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Reacting to the news that the UK Government has introduced new planning guidelines that could see ministers overrule local authorities if they are seen to be ‘obstructive’ to fracking proposals,…
Reacting to a joint letter on community renewable energy sent by the Scottish and Welsh Energy Ministers to the UK Government, Anne Schiffer, energy campaigner at Friends of the Earth…
More than 350 people have objected to plans for a supermarket with a huge car park on St John’s Road in Edinburgh. Local residents and campaign group Friends of the…
Figures released today by WRAP show plastic usage in Scotland dropped from 193.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2013 to 64.6 million during the same period in 2014. Commenting…
Reacting to a letter from the First Minister to the Prime Minister asking for a reprieve for windfarm schemes in the planning pipeline, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of…
Reacting to the news that Ineos boss Jim Ratcliffe claims to have received private assurances that the SNP is ‘not opposed’ to fracking. [1] Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends…
Ineos plan another glitzy media event today (10/7/15) for their new storage tank, which will hold fracking gas imported from the USA. In response Friends of the Earth are highlighting…
Responding to today’s Airports Commission report, which has recommended a new runway at Heathrow whilst leaving the door open to Gatwick expansion, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the…
A dangerous air pollution episode is expected to hit most parts of Scotland tomorrow (Wednesday 1st July), with air safety standards forecasted to be broken in 31 councils across Scotland….
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