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Climate Change Flooding Protection Funding Reaction

Reacting to the Scottish Government funding announcement of flood protection for 10,000 homes, Friends of the Earth Scotland Director Dr Richard Dixon commented, “Today’s announcement will be welcome relief to…

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Sixty years on from Clean Air Act, air pollution still kills thousands

Campaigners today warned that 60 years after the introduction of the Clean Air Act air pollution continues to kill thousands of people in Scotland. In a decisive and successful response…

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Record Passenger Numbers for Lothian Buses Good News in Fight Against Air Pollution

Reacting to the news that Lothian Buses have recorded an extra two million passengers on Lothian Buses services in 2015, Air Pollution Campaigner for Friends of the Earth Scotland Emilia…

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BREXIT – fight on to save environment and climate progress

Reacting to the UK vote to leave the EU, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “The vote to leave the EU is a huge challenge…

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Oil and Gas Conference heading in the wrong direction

Environmental campaigners have criticised the annual Oil and Gas Conference taking place in Aberdeen for failing to recognise the urgency of the climate crisis and the need to put Scotland…

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Scottish Parliament votes to ban fracking

Friends of the Earth Scotland has welcomed the Scottish Parliament’s vote to ban fracking on the grounds that it is incompatible with Scotland’s climate targets this afternoon. Head of Campaigns,…

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Dangerous Air Pollution Episode Forecasted to Hit Scotland this Weekend

A dangerous air pollution episode is expected to hit many parts of Scotland today (28/5/16), peaking on Sunday 29th, with the West of Scotland still affected on Monday and Tuesday….

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Church of Scotland Shuns Dirtiest Climate Polluters

The Church of Scotland has voted this afternoon to stop investing in energy companies causing the worst climate pollution. The motion, approved by the General Assembly today in Edinburgh, compels…

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London to double Low Emission Zone to tackle air pollution

Friends of the Earth Scotland welcomed the announcement of the new London Mayor Sadiq Khan that he intends to double the size of the city’s low emission zone The environmental…

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