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Report shows no major barriers to packaging deposits scheme

Reacting to the publication of a major study for the Scottish Government’s Zero Waste agency on introducing deposits for packaging, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland,…

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University of Edinburgh fails divestment examination

Reacting to the news that Edinburgh University has failed to divest its funds from fossil fuels, Friends of the Earth Scotland finance campaigner Ric Lander said: “The University has missed…

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Victory in Landmark Air Pollution Legal Ruling Will Force Glasgow Clean Up

The Supreme Court has ordered the UK Government to draw up new air pollution plans by 31 December 2015 in the culmination of a legal battle brought by environmental campaigners…

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The War on Fracking: Parties split over vote-loser

Ahead of the General Election next week and BBC Scotland documentary tonight, Friends of the Earth Scotland has compared the manifesto promises on fracking. While the Greens are the only…

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Supreme Court to rule on Scotland’s illegal air pollution

The Supreme Court will issue a final verdict in environmental campaign organisation ClientEarth’s case against the UK Government over its failure to meet air pollution legal limits by a 2010…

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Second Dangerous Air Pollution Episode in Less than a Month

Scotland’s official Air Quality Website is forecasting elevated levels of air pollution for tomorrow (Friday 10th April), with air pollution safety standards expected to be broken in every local council…

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Resources for Ineos community meetings

In bid to persuade Scottish communities to ‘love’ fracking, Ineos will embark on a series of meetings across the country. Ineos wants to be the biggest player in fracking in…

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Budget 2015: Tax breaks for dirty oil and gas

Massive new tax breaks for dirty gas and oil in today’s budget highlight how out of touch the UK Government is on climate change. The Chancellor had already given fossil…

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Scottish Carbon footprint increases

Scottish Carbon Footprint Increases Figures released today show that Scotland’s carbon footprint is increasing. This includes emissions embedded in goods and services we buy and use and those directly produced…

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