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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Community Renewables vital to Energy Transformation
The Scottish Parliament will today (15/9/15) debate community renewable energy in Scotland to coincide with UK's Community Energy Fortnight. Ahead of the debate Friends of the Earth Scotland Community Power…
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Windfarm cuts will cost communties and damage carbon savings
Reacting to the publication of figures showing the impact of UK Government cuts to onshore wind Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “These figures show…
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Forth coal burning company Cluff gets cold feet
Reacting to news in Cluff Natural Resources interim statement that Cluff has put off indefinitely its plans for Scotland’s first Underground Coal Gasification project, Ms Flick Monk, Unconventional Gas Campaigner…
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Activists demand clean air as Edinburgh air pollution zone to be expanded
Edinburgh Council has announced plans to formally extended its city centre Air Pollution Zone by another 3.5 km to the South and West of the city. This designates an area…
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Circular economy will help create jobs and protect environment
Reacting to launch of the Scottish Government consultation on the circular economy, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “Moving towards a circular economy is the…
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Fracking expansion prompts calls for Westminster cross-party anti-fracking alliance
Reacting to the news that huge swathes of England have been opened up to fracking companies, Ms Flick Monk, Unconventional Gas Campaigner at Friends of the Earth Scotland said: “Many…
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