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Monthly Archives: June 2011
A bit of a tram-a-lama ding dong…
I spent some time this morning making my first ever deputation to a full meeting of the City of Edinburgh Council. The Council will vote this evening on whether to scrap or continue with the troubled Edinburgh Tram project. I … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Politics & Parliament, Transport
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The M74 extension that should never have been built
Tomorrow morning (28 June), a minor member of the royal family will visit Glasgow to officially open the M74 northern extension, a five-mile, six-lane elevated urban motorway that Friends of the Earth Scotland has long opposed and that should never … Continue reading
Reflections on a European trip
I am writing this just after I’ve sat down on the high speed ‘railjet’ from Budapest to Munich. I’m on the start of the long trip back across Europe after speaking at a climate law seminar organised by Friends of … Continue reading
The Supreme Court intervention: hand-delivering two boxes full of 15 lever arch files
On Monday afternoon, around four o’clock I received a text from Juliet Swann asking if there was any chance that I’d be up for a day trip to London leaving tomorrow morning. I was free tomorrow so I immediately accepted! … Continue reading
Access to environmental justice: The Supreme Court intervention
Today (Monday 13 June) the Supreme Court in London will begin hearing a case that could impact on the issue of title and interest in Scots Law. This is an issue that Friends of the Earth Scotland has campaigned on … Continue reading
My work experience at FoES…
By Doug Sinclair, a student at Glasgow Academy who did his work experience placement at Friends of the Earth Scotland in June 2011… At school, I was told my work experience would give me a taster of what working life … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Climate Justice, Politics & Parliament, Transport, Young FoES
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One week in post
My first week as Chief Executive is now past, and an eventful week it was too. We held our annual AGM and hosted a conference on land rights over the weekend, both of which were well attended and very successful. … Continue reading
Posted in Low Carbon Power, Nuclear, Politics & Parliament, Renewables
Tagged land rights, renewables
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