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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Dangerous Air Pollution Episode Currently Spreading Across Parts of Scotland
Air pollution warnings have been issued as several parts of Scotland are experiencing a high pollution episode, leaving asthmatics particularly vulnerable to attacks. Levels of Particulate Matter (PM10) are particularly…
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Ineos launch PR offensive on fracking
This morning (17/3/2015) Ineos announced details of their plans for a 'shale gas information programme' [1], at a press conference at their Grangemouth plant. Mary Church, Head of Campaigns for…
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Scottish Parliament TTIP report reflects public concerns
Scottish Parliament's European and External Relations committee today (17th March) released their report into the proposed EU-US trade deal known as Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). They heard evidence…
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