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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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