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Youth campaigners gather from across Europe
Experience in North Macedonia helped Lily to see campaigning in a new light
Making sense of the Scottish Parliament vote on data centres
What the hell happened with data centres yesterday?
Iran War shows we must chart a path away from fossil fuels
If we were generating energy in the UK with reliable, affordable renewables we would be far more insulated from these external shocks.
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Care about Clean Air, Walking and Cycling? Then save these dates…
Spring is about to Spring, and there are plenty of exciting walking and cycling events around the corner. Here are three for your diary…. (1) Saturday 5th March, all day…
Why we need to get active on air pollution
On Sunday we released our list of the most polluted streets in Scotland with St John’s Road in Edinburgh and Hope Street in Glasgow changing places at the top of…
Clean air strategy needs sharpening up in Parliament debate
The newly launched “Cleaner Air for Scotland” Strategy claims that it will ensure Scotland has the cleanest air in Europe. But it does not spell out what impact its 43…
Wheels fall off air pollution scam
News that Volkswagen has been tricking regulators about the amount of pollution its cars caused horrified the world this week and should remind the Scottish Government that when it comes…
A wasted decade
Last year Glasgow and Dundee councils had to declare the whole of each city as pollution zones. Last month Edinburgh added new zones and extended the existing ones. In almost…
It’s time to put funding behind words
It’s been pointed out endlessly, not the least by the Scottish Government, that we have a world leading climate law in Scotland. The targets in the act are good and necessary, but what we need now is action, and funding in place, to be able to reach those targets.
Would you pedal for Friends of the Earth Scotland?
Do the green thing and take part in this year’s Pedal for Scotland bike ride from Glasgow to Edinburgh, get fit and raise funds for the environment, all at the same time. Friends of the Earth Scotland is one of the nominated charities in the freshnlo Pedal for Scotland cycle challenge 2011.
A bit of a tram-a-lama ding dong…
I spent some time this morning making my first ever deputation to a full meeting of the City of Edinburgh Council. The Council will vote this evening on whether to…
The M74 extension that should never have been built
Tomorrow morning (28 June), a minor member of the royal family will visit Glasgow to officially open the M74 northern extension, a five-mile, six-lane elevated urban motorway that Friends of…
