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The National Waste Plan – a course to sustainable resource use?

This briefing has been prepared as a summary prior to provision of oral evidence to the Committee on Wednesday 17th September.  More detailed written evidence will be submitted to the…

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Response to Air Transport Consultation

A joint letter to Iain Gray MSP, Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning, from Friends of the Earth Scotland, TRANSform Scotland, Airport Watch and Railfuture Scotland. Response to Air…

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Response to the UK Energy Review

This response will look at the specific headings and questions highlighted in the UK Energy Review but will very much focus on the Scottish perspective which, in many ways, is…

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Access All Areas – Report on the campaign for Freedom of Information

The aims of the Access All Areas campaign were to test the current systems of information provision which are operated by public bodies, to highlight issues of concern and to…

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Response to Central Scotland Transport Corridor Study Plans

It is clear that there are still problems with the funding of public transport in Scotland that are yet to be answered. Local authorities appear reluctant to spend money on…

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Response to Proposals for Improving Building Standards

Friends of the Earth and ACE welcomed the Sixth Amendments to the Building Regulations which were introduced in April and recognize the energy savings which will result from them. However,…

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Response to Scottish Fuel Poverty Statement

Friends of the Earth Scotland and the Association for the Conservation of Energy welcome the opportunity to comment on the consultative draft of the Scottish Fuel Poverty Statement. On the…

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Redressing the Balance 3: Setting Up a Community Sustainability Project

This third Redressing the Balance handbook concerns itself with the practical issues involved in setting up a project within your community, and in particular a project leading to a more…

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Issues in Improving Quality in Private Housing – A Response from Friends of the Earth Scotland and the Association for the Conservation of Energy

FoES and ACE are fully supportive of the work of the Housing Improvement Task Force.  The ‘issues’ paper is a very comprehensive document and we only have a few specific…

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