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CLIMATE UPDATE – September 2013

TOP LINES: September 2013 was drier and slightly warmer than the average. Average Temperature: 11.2°C which is 0.6°C above the long-term average (1971-2000). Average Rainfall: 95.1mm, which is 32% drier than…

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Climate change – politicians must act on global threat

Reacting to the release of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland said: “Temperatures are up, polar ice is…

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Dart Energy Face Shareholder Revolt

A founding shareholder of Dart Energy is demanding that the troubled company remove a number of Board members on the basis of the company’s poor performance in a desperate bid…

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Air Pollution Monitoring Under Threat

  Government Proposals could see Air Pollution Monitoring Scrapped Despite widespread breaches of air quality standards designed to protect health, a Scottish Government consultation, which closes today, could see a…

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Dart Energy Climb-Down on Legal Threat to Friends of the Earth Scotland Director

A threat of legal action to restrict the freedom of speech of Scotland’s leading environmental campaign group director, Dr Richard Dixon, has today ended in a massive climb-down by the…

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Major boost to tidal and wave energy

Reacting to the news of new investment for wave power and planning permission for the world’s largest tidal array, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland said:…

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LibDems rip up their green credentials

Reacting to the news that the Liberal Democrats have voted to support nuclear power and unconventional gas, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland said: “The LibDems…

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LibDems risk their green credentials on energy

Activists will be campaigning against nuclear power and dirty gas this Sunday during the Liberal Democrats party conference debate on energy. Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth…

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Disappointing Ruling in Landmark Hunterston Coal Case

The Court of Session has today ruled against brave bird watcher Marco McGinty in his challenge of the Government’s decision to build a coal power plant on a nationally important…

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