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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:…
Commenting on the news that Glasgow University has voted to divest its endowment fund from fossil fuels companies, Friends of the Earth Scotland Head of Campaigns Mary Church said: “Well…
Mr Frackhead goes to Holyrood Photos available: http://foes.do/frackheadpics A 10ft pro-fracking puppet monster, Mr Frackhead, visited Holyrood today (8/10/2014), on his tour of the UK looking for places to frack for…
Newly published council air pollution results reveal that Glasgow continues to have high levels of toxic fumes across large parts of the city. (1) Friends of the Earth Scotland has…
Commenting on Ineos plans to compensate communities and landowners affected by fracking developments, Friends of the Earth Scotland Head of Campaigns Mary Church said: “This transparent attempt to bribe communities…
Commenting on the news that the UK Government plan to go ahead with legislation to remove people's rights to stop fracking underneath their homes, Friends of the Earth Scotland Head…
Friends of the Earth Scotland today launches a new film documenting some of the best examples of community owned and operated renewables from across Scotland. [1] Friends of the Earth…
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