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Forth Energy green claims blown apart by American forestry groups

Forth Energy’s green claims for their proposed biomass plants have again come under fire after the full extent of a to-and-fro letter battle between expert American forestry groups and the…

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German halt to nuclear power is the right decision

Responding to today’s announcement by Mike Weir of the SNP, that Scotland is well placed to lead the world in renewable energy, and following the German Government’s decision to close…

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Land rights in focus at environmental conference

Scotland’s leading expert on land rights will outline how increased pressure on the world’s resources is impacting on the poor in Scotland and around the world. Speaking at Friends of…

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New Chief Executive for Friends of the Earth Scotland

Friends of the Earth Scotland, Scotland’s leading independent environmental campaigning charity, today announced the appointment of Stan Blackley as the organisation’s new Chief Executive. Mr Blackley comes to Friends of…

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‘Spoof’ apology from Shell highlights human rights abuses

New report exposes Shell involvement in corruption, slavery and environmental destruction on five continents Shareholders at Shell’s AGM today (THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS, 17 May 2011) received a last minute correction…

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Coalition plan for nuclear subsidies exposed

UK government plans to sneak a new nuclear subsidy through the backdoor have been exposed in a report published today (16 May 2011) by the influential Energy and Climate Change…

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UK Government climate change deal – Friends of the Earth Scotland comment

Commenting on the news of a ‘Historic climate change deal with legal powers agreed by Cabinet’, Juliet Swann, Head of Campaigns at Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “That the…

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First nations protest tar sands investment at RBS AGM

* New research shows that, since public bail-out in 2008, RBS has raised more than £5.6bn for companies involved in controversial Canadian tar sands projects, £2.2bn of which was in…

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Tory manifesto heading full steam away from secure green future

Commenting on the Scottish Conservative manifesto released today, Francis Stuart, Friends of the Earth Scotland Parliamentary Officer, said: “The Tory manifesto is largely a sop to big business, designed to…

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