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August 2008

20 August 2008: FoES comment: Publication of Scottish Climate Bill consultation responses

July 2008

31 July 2008: PIONEERING GREEN BUSINESS

24 July 2008: Dounreay waste announcement

08 July 2008: FoES comment: Biofuel targets reviewed

07 July 2008: FoES Comment on Gordon Brown's food announcement at the G8

03 July 2008: NGOs slam RBS for fossil fuel financing on the eve of its Corporate Responsibility Report launch

June 2008

26 June 2008: Scottish Radiohead gig launches Big Ask Scotland climate change campaign

19 June 2008: Government must not fall for GM hype

16 June 2008: BROWN COULD FACE BACKBENCH REBELLION OVER CLIMATE BILL

10 June 2008: Fuel protest - Friends of the Earth Scotland comment

09 June 2008: Pedal power showcases Scotland as a cycling destination

05 June 2008: Support for oil fund only if spent on reducing dependency

04 June 2008: ENERGY EFFICIENCY IS STILL THE MISSING LINK IN EFFORTS TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE

03 June 2008: Tricky to opt-out of Royal Mail junk

02 June 2008: FoES welcomes DBERR report on micro-renewables

May 2008

29 May 2008: SCOTTISH CLIMATE TARGETS THREATENED BY HUGE INCREASE IN AVIATION EMISSIONS

22 May 2008: High street banks financing biofuel destruction in Latin America

April 2008

15 April 2008: Biofuel targets help fuel human rights disaster in Indonesia

14 April 2008: Biofuel targets help fuel human rights disaster in Indonesia

03 April 2008: Scottish groups join to wake Gordon up to aviation

March 2008

12 March 2008: BUDGET REACTION: Climate commitment 'spin deep'

11 March 2008: DARLING MUST STAND FIRM ON FUEL TAX

07 March 2008: General Motors withdraw Hummer ad after FoE Scotland complaint

04 March 2008: Government removes red tape - Friends of the Earth Scotland comment

February 2008

18 February 2008: Government announcement on Climate Change Law ­ FoE Scotland comment

14 February 2008: M74 GO AHEAD - FoE Scotland Comment

11 February 2008: SCOTTISH MPS CALL FOR STRONG CLIMATE BILL

06 February 2008: SCOTTISH BUDGET - FoES Comment

January 2008

25 January 2008: Climate campaigning MP bolstered by postcard support

24 January 2008: Waste: Government efforts to shake 'dirty man of Europe' tag welcomed

23 January 2008: Ministers must say yes to reduction and recycling, no to incineration

21 January 2008: B&Q TO STOP SELLING PATIO HEATERS

18 January 2008: Salmond 'confident' on Forth bridge HGVs - Friends of the Earth comment

17 January 2008: Scottish Parliament vote on energy - Friends of the Earth Scotland

14 January 2008: "Bob the Builder" lookalikes visit Parliament committee

10 January 2008: NUCLEAR POWER IS NOT THE SOLUTION

09 January 2008: NUCLEAR POWER IS NOT THE SOLUTION

December 2007

20 December 2007: DISAPPOINTMENT AS MSPS "IGNORE ALL THE EVIDENCE" ON TOLLS

19 December 2007: FOE SCOTLAND COMMENT ON SECOND FORTH ROAD BRIDGE DECISION

18 December 2007: "Bob the Builder" lookalikes take message on Forth Road Bridge to Parliament: "Can we fix it? Yes we can"

12 December 2007: SCOTLAND TO SET HIGHEST STANDARDS FOR CLIMATE-FRIENDLY BUILDINGS IN EUROPE

November 2007

28 November 2007: TOUGH PLANNING AND BUILDING RULES ARE VITAL TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE

27 November 2007: RENEWABLES TARGETS WELCOMED

14 November 2007: 2007 Winners Announced for Scottish Eco Prize for Creativity

05 November 2007: 2007 Shortlist Announced for Scottish Eco Prize for Creativity

October 2007

27 October 2007: WEEKEND OF ACTION AGAINST PACKAGING WASTE

25 October 2007: CALL TO END SCOTLAND'S HOME RENEWABLES RED TAPE

24 October 2007: CALL TO END SCOTLAND'S HOME RENEWABLES RED TAPE

04 October 2007: HOME ENERGY CHALLENGE HOTS UP FOR MSPs

02 October 2007: SCOTS PUBLIC OFFERED FREE WASTE PREVENTION TRAINING

September 2007

20 September 2007: SCOTLAND SET TO MISS WASTE TARGETS - NEW REPORT

18 September 2007: SCOTLAND'S CLIMATE EMISSIONS - LATEST FIGURES PUBLISHED

August 2007

20 August 2007: EXPERT PANEL ON ENERGY IN SCOTTISH HOMES - FoE comment

03 August 2007: RBS PROFITS THREATENED BY FOSSIL FUEL FINANCING

July 2007

29 July 2007: MSPS RISE TO 'HOME ENERGY CHALLENGE'

28 July 2007: SHIP-TO-SHIP OIL TRANSFER VOTE - FoE comment

27 July 2007: TRAMS GET GREEN LIGHT AS EXECUTIVE RESPONDS TO VOTE

26 July 2007: SHIP-TO-SHIP OIL TRANSFER - KEY VOTE THIS WEEK

25 July 2007: NUCLEAR WASTE DUMPING

21 July 2007: SCOTTISH CLIMATE BILL ANNOUNCED - FoE comment

12 July 2007: SCOTTISH ECO PRIZE FOR CREATIVITY 2007

04 July 2007: SCOTTISH RECYCLING FIGURES PUBLISHED - FoE comment

June 2007

20 June 2007: AUDIT SCOTLAND / EDINBURGH TRAMS - FoE comment

19 June 2007: SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE CLIMATE BILL STATEMENT

16 June 2007: NEW FIRST MINISTER TO PROMOTE CLEAN ENERGY POLICY

11 June 2007: NUCLEAR REACTOR SHUT DOWN - FoE comment

06 June 2007: FREE TRAINING FOR COMMUNITIES ON CONSULTATION AND PLANNING

May 2007

23 May 2007: ENERGY WHITE PAPER BRANDED A "DANGEROUS DISTRACTION"

20 May 2007: NUCLEAR POWER: Survey finds majority of MSPs opposed

17 May 2007: SCOTTISHPOWER - CLEANER COAL PLANS WELCOMED

April 2007

26 April 2007: ENVIRONMENTALISTS RALLY AGAINST THE BOMB

19 April 2007: ELECTION: PARTY MANIFESTOS COMPARED ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

02 April 2007: SHOPPERS URGED: DON'T LET EASTER GO TO WASTE

March 2007

26 March 2007: LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE POLICY - FoE comment

23 March 2007: GORDON BROWN FITS SOLAR PANELS - FoE comment

22 March 2007: FIRST MINISTER RENEWABLE ENERGY ANNOUNCEMENT

21 March 2007: BROWN'S LAST BUDGET MOVES IN RIGHT DIRECTION - BUT NOT FAR ENOUGH

14 March 2007: WAY FORWARD ON WASTE IS TO HELP SCOTS "SLIM THEIR BINS"

13 March 2007: CLIMATE CHANGE BILL PUBLISHED

12 March 2007: MICRO-RENEWABLES AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY - FoE comment

09 March 2007: EU LEADERS TAKE TIMID STEPS TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE

05 March 2007: ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FUND - FoE comment

February 2007

28 February 2007: PLASTIC BAG AGREEMENT

27 February 2007: SCOTTISH HOUSEHOLD WASTE PLANS

25 February 2007: EXPOSED: SCOTTISH CARBON CONFUSION

22 February 2007: NUCLEAR POWER PLANS "DELAYED UNTIL MAY"

21 February 2007: NUCLEAR POWER DEBATE

20 February 2007: ORKNEY WAVE FARM announcement

19 February 2007: CONGESTION CHARGE SCHEME EXTENDED

15 February 2007: NUCLEAR POWER - BAD DAY FOR ATOMIC SUPPORTERS

14 February 2007: NEW FORTH CROSSING ANNOUNCED

09 February 2007: ABERDEEN BYPASS CONSULTATION CLOSES

07 February 2007: EU TARGETS FOR GREENER CARS TOO WEAK

05 February 2007: FIRST MINISTER ENVIRONMENT SPEECH - FoE comment

02 February 2007: SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT WEEK (5-11 Feb 2007)

January 2007

31 January 2007: NEW STATS SHOW GOVERNMENT'S FAILING CLIMATE STRATEGY AND SOARING AVIATION EMISSIONS

25 January 2007: DOUNREAY CUTS WARNING

24 January 2007: ABERDEEN BYPASS OPPOSITION GOES ONLINE

23 January 2007: ACTION NEEDED TO CURB SUPERMARKETS

21 January 2007: ANGER AT SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE'S 10,000 CLIMATE-WRECKING FLIGHTS

20 January 2007: Wildlife 'snappers' to highlight harm done by Shell

18 January 2007: CARBON OFF-SETTING

16 January 2007: AL GORE CLIMATE FILM TO BE SHOWN AT SCOTTISH SCHOOLS

10 January 2007: EUROPEAN ENERGY PLANS SLAMMED OVER CLIMATE CHANGE

09 January 2007: NEW REPORT: GM CROPS STILL NOT PERFORMING

01 January 2007: FROM TODAY MOTORISTS TO GET FREE RECYCLING ASSISTANCE

December 2006

20 December 2006: FORTH ROAD BRIDGE: CABINET MEETING

14 December 2006: ABERDEEN BYPASS PROPOSAL CONDEMNED

13 December 2006: EU Toxic Chemical Legislation: Still not safe enough

05 December 2006: NATIONAL TRANSPORT STRATEGY: Executive fails to get serious on climate change

03 December 2006: SCOTTISH NATIONAL TRANSPORT STRATEGY TO BE PUBLISHED

01 December 2006: EDDINGTON TRANSPORT REPORT - comment

November 2006

23 November 2006: ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME - comment

17 November 2006: NUCLEAR: BRITISH ENERGY HITS "PANIC BUTTON" AND DUMPS CHIEF

16 November 2006: PLANNING BILL: POWER GRAB COMPLETE AS COMMUNITIES LOSE RIGHTS OF APPEAL

15 November 2006: PLANNING BILL: Power grab almost complete as communities to be silenced

14 November 2006: TOXIC CHEMICALS FAILURE LOOMING

13 November 2006: Scottish greenhouse gas cuts - Friends of the Earth comment

07 November 2006: NUCLEAR POWER CAN'T SAVE THE CLIMATE

October 2006

31 October 2006: NUCLEAR POWER - YET ANOTHER 'SHAM' CONSULTATION ENDS

30 October 2006: GOVERNMENT'S CLIMATE BILL STEP IN RIGHT DIRECTION

27 October 2006: SCOTTISH HOUSEHOLD TRANSPORT STATISTICS PUBLISHED

25 October 2006: NUCLEAR WASTE - BRIBERY NO SOLUTION TO DEADLY LEGACY

18 October 2006: SCOTLAND PULLED UP FOR FLOUTING EU ENERGY EFFICIENCY LAWS

17 October 2006: GRANGEMOUTH TO PRODUCE BIOFUELS

12 October 2006: GOVERNMENT "LIKELY" TO INTRODUCE NEW CLIMATE CHANGE BILL IN QUEEN'S SPEECH

11 October 2006: I Count campaign - Blair's last chance to stop climate chaos

05 October 2006: UK MUST DEMONSTRATE INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP ON CLIMATE CHANGE

03 October 2006: RECYCLING FIGURES PUBLISHED - 25 PER CENT TARGET WITHIN SIGHT

September 2006

30 September 2006: ENERGY: SCOTLAND THE WAVE - BY NEXT SUMMER?

28 September 2006: WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2006 SCOTTISH ECO PRIZE FOR CREATIVITY

27 September 2006: RECYCLING: TENEMENT PLANS WELCOMED

20 September 2006: NUCLEAR POWER PROTEST AT BRITISH ENERGY AGM

15 September 2006: UK'S FIRST CLIMATE ROAD MAP PUBLISHED - Government urged to act

07 September 2006: 2006 SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED FOR SCOTTISH ECO PRIZE FOR CREATIVITY

August 2006

24 August 2006: CHEMICAL LEAK AT GRANGEMOUTH

16 August 2006: BRITISH ENERGY - PROFITS RISE, RELIABILITY FALLS

03 August 2006: RBS PROFITS MASK DESTRUCTION

July 2006

31 July 2006: WASTE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS REINFORCE SCOTLAND'S NUCLEAR VETO

28 July 2006: BIG ASK GOES LIVE IN GLASGOW

14 July 2006: FORTH ESTUARY OIL TRANSFER GREENLIGHT CONDEMNED

11 July 2006: ENERGY REVIEW MUST DELIVER SAFE, CLEAN FUTURE

10 July 2006: SNP ENERGY REVIEW - FoE comment

June 2006

27 June 2006: M74 COURT CASE ENDS - FoE FORCED TO WITHDRAW

21 June 2006: M74 MOTORWAY: GROUP LAUNCHES EMERGENCY LEGAL DEFENCE FUND

20 June 2006: SCOTTISH SUCCESS AS MICROPOWER BILL BECOMES LAW

19 June 2006: ROYAL SOCIETY ENERGY REPORT - Friends of the Earth comment

14 June 2006: ENERGY REVIEW & SCOTLAND

13 June 2006: SCOTLAND'S RENEWABLES TARGET TO BE MET 'THREE YEARS EARLY'

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