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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’….
In a ruling issued today (17 October 2012), the UK Supreme Court upheld William Walton’s right to challenge Scottish Ministers decision to allow the construction of the Aberdeen bypass. While…
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…
The international oil and gas industry is gathering in Scotland today (10 September 2012) for the “World Heavy Oil Congress”, with the support of Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire councils. The…
Cairn Energy today confirmed that it will continue to search for oil in the Arctic despite two years of unsuccessful exploration and inadequate spill response plans. The high risk strategy…
Commenting on news today (25 August) of a large explosion in the biggest oil refinery in Venezuela, Paul Daly, Corporate Accountability Campaigner at Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “Our…
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