Fracking priority downgraded in new planning policy
Friends of the Earth Scotland today (30 April 2013) welcomed a major change in policy from the Scottish Government that will make it much more difficult for companies to exploit…
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MPs report on shale gas – FoE Scotland Reaction
MPs report on shale gas – FoE Scotland Reaction Reacting to a new report published today by the Energy and Climate Change Committee on the impact of shale gas on…
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Edinburgh pollution zones extended as policies fail
Friends of the Earth Scotland called for urgent action on pollution from transport as the number of Edinburgh streets which fail air quality standards increased today (26 April 2013), with…
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Pensioner faces legal bill of £173,000 in St Andrews legal challenge
A ruling from the highest court in the UK today (24 April 2013) means that campaigning pensioner Penny Uprichard faces a legal bill of over £173,000, in her legal challenge…
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Scottish Coal sites create risk to the environment
Friends of the Earth Scotland today (24 April 2013) called on the Scottish Government to ensure that opencast mine sites abandoned by Scottish Coal did not create environmental problems because…
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Leaks at Canonbie should signal the end for Dart’s dirty gas plans
Commenting on news that SEPA is investigating a possible gas leak from Dart Energy’s coalbed methane project at Canonbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Campaigns Co-ordinator Mary Church said: “If it turns…
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Open cast communities sold out by ailing industry
Commenting on the revelation that many old opencast sites are years late in being restored, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “About the only reassurance…
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Climate Update March 2013
TOP LINES: March was exceptionally cold and dry, being the was the 5th coldest and 6th driest March on record March statistics: Average Temperature: 1.3°C which is 2.6°C below the…
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RBS sustainability report shows deliberate manipulation of truth by the state-owned bank
Commenting on an RBS sustainability report published today (10 April 2013), Paul Daly, Corporate Accountability Campaigner, Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “One third of RBS energy lending still goes…
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