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The Scottish Parliament will today (Thursday) debate the potential impact of Brexit on the environment and climate change. Friends of the Earth Scotland highlighted a number of risks in advance…
Reacting to the news that UK Government has chosen in principle to support the building of a new runway at Heathrow Airport, Friends of the Earth Scotland Director Dr Richard…
Reacting to reports that a decision on airport expansion will not be taken until Winter 2017/18, Friends of the Earth Scotland Director Dr Richard Dixon commented “In a year’s time…
Friends of the Earth Scotland has warmly welcomed the Scottish Government's decision to ban Underground Coal Gasification today. Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse announced this afternoon that UCG poses numerous and…
The Scottish Government is due to make an announcement about controversial fossil fuel exploitation Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) in Parliament tomorrow (6/10/16). This may include a decision on whether to…
Commenting on the arrival on the first shipment of ethane from fracked US shale gas to Scotland today, Friends of the Earth Scotland's Head of Campaigns, Mary Church, said: “It…
As official new figures published today reveal that cycling rates have declined in Scotland, campaigners have renewed calls on the Scottish Government to increase its spending on walking and cycling…
As ethane from fracking in the US arrives in Scotland on Tuesday 27 September for the first time, campaigners on both sides of the Atlantic condemn INEOS bosses for profiting…
Downing Street announced today that they have given the green light to the Hinkley Point nuclear deal with EDF and Chinese General Nuclear Power Corporation. The deal will see a…
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