Thousands set to Pedal on Parliament
Today at noon the fifth annual mass cycle ride, “Pedal on Parliament”, will set off from the Meadows to head towards the Scottish Parliament. Thousands of people are expected to cycle…
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Paris climate deal to be signed by over 150 countries
Over 150 countries will today sign the Paris Climate Agreement at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The deal agreed last December aims to keep global temperature rises below…
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SNP promise to slash climate emissions
Reacting to news that the SNP will promise to increase Scotland’s 2020 climate target from 42% to more than 50%, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland,…
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BP dropped as Edinburgh International Festival sponsor
Today it was revealed that, after 34 years, BP will no longer sponsor the Edinburgh International Festival (EIF). The move follows intense pressure on the EIF last August, including one…
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Scotland smashes through renewable power target
Reacting to the release of official figures which show that renewable energy met 57.7% of Scotland’s electricity demand in 2015, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland,…
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Transatlantic nuclear waste ping pong makes no sense
Reacting to news that nuclear waste will be transported from Dounreay to the US and other waste from the US to Europe, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the…
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Ineos reopens plant to use fracked gas
Reacting to the news that Inoes will used fracked gas from the US at a reopened plant at Grangemouth, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said:…
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Longannet closure – end of coal, beginning of the end for fossil fuels
Today Longannet power station in Fife will burn its last lump of coal, ending over 45 years of producing electricity at Europe’s third largest coal-fired power station. Friends of the…
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Friends of the Earth Scotland welcomes environmental courts consultation
Friends of the Earth Scotland today (18 March 2016) welcomed the Scottish Government's launch of a consultation on options for an environmental court or tribunal for Scotland. Friends of the…
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