‘Green lairds’ are buying vast estates in Scotland for carbon credits
A new class of landlords in Scotland is cultivating forests of native trees and monoculture conifer plantations with an eye ...
The rise of Green Lairds: Scotland's new Era of land ownership
Unlike the barons of yore, modern buyers are drawn not by the allure of game or whisky, but by the promise of carbon credits ...
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How do pressure groups exert influence in Scotland?
For example, in recent years a range of pressure groups such as Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth have organised protests in Scotland against the use of fracking as a way of getting gas from ...
‘Monster’ trawler detained off coast of Ireland and held at Cork port over alleged EU fishing offences as man arrested
A “MONSTER” trawler was detained off the south west coast of Ireland for alleged EU fishing offences and a man has been ...
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Shell and Equinor Production Blocked at 2 Sites Off British Coast
But Judge Andrew Stewart of Scotland’s Court of Session said that ... Uplift, an environmental group, which joined Greenpeace in a lawsuit to stop production, called the ruling “a significant ...
Edinburgh Airport gives verdict as new Gatwick runway signalled for approval
Expansion plan ‘far more realistic and deliverable’ than those for Heathrow, an Edinburgh Airport spokesman has said ...
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Wood extends Shell contract to include work on new North Sea oil vessel
ENGINEERING firm Wood has signed a two-year extension to its contract with Shell for work on the oil giant’s newest floating ...
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Join the call to protect our oceans
Together we defend the natural world and work for a green and peaceful future. Greenpeace campaigns are changing the world for the better. From saving the whales to getting rid of polluting cars, our ...