Justice trumped by legal system
Responding to news that the attempt by Molly Forbes to challenge the decision to allow the Trump Organisation to develop land at Menie Estate has been rejected, Juliet Swann, Head…
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Press Releases
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Overdue energy efficiency plan must be matched with increased funding
Environmental groups welcome the Energy Efficiency Action Plan for Scotland published today (6 October) by the Scottish Government. Friends of the Earth Scotland, WWF and RSPB joint News Release…
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Banking on business as usual is a recipe for disaster
For the past two years, the taxpayer has been propping up a number of our high street banks, including Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Scotland’s largest bank. Despite being handed…
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The Big Partnership wins Best Green PR campaign
The Big Partnership won the Best Green PR campaign at the Scottish Green Awards yesterday (30 September) in Glasgow. The PR company worked with ScottishPower and Friends of the Earth…
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Scotland can do better: 100% renewable electricity by 2020
Welcoming today’s announcement by the Scottish Government that Scotland’s target for renewable electricity generation is to be raised to 80% of Scottish demand by 2020, Friends of the Earth Scotland…
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100% renewable electricity by 2020: Environment groups lay down challenge to Scottish Government
Speaking today (20 September) at a Scotland Europa conference on ‘Scotland’s route to 2050: Contributing to Europe’s low carbon energy future’, Friends of the Earth Scotland Chief Executive Duncan McLaren…
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First Nation Chief visits Edinburgh to warn against tar sands oil rush
Chief Al Lameman of the Beaver Lake Cree Nation speaks about the oil-driven environmental disaster in Canada at an event in Edinburgh. Desperate oil exploration is not only damaging the…
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UK must prepare for climate impacts, says government watchdog
Reacting to today’s Climate Change Committee report (16 September), which calls on the government to act now to prepare for the impacts of climate change, Friends of the Earth Scotland’s…
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Planet Earth sounds raise £16,000 for environmental charity
An online sound library has raised £16,000 for Friends of the Earth Scotland in just a month. [img_assist|nid=834|title=Ben Gillet cheque handover|desc=Ben Gillet and Camel Audio staff handing over the cheque…
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