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Friends of the Earth Scotland have today (25 July) published a report setting out the serious dangers that Underground Coal Gasification poses in terms of climate change, local environmental impacts,…
Commenting on the revelation in today's (24 July) Sunday Herald that an independent review of Underground Coal Gasification is likely to be very critical of the industry [1], Friends of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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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