Press Releases

Environment and sustainable transport charities today welcomed the news that Road Sense campaigner William Walton, who is challenging the proposed Aberdeen Bypass in court, has had his legal costs capped…

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,…

Responding to today’s decision at the Court of Session to reject the legal challenge by local community campaigners to the Aberdeen bypass, Stan Blackley, Chief Executive of Friends of the…

Friends of the Earth Scotland has responded to reports that the City of Edinburgh Council has voted to continue with the Edinburgh trams project today (30 June). Stan Blackley, Chief…

Friends of the Earth Scotland, the Scottish Greens and Transform Scotland today (27 June 2011) responded to the Royal opening of the M74 northern extension. Friends of the Earth Scotland…

Commenting on the Scottish Government’s announcement today, that the M74 motorway project has been completed ahead of time and under budget, Stan Blackley, Chief Executive of Friends of the Earth…

A coalition of campaigning groups are calling on the Scottish Government to hold off signing the £2.3bn contract before Forth road bridge before the parliamentary elections. Friends of the Earth…

Commenting on the recent rail upgrade debate, Friends of the Earth Scotland’s Head of Campaigns Juliet Swann said: “If the coalition government really wants to be the ‘greenest government ever’,…

Friends of the Earth Scotland have welcomed government support for an upgrade to Glasgow’s underground system. Francis Stuart, Friends of the Earth Scotland Parliamentary Officer, said: “This is a welcome…