New European Laws on Air Pollution Are Insufficient
Europe has today (Wednesday) announced new plans to tackle air pollution by setting national limits for pollutants which are harmful to human health, but they have failed to tighten up…
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Fracking Map Shows Communities at Risk Across Scotland
The UK Government has today published a map of areas, including vast swathes of Scotland, that could be exploited for shale gas and coalbed methane extraction. The maps have…
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Project Transmit delay brings further renewables uncertainty
Reacting to the news of a delay in Ofgem’s Project Transmit project on the price renewable energy generators pay to feed into the grid, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends…
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Our 35th Birthday!
Birthday celebrations will be enjoyed today, as Scotland’s leading environmental campaign group mark their 35th anniversary. Ensuring justice for people and the environment has been the main objective of Friends…
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Victory for the Environment in Opencast Legal Challenge
Environmental justice for Scottish citizens was given a huge boost today (Thursday 12th) as a court ruling declared that former opencast sites must not be abandoned, following the collapse of…
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Air pollution killing people even when standards are met
Reacting to a new report in the Lancet which shows that air pollution kills people even when national standards are met, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth…
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CLIMATE UPDATE – November 2013 was the sunniest November ever recorded
November 2013 was the sunniest November ever recorded in figures going back to 1929. The month was also a bit cooler and drier than average. Average Temperature: 4.2°C which is…
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Public Inquiry into commercial unconventional gas development is UK first
Key issues to be examined at the UK’s first Public Inquiry into a planning application for commercial unconventional gas extraction will be decided today (4/12/13). Scottish Government Reporters will set…
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New report urges more rapid action on climate change
Reacting to a new report from climate scientists, including Prof Pete Smith at Aberdeen University, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “This report adds even…
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