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‘Girl Band’ Protest at Royal Bank of Scotland sponsorship of low carbon conference

A ‘girl band’ of environmental activists dressed as ‘oily bankers’ protested outside the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) sponsored Scottish Low Carbon Investment Conference (1) in Edinburgh this morning (Tuesday…

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Cross-party MSPs join rally to move Earth beyond unsustainable energy

Friends of the Earth Scotland and Biofuelwatch joint news release WHEN: Saturday 24 September 2011 at 12pm. WHERE: Outside City Chambers on the Royal Mile, moving to rally at Holyrood….

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Friends of the Earth Scotland comment on draft Scottish budget

Commenting on the Draft Scottish Budget 2012-13 published today (21 September 2011), Stan Blackley, Chief Executive of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: On Transport: “While we welcome the funding…

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European resource efficiency roadmap is a detour

A plan unveiled today (20 September) to tackle Europe’s dependency on imported resources does not go far enough to end the region’s over-consumption of the world’s water, land and other…

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First Minister should apologise say environment and transport groups

Scottish environment and transport campaign groups today (15 September) had a joint letter printed in the Press and Journal calling on First Minister, Alex Salmond, to apologise to William Walton,…

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Edinburgh food waste collection is a good start

Commenting on the Scottish Government’s announcement today (13 September) of £1.3m funding to support food waste collections in Edinburgh, Stan Blackley, Chief Executive of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said:…

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Scottish Government legislative programme lacks imagination

Commenting on the announcement today (7 September 2011) of the Scottish Government’s legislative programme, Stan Blackley, Chief Executive of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “While the documentation accompanying the…

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EU court upholds rights to keep honey GM free

The European Court of Justice yesterday (6 September) upheld the rights of beekeepers and consumers to keep honey free from GM contamination. Per Fischer, Communications Officer, Friends of the Earth…

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Emissions for 2009 largely due to recession

Commenting on the release of the Scottish Government’s emissions figures for 2009, Stan Blackley, Chief Executive of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “While we welcome the news that carbon…

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