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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…
Commenting on a new study which shows that people recovering from a heart attack are more likely to die if they experience high air pollution, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of…
Commenting on news today (15 February) that Stephen Hester, Chief Executive of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), will receive a £780,000 bonus, Paul Daly, Corporate Accountability Campaigner at Friends of…
Commenting on a shale oil report published today (14 February), Mary Church, Campaigns Co-ordinator, Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “We already know of about five times more coal, oil…
Energy Minister Fergus Ewing’s decision today (7 February) on new subsidies for biomass will see Forth Energy’s three proposed biomass plants net £221m in subsidies each year if they are…
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