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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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Scottish Climate Justice Fund shows the way forward

The announcement today (31 May 2012) of the Scottish Government’s Climate Justice Fund was welcomed by the Stop Climate Chaos Scotland coalition. The new fund to help people living in…

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Experts to call for radical reform of banks

Leading economists, policy makers and opinion leaders will leave the City for Edinburgh on Thursday to make the case for radical measures to reform the banking system. As the financial…

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Friends of the Earth Scotland welcomes Edinburgh HQ for Green Investment Bank

Commenting on the news today (8 March 2012) that the new the Green Investment Bank is to be based in Edinburgh, Friends of the Earth Scotland’s Chief Executive Stan Blackley…

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Cable’s call for RBS reform is timely

Commenting on the news that UK Business Secretary Vince Cable MP has called for the Royal Bank of Scotland to be broken up, Friends of the Earth Scotland campaigner Mary…

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Climate Justice Fund no replacement for concerted action on carbon emissions

Commenting on news today (1 March) that the Scottish Government will launch a ‘Climate Justice Fund’ this spring in response to the impact of climate change on the world’s poorest…

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