Penguins move Antarctic to Holyrood to save humans
Holyrood will today be visited by a group of penguins who have brought a chunk of their dwindling habitat with them in a bid to save the humans from climate…
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Lord Turner to set out vision for tackling climate change in Scotland
Lord Turner, Chair of both the Government’s Committee on Climate Change and the Financial Services Authority (FSA), will address a packed house at the University of Edinburgh’s McEwan Hall on…
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Budget response: Extra warm homes cash dwarfed by fuel poverty crisis
The promised additional £15 million on home energy efficiency announced today forms a first tentative step towards solving Scotland’s fuel poverty crisis. However, we are concerned that this funding may…
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Economy, Energy and Tourism committee report on National Planning Framework – FoES comment
We are particularly encouraged by its recommendation that the Scottish Government considers including a nationwide energy demand reduction, efficiency and renewable heat initiative as a national development. Such a programme…
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Comment: Swinney green jobs announcement
Commenting on John Swinney’s speech today at the RSPB’s Scotland’s Natural Wealth conference, Duncan McLaren, Chief Executive of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “These welcome proposals for green jobs…
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Giant carbon dinosaur invades Edinburgh
A 10 metre tall inflatable carbon dinosaur will invade Edinburgh’s Bristo Square on Saturday 31 January 2009, as part of a series of stunts across Scotland [1]. The events, which…
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Robin Harper wins MSP home energy challenge
Friends of the Earth Scotland announced today that Robin Harper MSP was the winner of their MSP Home Energy Challenge. He achieved the greatest home carbon reduction during 2008 of…
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Winner of MSP Home Energy Challenge to be announced
MSPs who have been competing in a challenge to make their homes more climate friendly will find out just how green they are when the winner is announced on Wednesday….
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The choice is not nuclear or coal
Commenting on an editorial in The Herald 30 March, Friends of the Earth Energy and Finance Campaigner Beth Stratford said: The choice suggested by your editorial (30 March) is a…
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