Hebridean Celtic Festival and Edinburgh Meadows in running for national green awards
Winners will be announced at the 14th annual awards ceremony being held at The Printworks in London on November 30.
Young Friends of the Earth Scotland get ready for their first elections at AGM in Glasgow
THE first AGM held by Young Friends of the Earth Scotland is scheduled to take place in Glasgow next weekend. Elections, training sessions and discussions will be held across two days at Glasgow Autonomous Space in Kilbirnie Street. The activist network is run by campaigners aged between 16 and 30 years old and is part …
Heart of Scotland Forest dream may once have looked like a mountain to climb … but step by step the fairy hill tale comes true
SIX organisations who are working together to create a new ‘wild wood’ in Highland Perthshire have released a video explaining their plans as part of a £50,000 fundraising drive. The Heart of Scotland Forest Partnership appeal hopes to breathe new life into the native species elbowed out by only remaining clumps of willow and non-native …
European Environmental Bureau annual conference in Edinburgh to discuss danger of Brexit to world sustainability
A MAJOR conference being held in Edinburgh next month will discuss how the UK’s Tory led departure from Europe could impact on international efforts to protect the environment. Scotland’s environment minister Roseanna Cunningham will be keynote speaker at the European Environmental Bureau’s annual conference hosted at Dynamic Earth. SNP MEP Alyn Smith, Scottish Greens Mark …
Scotland’s Environment data rich web resource launches with mobile first strategy and deep search functions
A NEW look website has just been launched to draw together resources dedicated to Scotland’s environmental information under one banner. Called Scotland’s Environment it is managed by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency on behalf of a network of stakeholders. It will focus on key areas around Scotland’s soils, Scotland’s aquaculture, Scotland’s noise and the NBN …
Wind generated more than double Scotland’s electricity needs on Monday as WWF Scotland pushes case for Warm Homes Bill
WIND generated enough electricity to power seven million homes on Monday – more than double Scotland’s entire needs. Data released today shows 86,467MWH of electricity was supplied to the national grid as gusts of up to 86mph hit the country. Environmental groups said that was enough to outstrip both domestic and business use as the …
Moratorium on fracking was the quickest way to introduce ‘ban’ insists First Minister Nicola Sturgeon
MAKING a Scotland-wide moratorium on fracking permanent through planning powers was the quickest way to stop the gas extraction process from happening, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon insisted today. That ensured the practice was “banned” across the country, she insisted, despite calls from campaigners who say it needs to be enshrined into law instead. But she …
Scotland needs environmental court say Scottish Greens as John Finnie steps up attack over government rejection
SCOTLAND must set up an environmental court if it is to have any real power to tackle related crime after Brexit, the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was told today. Highlands and Islands MSP John Swinney said the country faced seeing legislation “torn apart” as a result of Brexit unless ministers act. His intervention comes after calls …
WWF Scotland Advisory Council call for volunteers ahead of Brexit to help lead on policy and campaigning issues
WWF SCOTLAND has issued an invitation calling for people to apply to join its influential Advisory Council. The voluntary position is likely to see new council members play a key role in steering one of the nation’s best known organisations. It comes as the charity continues work on its strategic plan for July 2018 in …
Watch Scottish Green’s Mark Ruskell on why he thinks extended fracking moratorium in Scotland doesn’t go far enough and what more needs done
MARK Ruskell, the Scottish Green Party’s Energy and Environment spokesman, has warned more work is needed to ensure a ban on fracking in Scotland can be made permanent While the Scottish Government has extended a moratorium on fracking operations in Scotland, other factors including Brexit, changes of government and legal challenges remain possibilities. He says …