A Cluff Natural Resources-commissioned report has asserted that as much as £12.8 billion could be made UK-wide from underground coal gasification (UCG). The report states that the resource under...
New data published in the Sunday Herald yesterday revealed that Scottish local authority pensions have an astonishing £1.7 billion invested in fossil fuel companies, such as Shell...
A new anti-fracking campaign within the SNP is launched today. SNP Members Against Unconventional Oil and Gas (SMAUG) was formed following an activist meeting at the...
Air pollution in many busy Scottish streets is on track to break legal air quality limits this year, new figures from Friends of the Earth (FoE)...
Environmentalists have criticised Glasgow city council for failing to implement low emission zones around the Commonwealth Games venues, despite this being a key part of the...
The Scottish government has approved the 326-turbine Outer Moray Firth wind farm, which could power more than 1m homes and become the third largest offshore wind...
The European Commission has unveiled a clean air package, aimed at reducing air pollution across Europe that costs the economy, health and environment. The Commission said...
A new groundbreaking report has said that rapid action is needed in order to avoid the “irreversible” consequences of climate change. It calls on policymakers to...
The government has reached a deal with EDF Energy over the construction of the first new nuclear power station in 25 years. The plant, based in...
With a year to go until Scotland votes over its future as part of the UK, the country’s government has approved the largest tidal power array in Europe, capable of powering the...
A study has revealed that fracking can cause earthquakes, but people can barely detect them. However, opinions remain divided, with some scientists noting that there are...
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) looks set to cover half of its impending Libor fine using last year’s investment banking bonus pool. The bank is...
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is expected to agree a £350m fine for its role in the Libor rate-rigging scandal that emerged earlier this year...
An inquiry by a cross-parliamentary group of MPs has called for a moratorium on drilling in the Arctic until a number of safety standards are implemented...
Disturbing statistics have emerged detailing the staggering extent to which one of the planet’s most vulnerable regions, the Arctic, is melting. National Snow and Ice Data...