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Welcome for Moratorium on Underground Coal Gasification

Responding to the announcement of a Scottish Government moratorium on Underground Coal Gasification, Mary Church, Head of Campaigns at Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “Well done to Fergus Ewing…

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Scottish community renewables target achieved five years early

The Scottish Government announced today that it reached its 500MW target of community and locally-owned energy five years early with a total generating capacity of 508MW renewable energy now installed….

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Activist ex-diplomat addresses Scottish Parliament on fracking

Independent activist and ex-diplomat John Ashton CBE will share his recent experiences from the front line of the intensifying struggle over fracking in England at a Parliamentary reception tonight. The…

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Northern Ireland Environment Minister Introduces ‘No Fracking’ Policy

Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has today confirmed a presumption against fracking and unconventional gas developments in Northern Ireland.  The new Single Planning Policy Statement states:  “in relation to unconventional…

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Cockenzie Power Station Demolition

Commenting on the demolition of the chimneys and turbine hall at Cockenzie power station taking place at noon on Saturday 27th Sep 2015, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of…

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Cluff disrespects communities with Forth coal burning plans

Reacting to news that energy company Cluff Natural Resources has dismissed community fears as ‘unfounded’ and ‘irrelevant’ towards experimental technology Underground Coal Gasification being developed around the Forth, Ms Flick…

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Scottish Air Pollution death toll almost double previous estimates

As revealed in today’s Sunday Herald the number of people being killed of by air pollution every year in Scotland may be nearly twice what was previously thought.   The…

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Vast fossil fuel investments of Scottish local government pensions revealed

New data published in the Sunday Herald today reveals that Scottish local authority pensions have an astonishing £1.7 billion invested in fossil fuel companies, such as Shell and BP. Before…

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SNP grassroots launches anti-fracking campaign

Reacting to news that a new anti-fracking campaign has been launched within the SNP in the run up to the party’s autumn conference, Ms Flick Monk, Unconventional Gas Campaigner at…

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