Young people to “grill” political hopefuls on climate crisis
The youth-led hustings in Edinburgh on Wed 22 April will be livestreamed nationwide with questions limited to people under 30 years old.
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Electricity price reform shows need to move on from fossil fuels
Environmental campaigners have reacted to the announcement today from UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband MP that the UK Government are reducing the impact of expensive gas on our electricity bills…
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‘Rip-off’ bus fare rise slated by campaigners
Better bus campaigners have reacted angrily to news that Stagecoach are set to “rip off” passengers with another increase in fares on their routes across the North East of Scotland.
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Campaign for better buses takes root in the North East
A campaign calling for buses in the Grampian region to be taken back into public control has launched across the North East.
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Calls for plastic recycling changes to be green, fair and safe
Civil society groups from across the UK have united on the UN International Day of Zero Waste (30 March 2026) to tell UK and devolved governments not to waste the opportunity to make mandatory bin collections for plastic film being introduced in March 2027 ‘green, fair and safe’.
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‘Rotten foundations’ undermine Climate Plan
Despite the warnings, advice and numerous examples of its failure, Scottish Ministers built their entire Climate Plan on the rotten foundations of dodgy carbon capture.
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Plans to ditch Scottish incinerator ‘a win for the environment’
Environmental campaigners are celebrating the decision to cancel plans to expand the Levenseat waste incinerator in Scotland.
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Octopus Energy’s green reputation ‘going up in smoke’
Campaigners said they are ‘desperately disappointed’ that Octopus Energy, are continuing to invest in the Irvine incinerator
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Legal threat over Peterhead plant fossil fuel ‘lock in’
The proposed gas power station would mean huge climate pollution and sky rocketing energy bills for a generation.
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