Ric Lander, Author at Friends of the Earth Scotland

Fossil fuel industry spills money and power in year of tumult

18th December 2020 By Ric Lander

2020 was a tough year to be a climate activist. Fortunately for the planet, it was an even worse year for the fossil fuel industry.

Protestors hold a banner saying 'Act Now Divest' in George Square, Glasgow

Glasgow takes action on £700 million fossil fuel cash stash

6th March 2020 By Ric Lander

Activists uncovered over £700 million of polluting investments in Glasgow’s council pensions… but the tide may be turning on support for climate polluting investments.

Activists push Scotland’s new public bank towards climate leadership

30th January 2020 By Ric Lander

Efforts by climate activists have won huge changes to Scotland’s new public bank. That’s worth celebrating.

The battle for Scotland’s new public bank

17th December 2019 By Ric Lander

Will this Bank lead the transition to a zero carbon economy or take a business as usual approach?

Campaign stories: looking back at Glasgow University’s fossil free first

11th December 2019 By Ric Lander

Ric Lander speaks to Živilė Mantrimaitė and Miriam Wilson about their role in the seminal campaign to divest Glasgow University from fossil fuels.

How to divest a nation from fossil fuels

27th September 2019 By Ric Lander

In 2018 Ireland became the world’s first country to divest from fossil fuels. Could Scotland follow?

Why we’re chanting ‘Fossil Banks No Thanks!’

8th December 2018 By Ric Lander

10 years on from the financial crisis and big banks are still casting a long shadow over our society.

The truth behind Shell’s big story

3rd December 2018 By Ric Lander

When it comes to Shell and the climate, we should be very wary.

Royal Bank of Scotland: 10 years of climate campaigning

14th September 2018 By Ric Lander

Creativity and crises over the last 10 years of the publicly-owned polluter.