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Underground upgrade is green infrastructure investment

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…

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What price a secure energy system?

Renewables industry representatives, academic experts, government officials and NGOs will gather today (28 February) to debate how Scotland can meet more than our own energy demands from renewables by 2030….

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Protests outside treasury over RBS oil investments

As bailed-out bank RBS publishes details of its 2010 financial results, campaigners call on the government to cure RBS of its high-risk oil addition. RBS’s results show that it is…

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Wind turbines are good use of poor forestry land

Commenting on news today (21 February) that SNP is about to announce windfarms on forestry land, Friends of the Earth Scotland Chief Executive Duncan McLaren said: “Some Forestry Commission Scotland…

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Ayrshire Power should not qualify for EU funding pot

Commenting on the announcement that Ayrshire Power is in the running for EU ‘New Entrants Reserve’ funding that could be directed towards innovative renewables, Juliet Swann, Head of Projects and…

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Scotland must lead the way for EU energy saving targets

Campaigners across Europe urge EU leaders to commit to binding energy saving targets, which will create jobs, slash household bills and cut the need for energy imports. Energy efficiency measures…

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Carbon budgets ‘gambling with our future’

Climate campaigners today (1 February) criticised the UK Committee on Climate Change’s proposed carbon budgets for being ‘simplistic’ and ‘gambling with our future’. The Committee today acknowledged that Scotland will…

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Carbon fraud shows risks of relying on markets to tackle climate change

Commenting on the decision by the European Commission to halt trading in the EU Emissions Trading System, David Heller, climate justice and energy campaigner with Friends of the Earth Europe,…

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Cap on Road Sense case welcome but still too high

Friends of the Earth Scotland welcomes a legal ruling limiting the financial liability of the Road Sense campaign’s Judicial Review of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route. Almost a year to…

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