Scotland’s most polluted streets revealed
A new analysis by Friends of the Earth Scotland shows that air pollution targets are still being missed across Scotland, despite targets which were supposed to have been met eight…
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RBS carbon reduction fund – FoES comment
Royal Bank of Scotland today (10 December 2012) announced a new lending scheme to introduce technology to reduce energy costs for larger businesses. Paul Daly, Corporate Accountability Campaigner at Friends…
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Supreme Court upholds Walton’s right to challenge Ministers
In a ruling issued today (17 October 2012), the UK Supreme Court upheld William Walton’s right to challenge Scottish Ministers decision to allow the construction of the Aberdeen bypass. While…
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International Environmental NGO Observer Mission to Palestine: “The occupation is an injustice”
Friends of the Earth Scotland Media Advisory Upon invitation of Friends of the Earth Palestine (Pengon), a Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) delegation visited the West Bank to observe…
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Oil refinery explosion in Venezuela – Friends of the Earth Scotland comment
Commenting on news today (25 August) of a large explosion in the biggest oil refinery in Venezuela, Paul Daly, Corporate Accountability Campaigner at Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “Our…
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RBS subpoenaed to give evidence of Libor rate fixing
Commenting on news today (17 August) that RBS has been subpoenaed by the Attorney General of New York and Connecticut, Friends of the Earth Scotland Corporate Accountability Campaigner Paul Daly…
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Greenland iceberg shows threat to Cairn Energy oil well
Commenting on the news that an iceberg twice the size of Manhattan has broken from the Petermann Glacier in Greenland, Friends of the Earth Scotland Campaigner Paul Daly said: “An…
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Scottish Government fails first climate test
Serious concerns raised as emission target is missed. The Scottish Government’s failure to meet the first target set by the Climate Change Act marks an extremely worrying start to the…
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Rio+20 summit outcome lacks ambition
The Rio+20 climate summit in Brazil is expected to end today (22 June 2012) with the agreement on an “outcome document” that lacks both global ambition and action. The document,…
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