capitalists as toward landlords who have prohibited hunting on his former stomping grounds Skinner likes the outdoors A familiar sight in Inverness is spry Tom Torn Skinner riding a bicycle accompanied by his collie Rufus I suppose there is the danger danger- of everything becoming too commercial I think the Aviemore re e tourist center with its ultra-modern ultra buildings just doesn't go with the surroundings Nevertheless they have provided quite a bit of work he says Skinner says he believes the oil boom will help the Highlands maintain its culture and give Scotland a bigger say sayin sayin sayin in British politics Its uIt's going to give Scotland a push It'll definitely make a difference it just wont won't come because of oil
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| Title | Columbia Missourian Newspaper 1975-11-14 |
| Description | 68th Year, No. 45 |
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Columbia (Mo.) -- Newspapers Boone County (Mo.) -- Newspapers |
| Coverage | United States -- Missouri -- Boone County -- Columbia |
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| Date.Search | 1975-11-14 |
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| Title | Columbia Missourian 1975-11-14 Scotland Assesses Oil's Impact |
| Subject |
Columbia (Mo.) -- Newspapers Boone County (Mo.) -- Newspapers |
| Coverage | United States -- Missouri -- Boone County -- Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Date.Search | 1975-11-14 |
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| Collection Name | Columbia Missourian Newspaper Collection |
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| Copy Request | Contact the State Historical Society of Missouri at: (800) 747-6366 or (573) 882-7083 or email contact@shsmo.org. Some fees apply: http://shsmo.org/research/researchfees |
| Item.Transcript | Scotland assesses oils oil's impact By Don Corrigan London reporting program INVERNESS Scotland What is the price of a people a language and anda a way of life Oilmen industrialists developers and government officials o presiding over Scotland's North Sea oil oO boom boon increasingly are running ng into this emotional question Conservationists are concerned that commercial and industrial enterprises win mar a majestic landscape of deep glens lonely moors and rocky moun moun- taim Several British universities univ are watching development closely and formulating new criteria to assess the impact of the oil boom on the social and cultural life of the Highlands What is the price of a people a language and a way of life Douglas Da Fasham head of the oil and mineral sections of the Highlands and Islands Development Board writes off the question as unfair and typical of the uninformed criticism about oil development Some perceive cultural threat Although a conservationist at heart with a deep love of the Highlands from 25 years of residence Im I'm also an economic development realist by profession and persuasion Fasham declares Fasham says fears of overcrowding are unfounded He notes that tint industry would have to attract persons to the Highlands to match the peak population readied reached in the late He characterizes the t Highland way of life as that of low incomes and unemployment where educated men had bad either to pick up a shovel on a road roadwork roadwork roadwork work scheme or head south for a job In addition to providing needed employment Fasham says the oil- oil related industrial complexes convey a anew anew anew new technology and the oil platform yards should be a special attraction for tourists However unless a deliberate choice is made to see the oil activity the tourist will be unaware of it It will be quite a time before theres there's too much industry up here hare Tom Skinner says Its the people down south in England who are worried about it They think the Highlands should be a place for their holidays But people need jobs We deserve the same standard cf of living as anybody else Skinner is a resident of Inverness Inverness- often called the capital of the Highlands The city has increased from to in the past five years Skinner has been a resident of the Moray Firth area for all but bu t 12 of his 62 years He now nosy works as a welder at Mc- Mc McDermott McDermott McDermott Dermott an American oil ol platform plant that employs about 1200 production workers Skinner drives a new make German compact to work rk and back He gets about 72 45 miles to the gallon on highway driving which is important when gasoline prices are at 69 pence about per gallon He says his lot has improved considerably since going to work for McDermott Two years ago I worked in sheet metal here in town making 22 pounds about 46 for 40 hours work Now I make 65 pounds poun about for 50 hours a week Skinners Skinner's politics are left of center He is a daily reader re der of the Marxist Morning Star But Buthis his em ty seems to be directed not so much at industrial capitalists as toward landlords who have prohibited hunting on his former stomping grounds Skinner likes the outdoors A familiar sight in Inverness is spry Tom Torn Skinner riding a bicycle accompanied by his collie Rufus I suppose there is the danger danger- of everything becoming too commercial I think the Aviemore re e tourist center with its ultra-modern ultra buildings just doesn't go with the surroundings Nevertheless they have provided quite a bit of work he says Skinner says he believes the oil boom will help the Highlands maintain its culture and give Scotland a bigger say sayin sayin sayin in British politics Its uIt's going to give Scotland a push It'll definitely make a difference it just wont won't come because of oil |
