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Dundee council’s closure of their busiest recycling site will force local recyclers to spend almost £500,000 in fuel and running costs, as well as emit 4000 tonnes of CO2, according…
Commenting on the UK Government’s decision to provide nuclear power with a large subsidy over many decades, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “There is…
Responding to today’s announcement that Cairn Energy reported a financial loss of £194.2m, while showing renewed interest in future Arctic opportunities, Paul Daly, Corporate Accountability Campaigner at Friends of the…
Friends of the Earth Scotland today welcomed the results of a new public opinion survey which shows that most people are positive about renewables energy like wind farms but that…
The UK Government is being challenged by environmental lawyers Client Earth in the Supreme Court today over its failure to meet European laws on nitrogen dioxide air pollution. The European…
Campaigners have their final opportunity tomorrow (6 March) to alter proposals by the Scottish Government on big subsidies for inefficient large scale biomass electricity production. The Economy, Energy and Tourism…
A tenacious local campaigner, who faces a legal bill of over £173,000, will have her appeal heard today by the highest court in the land. Pensioner Penny Uprichard took a…
Responding to the expected announcement by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) of their annual results, Paul Daly, Corporate Accountability Campaigner at Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “When assessing…
Commenting ahead of the launch of a new anti-wind power book by Conservative MEP Struan Stevenson, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “Climate change is…
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