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Shale gas reserves increase climate risk

Commenting on the news that the British Geological Survey have reported increased shale gas reserves, Friends of the Earth Scotland Campaigns Co-ordinator Mary Church said: “It doesn’t matter how much…

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Desperate Dart ignores local democracy in unconventional gas scheme

Commenting on the news that Dart Energy has appealed to the Scottish Government for non-determination of its application for 22 coalbed methane wells at Airth, near Falkirk, Friends of the…

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CLIMATE UPDATE – May 2013

TOP LINES: May was close to average for temperature and sunshine but 50% wetter than an average May. May statistics: Average Temperature: 8.4°C which is 0.2°C below the long-term average…

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Grangemouth biomass decision – Biofuelwatch/FoE Scotland comment

Grangemouth residents and campaign groups outraged by decision to approve Forth Energy biomass Plant Energy Minister Fergus Ewing announced today that consent has been granted to Forth Energy for a…

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Wave power scheme great news for clean energy

Welcoming the announcement of the world’s largest wave power scheme, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “This is great news. Wave power has a huge…

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Coalbed methane and fracking ‘unregulatable’ says toxins expert

Internationally acclaimed toxins experts Dr Mariann Lloyd-Smith will tomorrow (21 May) tell the Scottish Parliament that the environmental and health impacts of unconventional gas extraction are impossible to regulate safely….

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Protestors Outside Cairn Energy’s AGM today

Friends of the Earth Scotland Press Release ENVIRONMENTALISTS PROTEST AT CAIRN ENERGY’S AGM TODAY IN EDINBURGH FREE HIGH RES PICTURES: http://www.flickr.com/photos/friendsoftheearthscotland/sets/721576335094… Activists from Friends of the Earth Scotland gathered today…

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Campaigners blow up a mountain outside RBS AGM

Friends of the Earth Scotland For immediate release FREE PICTURES: http://www.flickr.com/photos/friendsoftheearthscotland/8737490275/ RBS Mountaintop Removal Protest at RBS Bank headquarters AGM, Edinburgh, 14/05/2013: Friends of the Earth Scotland demonstrators protest outside…

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Climate Update – April 2013

TOP LINE: April was cooler and wetter than average but also very sunny, being the 10th sunniest April on record April statistics: Average Temperature: 4.8°C which is 0.9°C below the long-term…

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