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Developers try to harness the wind in the area of Scotland known as the on the Isle of Lewis, but locals would rather protect their peat– a traditional source of fuel.
Even in Europe, there are some places barely touched by time. For example, on the Scottish Isle of Lewis, people speak Gaelic and still stoke home-fires with peat dug from family bogs. But a recent plan to bring a giant windfarm to the island drew fierce opposition from environmentalists and residents who want to preserve the peatlands and their traditional ways of life. Tom Allan reports.