Press Releases

Responding to the Chancellor’s autumn statement, Friends of the Earth Scotland campaigner Mary Church said: “In announcing tax breaks and a new body to maximise economic production from unconventional gas,…

As world leaders meet in Doha for the latest round of climate talks, Scottish company Cairn Energy continues its Arctic gamble, taking advantage of retreating ice caps in its hunt…

Friends of the Earth Scotland and Biofuelwatch joint News Release Environmental campaigners today (23 November 2012) called on the Scottish Government to pay attention to warnings against subsidies for inefficient…

On the day a key consultation about future subsidies for biomass in Scotland closes, Friends of the Earth Scotland, Biofuelwatch and community groups are warning that Scottish Government proposals pose…

New research, published 5th November 2012 has shown that pollution from the highly destructive tar sand extraction process is being spread across a wider area than ever thought possible as…

Scottish based oil and gas exploration company Cairn Energy announced this week that they are plugging an exploratory well in the North Sea as it has proven to be ‘dry’….

Cairn Energy face further difficulties as a cross-party committee of MPs has called for a moratorium on Arctic gas and oil drilling. In a report published today (20 September 2012),…

MSPs will meet with constituents concerned over large-scale biomass Thursday 13 September inside the Scottish Parliament at an event organised by Biofuelwatch and Friends of the Earth Scotland. When: 6pm-7.30pm…