Press Releases

For the past two years, the taxpayer has been propping up a number of our high street banks, including Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Scotland’s largest bank. Despite being handed…

Speaking today (20 September) at a Scotland Europa conference on ‘Scotland’s route to 2050: Contributing to Europe’s low carbon energy future’, Friends of the Earth Scotland Chief Executive Duncan McLaren…

Reacting to today’s Climate Change Committee report (16 September), which calls on the government to act now to prepare for the impacts of climate change, Friends of the Earth Scotland’s…

An online sound library has raised £16,000 for Friends of the Earth Scotland in just a month. [img_assist|nid=834|title=Ben Gillet cheque handover|desc=Ben Gillet and Camel Audio staff handing over the cheque…

Scottish emissions in 2008 fell by 3.7% compared to 2007, according to figures released today [1]. The greenhouse gas pollution data for Scotland in 2008 show a more rapid rate…

Friends of the Earth Scotland supports a Greenpeace action to halt a dangerous oil drilling operation off Greenland. Juliet Swann, Head of Campaigns, Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “Nothing…

Commenting on the decision by the Indian Government to reject a proposal by Vedanta Resources to mine the aluminium ore in the eastern state of Orissa, Juliet Swann, Head of…

Environmental campaigners are calling on an Edinburgh based global oil and gas company to live up to its commitment to “work with the communities in which we operate”. Friends of…

A new coal fired power station at Hunterston would have serious environmental impacts, and lead to a significant increase in overall Scottish emissions. Today Friends of the Earth Scotland, supported…