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Council to cut back mowing grass in some areas

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A more "ecological and wildlife friendly" approach to maintenance will see a small number of parks and green spaces being mowed less often in...

New Midlothian low carbon heating network almost ready

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A £20 million project to provide low carbon alternatives to heat houses at the new Shawfair town will be ready to provide energy in...

Community groups come together to combat climate change

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Organisatons share knowledge and skills at the launch of West Lothian's Climate Action Network. More than 60 people from 32 organisations attended the launch of...

Edinburgh is best in Scotland on climate action

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Edinburgh has been ranked the best council in Scotland on climate action, according to research by Climate Action UK. The City of Edinburgh Council...

You can reduce your carbon footprint

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Switch off all your lights and appliances each time you leave your office, that is one way to cut your carbon footprint and save...

Naked bike ride set to return to city centre this summer

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The "clothing optional" cycle has been given the go-ahead by the council. The event will take place in July and seeks to highlight the vulnerability...

What could we do to cool the Arctic?

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What could we do to cool the Arctic, specifically? Shaun Fitzgerald, University of Cambridge and Hugh Hunt, University of Cambridge The Arctic is warming four times...

Poetry Corner: #plastic

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To celebrate the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference my latest poem immortalises the event. Now I am off out litter picking in the countryside....

Cities and climate change: why low-rise buildings are the future – not skyscrapers

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Ruth Saint, Edinburgh Napier University and Francesco Pomponi, Edinburgh Napier University More than half of the world’s 7.8 billion people live in cities and urban...

Co-op pledge for the environment

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Six flagship Co-op stores across the UK have ‘rebranded’ to Co-op26 with amplified exterior signage and window vinyl takeovers to reflect Co-op26 and capture...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021 – A Call from Occupants of Interplanetary Craft

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With a canny eye on the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 this November in Glasgow and featuring an all-Scottish creative team and cast, WeCameToDance...

Investors must help in climate change fight

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Conservation specialists Kaitiaki Consulting have launched a drive for investors to help in the fight against climate change. The Scotland and New Zealand based firm...

New climate change guide for property owners is published

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A new guide has been published advising property owners on the impact of climate change on traditional buildings in the capital. It provides practical...

Engineer claims climate change will get worse without effective use of his system

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CURRENT UK CLIMATE CHANGE CRISIS WILL ONLY GET WORSE DUE TO LACK OF EFFECTIVE SMART GRID CLAIMS RETIRED FIFE ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEUR Hugh Smeaton, inventor of...
SNP MPs LtoR Chris Law, Angela Crawley, Mhairi Black, Hannah Bardell, Martyn Day, Marion Fellows, David Linden and TommySheppard

Fossil-free Climate Campaign Backed by SNP MPs

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Following growing concerns about fossil fuel companies' role in fuelling climate change, 32 SNP MPs have called on the MP Pension Fund to stop...

Letter from Scotland

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It’s not been a good week for the environment.  Climate change has been playing with us, mild and dry, then misty and cool, as...

Letter from Scotland

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The Scottish Parliament has wheezed up its bagpipes and blasted out a warning to Westminster – we don’t want Theresa’s deal and we don’t...

Letter from Scotland

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Stormy days are here again. We are being wind-blasted, soaked, flooded and otherwise assailed by Storm Callum, the third storm of the season.  And we...

Letter from Scotland

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We were all caught by surprise this week when the travel guide Lonely Planet named the city of Dundee as one of the top...

Retired engineer to patent plan for smart grid system

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  Hugh Smeaton, whose innovative smart grid system can capture network losses, warns Scottish Government not to fail Scotland again to create employment from...

National chef urges Scots to help fight climate change

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Scotland’s National Chef, Gary Maclean, is urging Scots to help fight climate change by making small changes in their kitchens. The MasterChef winner supports the...

Letter from Scotland

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While the rest of the world was worrying about Mr Trump’s wall or what the Appeal Court judges would say about Brexit, I was...

Letter from Scotland

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It was my last hill-walk of the season.  As we came down Carn an Righ (hill of the king) the dark clouds were closing...

Letter from Scotland

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’Tis the season of coloured lights and cheerful dispositions. The homes around me are decorated with flashing Santa Clauses, reindeer, Christmas trees, Yule wreaths...

Letter from Scotland

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It’s one of the great icons of modern Scotland. So when the great silver bridge flying over the Firth of Forth is broken, it’s...

What’s On In Edinburgh? Scottish Interfaith Week

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Scottish Interfaith Week starts today. In Edinburgh, a programme covering everything from organ donation to climate change, tree planting and the annual Interfaith Quiz offers...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe – 2015 – Rap Guide to Climate Chaos interview

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Rap Guide To Climate Chaos. Baba Brinkman explains why building an Ark is not an option. 2014’s Fringe welcomed the return of Vancouver, verse-wrangling hip-hop...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 – Rap Guide To Climate Chaos

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...and finally, the weather - Tempest in a teacup or a poisoned chalice? SoHo Playhouse presents Rap Guide to Climate Chaos Written and performed by Baba...

Letter from Scotland

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Summer has finally arrived. For three consecutive days we have been walking around in t-shirts under blue skies and blazing suns.  Temperatures hovered around...

Letter from Scotland

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We’ve been battening down the hatches in more senses than one this week. The usual January storms seem to have no end and no...

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