Grounded Oil Rig Fuel Tanks ‘Breached’
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency have announced that two of the oil tanks have been breached in the grounded Transocean Winner oil rig grounded off Isle of Lewis. They stated…
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Hinkley Nuclear Plant approved by EDF
French energy firm EDF today gave the costly Hinkley Point nuclear plant their approval, despite opposition from within the company, French unions, economic experts and environmentalists. Friends of the Earth…
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Fuelling the fire: new report shows Underground Coal Gasification a reckless experiment
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,…
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Independent Review Likely to Go Against Underground Coal Gasification
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…
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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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