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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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A bus fare cap won't solve all the problems with public transport

Why public ownership is the answer for Scotland’s buses, and our climate 

Putting public transport into public hands is a no brainer – for people, communities, workers and the planet. 

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Why environmentalists need tax justice

If you care about our environment then you need to care about tax. Here’s why.

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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…

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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…

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Reflections on a European trip

I am writing this just after I’ve sat down on the high speed ‘railjet’ from Budapest to Munich.  I’m on the start of the long trip back across Europe after…

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The Supreme Court intervention: hand-delivering two boxes full of 15 lever arch files

On Monday afternoon, around four o’clock I received a text from Juliet Swann asking if there was any chance that I’d be viagra vendita on line italia up for a…

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Access to environmental justice: The Supreme Court intervention

edToolbar() buy viagra online canada t/uploads/2011/06/supreme-court-2.jpg” alt=”” width=”300″ height=”446″ />Today (Monday 13 June) the Supreme Court in London will begin hearing a case that could impact on the issue of…

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My work experience at FoES…

By Doug Sinclair, a student at Glasgow Academy who did his work experience placement at Friends of the Earth Scotland in June 2011… At school, I was told my work…

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One week in post

My first week as Chief Executive is now past, and an eventful week it was too. viagra online pharmacy We held our annual AGM and hosted a conference on land…

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Coalition plan for nuclear subsidies exposed

The Coalition Agreement that formed the basis of the Conservative-Lib Dem Government last summer pledged to allow new nuclear power stations to be built ‘provided that they receive no public subsidy’. But MPs today echoed our own concerns that government’s Electricity Market Reform proposals will effectively provide subsidies to nuclear generators through new long term contracts and a carbon price floor that would hand them windfall profits.

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Young Friends of the Earth Europe get together in Germany

Friends of the Earth Scotland were invited to join with our European counterparts at the Network Gathering of Young Friends of the Earth Europe recently in Bad Nauheim in Germany….

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