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Why cold homes are a climate justice issue
The transition away from fossil fuels is a chance to transform our energy system to work for the public and improves our lives.
Rochana Sheward departs as Director
Rochana will be stepping down from the Director role, with their final day being 13 March.
Why I’ve been knitting to stop a power station
Taking action, one stitch at a time
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RBS: Making the Climate Weak…
Guest blog post by Iain Thom, World Development Movement Scotland “Would you let an arms company sponsor National Peace Week? How about the BNP sponsoring International Refugee Day, or Lambert…
Looking forward to a weekend of work – and fun
Our campaigning and outreach skillshare is fast approaching and I am starting to look forward to it. Firstly, a weekend out of the city, with a chance to walk up…
Fukushima update from Friends of the Earth US
This is news from our expert colleagues at Friends of the Earth US who have been closely monitoring the situation at Fukushima.
Climate change and the weather
As environmental campaigners, we get a lot of questions from the public about climate change, the weather and what effect it has on Scotland and the world. This is a…
Unhealthy bank = unhealthy results
Bailed out Royal Bank of Scotland yesterday announced losses of £1.13 billion, and in the same breath awarded themselves £950 million in bonuses. These unhealthy results reflect the unhealthy investment…
Guest blog: Why big biomass is not sustainable
The Forth Energy biomass power schemes Critical appraisal of the carbon balance, from Dr Ulrich Loening Renewable energy has finally become government policy. However the proposal by Forth Energy to…
Campaigners get fired up over Leith Biomass power plant
Yesterday (17 February) we got to meet local Leith residents, who are up in arms about Forth Energy’s plan to build a new power plant at the Leith Docks. The…
Visiting Friends of the Earth Finland
Juliet Swann and I took a trip to Finland last week to assist Friends of the Earth Finland in their campaign for a national climate law.
Little sense from Road Sense ruling
While the granting last week of the second ever Protective Expense Order in Scotland is in some ways a welcome step towards properly implementing the Aarhus Convention on Access to…
