New IPCC report spells out grim future
Reacting to the release of the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “Business as usual means…
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Citizens Demand Energy Revolution
Citizens Demand Energy Revolution in Glasgow and Brussels As European Heads of State are meeting today in Brussels to debate the 2030 climate and energy goals, people are forming human…
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Major Boost to Offshore Wind Energy for Scotland
Reacting to news of the go-ahead for two offshore wind farms in the Moray Firth, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said, “This is great news…
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UK’s First PLI into Commercial Unconventional Gas Extraction Opens
The UK’s first Public Inquiry into a planning application for commercial unconventional gas extraction at Airth, opens today (March 18th) at the Inchyra Hotel near Polmont. Over 2,500 objections were…
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MSPs debate fracking & unconventional gas ban
Today the Scottish Parliament will debate planning priorities and policies for the future. MSPs have received thousands of messages asking them to call for a ban on unconventional gas and…
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Made in Scotland From “Toxic Waste” – threat to second national drink averted
One of Scotland’s best-known national drinks could have been at risk of contamination because of toxic pollution of groundwater if the go ahead had been given for nearby coal bed…
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Parliamentary debate stresses urgency of air pollution issues
Air pollution was debated today at Holyrood, following Friends of the Earth’s analysis of air quality monitoring which showed that many streets in Scotland are in breach of Scottish air…
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Proposals to remove MOD immunity welcomed
Richard Lochhead MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Environment, has proposed removing crown immunity from MOD properties, this would make the Ministry of Defence accountable for all environmental impacts…
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HMS Vulcan nuclear reactor leak – the truth must out
Reacting to news in the Sunday Herald that the reactor at HMS Vulcan did leak radioactivity into the environment, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said:…
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