Badger goes smart shopping ahead of Christmas
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Swap Your Stuff stall in Princes Street on Saturday 28 November between 11am and 3pm. A new animation starring a curious badger highlights the importance of spending time…
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Second Forth Crossing will be a costly mistake
An unnecessary second crossing across the Forth, when the existing bridgecan and must be repaired, risks sabotaging Scotland’s progress towards asustainable economy.The new bridge across the Forth is currently budgeted…
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Messages in a bottle tell governments to seal climate deal
Climate justice activists will run local days of action on Saturday 14 November, to collect messages from people all over Scotland to bring to Copenhagen. The day of action is…
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New Scottish coal policy could be bolder – Friends of the Earth Scotland comment
No new coal-fired power stations will be built in Scotland unless they demonstrate carbon capture and storage at a commercial scale – on at least 300MW of capacity. Duncan McLaren…
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Carbon trading ‘the next ‘sub-prime’ – new research
Plans to expand carbon markets at UN climate talks this December could trigger a second ‘sub-prime’ style financial collapse and fail to protect the world from global warming catastrophe, a…
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From the Kingdom of Fife to the South West of England, carbon accountability is taking centre stage.
Carbon accounting is no longer an optional extra. Carbon is increasingly central in public finance decisions, alongside cost and quality. Public sector spending was 41% of Scotland’s GDP last year…
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Fuel poverty and climate change can and should be linked
In a forest of targets, we must be sure to see the wood and the trees. The Scottish Government keep setting targets for different sectors that in fact are far…
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Bin plans to burn waste and save millions, say campaigners
Meeting the best European recycling rates could recover £47m worth of paper, plastic, metals and other valuable materials every year. New research shows that recycling that £47m worth of waste…
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Energy saving is good for the economy - Friends of the Earth Scotland comment
Energy saving and other environmental measures in Scotland could create lotsmore than the 10,000 new jobs mentioned in a study released today by ACE,the Association for the Conservation of Energy….
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