RBS invested billions in Canada’s ‘blood oil’
RBS has been involved in providing loans worth nearly £5bn in the last three years to companies carrying out highly controversial ‘tar sands’ mining in Canada. A coalition of NGOs…
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Time for UK to step up to Scotland’s 42% target
Commenting on the The Committee on Climate Change report on Scotland published today (24 February), Friends of the Earth Scotland Chief Executive Duncan McLaren said: “The 42% target is achievable…
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GM crops fail to tackle climate change or feed the world, new report reveals
Claims that genetically modified crops combat climate change and help feeding a warming world are far from the truth, a new report shows. The report, ‘Who Benefits from GM Crops’,…
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Hungary follows in Scotland’s footsteps proposing tough climate law
The Hungarian Parliament is expected to vote today (22 February) on an ambitious climate bill, putting the country alongside Scotland in the leading pack of European countries in the fight…
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Get Wasted for Lent
Scottish communities are giving up rubbish for lent in an effort to reduce Scotland’s waste mountain. As part of a new 2010 challenge volunteers across Scotland are pledging to ‘slim…
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Five years left to reach a clean, green energy future
A report released today (10 February) by the UK industry taskforce on peak oil suggests the peak in global oil production will occur within five years. Friends of the Earth…
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Budget – Friends of the Earth Scotland comment
Commenting on the Scottish Government’s Budget, Francis Stuart, Friends of the Earth Scotland Parliamentary Officer, said: “We welcome the additional £10m for a universal area-based home insulation scheme, a policy…
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Two out of three Scots want more ambitious green electricity scheme
Two thirds of Scots don’t think the government’s plan for local renewable energy schemes is ambitious enough, and three out of four are prepared to pay extra to see it…
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Food security is everybody’s business
The way we consume and produce food must change, and Scotland can show the way for the rest of the developed world. Yesterday’s One Planet Food seminar in Edinburgh (21…
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