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Friends of the Earth Scotland has welcomed the publication of Scotland’s ‘Zero Waste Plan’, which makes “welcome steps” towards waste reduction and better waste management. Duncan McLaren, Friends of the…
Campaigners have slammed Ayrshire Power on the day they lodge a formal application for what would be the UK’s first coal power station to be built since 1974. Friends of…
With news that Ayrshire Power is to formally submit their application (2 June) to build a coal fired power station at Hunterston, Friends of the Earth Scotland continue to express…
Research released by the European Commission today (26 May) recognises that the costs of raising the EU’s 2020 CO2 reduction target to 30% would be minimal, while significantly cutting the…
New research shows the cost to every taxpayer in Scotland for a second Forth road bridge is £780, the equivalent of £130 in your tax bill every year between now…
When Katharine Hibbert, 28, walked away from her flat, job, belongings and credit cards, she wanted to see whether it was possible to live on what our wasteful society throws…
Commenting on the Scottish Government’s Annual Environmental Report 2008/09, Duncan McLaren, Friends of the Earth Scotland Chief Executive, said: “This report makes disappointing reading. Although the period covered predates the…
Commenting on yesterday’s (18 May) vote on targets in the Scottish Parliament’s Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee (TICC), Duncan McLaren, Friends of the Earth Scotland Chief Executive, said: “Ambitious…
Commenting on The Scottish Parliament Committee considering the Forth Crossing Bill, Juliet Swann, Head of Projects and Campaigns at Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “At a time when we…
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