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RBS subpoenaed to give evidence of Libor rate fixing

Commenting on news today (17 August) that RBS has been subpoenaed by the Attorney General of New York and Connecticut, Friends of the Earth Scotland Corporate Accountability Campaigner Paul Daly…

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RBS mid year losses show bank still broken

Commenting on news today (3 August) that RBS has announced a half-year loss of £1.5bn, Friends of the Earth Scotland corporate accountability campaigner Paul Daly said: “Once again we have…

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Greenland iceberg shows threat to Cairn Energy oil well

Commenting on the news that an iceberg twice the size of Manhattan has broken from the Petermann Glacier in Greenland, Friends of the Earth Scotland Campaigner Paul Daly said: “An…

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Scottish Government fails first climate test

Serious concerns raised as emission target is missed. The Scottish Government’s failure to meet the first target set by the Climate Change Act marks an extremely worrying start to the…

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Shale gas: ‘not a game changer’

Commenting on Professor Bradshaw’s presentation to the Royal Geographical Society’s conference in Edinburgh today, Friends of the Earth Scotland Campaigner Mary Church said: “There’s increasing evidence that despite all the…

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Hunterston planning application pulled

Commenting on the news today (26 June 2012) that Ayrshire Power is withdrawing its planning application for a new coal power station at Hunterston, Per Fischer, Communications Officer, Friends of…

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Rio+20 summit outcome lacks ambition

The Rio+20 climate summit in Brazil is expected to end today (22 June 2012) with the agreement on an “outcome document” that lacks both global ambition and action. The document,…

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Cairn pulls out of India

Commenting on news this week that Cairn Energy is pulling out of petroleum exploration in India, Paul Daly, Corporate Accountability campaigner, Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “Once again, Cairn…

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Public meeting about the risks of unconventional gas

When: 11 June 2012, 7pm-9m Where: Stirling Methodist Church, Queen Street, Stirling. This summer, Dart Energy will submit a planning application to extract coalbed methane commercially near Airth. It could…

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