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Why I’ve been knitting to stop a power station
Taking action, one stitch at a time
We can’t wait for better buses
Are you feeling fed up with having to wait too long for an unreliable bus service? And forking out for fares which cost too much and seem to rise every single year?
10 ways we’ve fought against new Peterhead gas burning plans
Looking back on four years of amazing campaigning against the new Peterhead gas project
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A Paris Deal: on whose terms?
The 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change officially opened this morning, with about the amount of pomp you might expect for the…
Where your money goes: BP, corruption, spills, and “gross negligence”
By Emilie Tricarico “In a country where death, corruption and state terrorism are the law truth becomes a synonym for terrorism. Therefore solidarity is the strength that the powerless need.”…
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…
I put my money where my mouth is and invested in community energy
Recently I put my money into two community energy projects that are looking for funding to go ahead. Why? I had a little bit of cash saved in the bank…
Scottish Parliament invests £3 million in fossil fuels, arms and tobbaco
Friends of the Earth Scotland has published new research showing that the Scottish Parliament’s pension fund has over £2 million invested in fossil fuels, and a further £1 million in…
Setting the stage for the greatest escape ever
How rich countries are evading responsibility for the climate crisis World leaders meet in Paris in only six weeks time to agree a global deal to curb climate emissions. Yet,…
The SNP conference – what REALLY happened on fracking ?
Oh dear. When the fracking voting at the SNP conference was over I knew the media would have trouble explaining it. But their early online stories have outdone themselves this…
Divest Scotland Tour, 20-25 October 2015
On the Divest Scotland tour we heard first-hand accounts from people in the Global South who have been driven to fight UK fossil fuel companies. We also heard from inspirational…
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…
