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LANDMARK EUROPEAN RULING ON AIR POLLUTION WILL FORCE CHANGE IN SCOTLAND In a landmark ruling today, the European Court of Justice has confirmed that we have a right to breathe…
Continued failure to tackle air pollution will result in unnecessary deaths Speaking at a meeting of the Scottish Emissions Transport Partnership in Edinburgh, Transport Minister Keith Brown promised a draft…
Welcoming SNP plans to oppose UK plans to make fracking easier, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “The UK Government has ignored over 99% of…
2014 likely to be Scotland's warmest year ever TOP LINES FOR SCOTLAND FROM JANUARY TO OCTOBER 2014: 2014 is on course to be the warmest year ever recorded in Scotland,…
Commenting on the publication today of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s 5th Synthesis Report, Friends of the Earth Scotland Head of Campaigns Mary Church said: “The science is…
The UK Government’s 14th onshore oil and gas licensing round, in which 20,000 square km across central and southern Scotland has been offered for unconventional fossil fuel exploitation, draws to…
Commenting on the introduction of the Carrier Bag Levy, Friends of the Earth Scotland Director Dr Richard Dixon: “Experience from Northern Ireland and Wales suggests that charging for plastic bags…
Reacting to the news that Scottish Ministers have called in Dart Energy’s appeal to the Department for Planning and Environmental Appeals for commercial coalbed methane extraction at Airth, near Falkirk,…
Reacting to the news that four offshore wind farms have been given the go ahead by the Scottish Government, Dr Richard Dixon, Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland, said:…
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