Below are links to recent media stories which could be of interest. This list is not comprehensive but rather taken from recommendations.
Bloomberg set to roll our New York composting plan for food waste - The Guardian, June 17th 2013
The Mouse Paradigm: How markets affect our morals - The Common Cause Blog, May 30th 2013
Oil executives tune out the call of the wild Arctic - Reuters May 31st 2013
Turtle conservationist shot dead 'by poachers' on Costa Rica beach - The Independent, June 3rd 2013
Bonkers legislation should be unsustainable- Think Scotland, May 30th 2013
The art of sustainability: imaginaton, not spreadsheets will create change - The Guardian, May 24th 2013
'Pedal on Parliament' pushes for a cycle-friendly Scotland - WWF Blog, May 20th 2013
Joe Brewer on 'Why global warming is a lousy meme' - Kurt Hoelting Blog, May 14th 2013
Climate change 'will make hundreds of millions homeless' - The Guardian, May 12th 2013
Carbon dioxide passes symbolic mark - BBC News, May 10th 2013
Charles: 'Climate change sceptics are turning Earth into dying patient' Heir to throne intervenes on issue dividing coalition, making outspoken criticism of attempts to tackle global warming - The Guardian, May 9th 2013
Unburnable Fuel - Either governments are not serious about climate change or fossil-fuel firms are overvalued - The Economist, May 4th 2013
The biomass industry should come clean about its environmental impact - The Guardian, May 3rd 2013
It's (not just) the environment, stupid! - The Common Cause Blog, April 30th 2013
Arctic Ocean 'acidifying rapidly' - BBC News, May 6th 2013
Agenda: Independence is vital if we are to gain control over our environment - The Herald, May 1st 2013
The giants of the green world that profit from the planet's destruction - The Guardian, May 3rd 2013
Grazing animals ruining wild lands - Herald Scotland, May 3rd 2013
Renewable energy firms accuse activists of scaremongering over biomass - The Guardian, May 2nd 2013
Lochhead accused of 'spineless sell-out' on bee pesticides - Rob Edwards Blog, April 28th 2013
MPs say cash-for-locals scheme would overcome shale gas fracking opposition - The Guardian, April 26th 2013
Montgomery Street Park to gain wildflower meadow this spring - Greener Leith Blog, April 21st 2013
Conservation group to get 50% of energy from renewables BBC News, April 18th 2013
Let's stop hiding behind recylcing and be honest about consumption - The Guardian - April 12th 2013
Charities call for creation of more Scots national parks - Herald Scotland - April 11th 2013
Charities want more national parks in Scotland - BBC News - April 10th 2013
'Iron Lady' took strong stance on climate change - Scientific American - April 8th 2013
Natural Justice - Are costs putting people off standing up for their environment? - Holyrood Magazine - April 8th 2013
Burning issue: poor gas quality could end Scots drilling plan - Herald Scotland- April 7th 2013
London's cooking waste to fuel power station - The Guardian, April 7th 2013
Ban pesticides linked to bee deaths, says MPs - BBC News - April 5th 2013
Waitrose to launch 'grow and sell' initiative for school children - The Guardian, April 2nd 2013
Revealed: Secret Scots fracking Plans - Herald Scotland - March 31st 2013
Global warming predictions prove accurate -The Guardian - March 27th 2013
Ban coalbed methane extraction near residential areas - The Scotsman - March 26th 2013
Scientists link frozen spring to dramatic Arctic sea ice loss - The Guardian - March 25th 2013
Life After Oil and Gas - The New York Times Sunday Review - March 23rd 2013
Scottish ministers under fire for misleading parliament on climate targets - Rob Edwards Blog - March 24th 2013
Revealed: How Scottish government sold out to supermarkets on food waste - Rob Edwards' Blog - March 17th 2013
Surge in renewable energy as solar panel prices plummet - The Guardian - March 13th 2013
Fracking company Cuadrilla halts operations at Lancashire drilling site - The Guardian - March 13th 2013
Climate change poses a far greater threat to Scotland's future oil revenues - The Guardian - March 7th 2013
Warning on Scotland's climate change targets - Scotland on Sunday - February 24th 2013
Saudi Arabia invites companies to bid for colossal renewables contract Business Green - February 22nd 2013
Joyce McMillian: Scotland at an energy crossroads -The Scotsman - February 15th 2013
The uncertain health impacts of climate change - European Commission - February 14th 2013
Secret funding helped build vast network of climate denial thinktanks - The Guardian, February 14th 2013
How Donors Trust distributed millions to anti-climate groups - The Guardian, February 14th 2013
The most influential climate science paper today remains unknown to most people - Inside Climate News - 14th February 2013
Forgotten fungi seeks love from MSP - Third Force News - February 14th 2013
Sellafield clean-up cost reaches £67.5bn, says report - BBC News - February 4th 2013
Wanted: one MSP to become Scotland's wildcat Champion - Third Force News - January 31st 2013
UK bans sale of five invasive non-native aquatic plants - BBC News - January 29th 2013
Politician's urged to become nature's 'champions' - Holyrood Magazine - January 28th 2013
Death knell for nerve agent pesticides in move to save bees European Food Safety Authority states that neonicotinoid use acceptable 'only…on crops not attractive to honey bees' - The Independent, January 13th 2013
Insecticide 'unacceptable' danger to bees, report finds Campaigners say the conclusion by the European Food Safety Authority is a 'death knell' for neonicotinoid pesticides - The Guardian, January 16th, 2013
Warning of threat wildlife as Lothian's peat bogs dry up - Evening News, January 11th 2013
U.S Climate Change Coverage Declined in 2012 Even As Year Set Major Record - The Huffington Post, January 9th 2013
Heatwave: Australia's new weather demands a new politics - The Guardian, January 8th 2013
David Cameron sets free trade agreement as his G8 priority - The Guardian, January 1st 2013
2012
Scottish mountain track controls branded 'feeble' - BBC News, December 15th 2012
Economy must protect the poorest in society - The Scotsman - December 5th 2012
To Stop Climate Change, Students Aim at College Portfolios - The New York Times - December 4th 2012
Network of Marine Protected Areas could boost economy by £10bn - STV News - December 3rd 2012
Climate Change Compensation Emerges as Major Issue at Doha Talks - The Guardian - December 3rd 2012 Sea protection network 'worth £10bn' - Herald Scotland - December 3rd 2012
Marine protection network could be worth £10bn says report - BBC News - December 3rd 2012
Protecting Scotland's seas could be worth £10bn, claims report - Scotsman - December 3rd 2012 CO2 Emissions rises mean dangerous climate change now almost certain - The Guardian - December 3rd 2012 A low carbon future is the one we must all fight for - The Guardian - December 2nd 2012
Report backs sea protection network - Scotsman - December 2nd 2012
Carbon Emissions are 'too high' to curb climate change - BBC News - December 2nd 2012
Deeply dippy: a close look at Scotland's seabed - Herald Scotland - December 1st 2012 Climate Change: You Can't Ignore it - The Guardian - November 30th 2012
Climate change is happening now - a carbon price must follow - The Guardian - November 29th 2012
Farmer who took on Trump triumphs in Spirit awards - Scotsman - November 29th 2012
How development organisations can tackle the fisheries challenge - The Guardian - November 27th 2012
Let Scotland Flourish - Scottish Community Alliance - November 21st 2012
Harvard Students Vote to Ditch Fossil Fuel Investments - Business Green - November 21st 2012
Climate Change: it's even worst than we thought - New Scientist - November 2012
Landowners accused of damaging ancient pine forest - Rob Edwards Blog - November 4th 2012 Hurrican Sandy: Beware of America's disaster captialists - The aftermath of the storm offers a chance to rebuild a fairer society: How can we seize it? - The Guardian, November 6th 2012
Stephen Jardine: Farmers' markets must grow value - Scotsman - November 3rd 2012
Wellbeing a better measurement than economy - TFN - November 1st 2012
UK sustainable palm oil targets are too weak, says retailers - Retail bodies say they have already signed up to much stricter standards on sustainable palm oil than the government's pledge - The Guardian - October 31st 2012
Plan to merge British Antarctic Survey comes under fire - The Guardian October 31st 2012
Coalition energy policy row as Ed Davey slaps down new Tory minister - Liberal Democrat energy boss condemns John Hayes's claims to newspapers that no more windfarms are needed - The Guardian - October 31st 2012
Minister signals end of the wind farm: We can't pepper turbines across the country - enough is enough decalres energy minister - Mail Online - 30th October, 2012
The battle for Hunterston begins again - TFN - October 25th 2012
Campaign challenges destructive power of agro-chemical industry - The Guardian - 23rd October 2012
Composting: make your own black gold - The Telegraph - October 23rd 2012
IKEA constructs multi-billion euro energy independence plan - Business Green - 23rd October 2012 David Blanchflower: Surprise, surprise: we're less happy under the Coalition - The Independent, 22nd October 2012
Donald trump's organisation attacks film-maker as 'misinformed jackass' - The Guardian, 19th October 2012
Beware George Osborne, we 'environmental Taliban' are on the march - The Independent, 18th October 2012
Fury at minister Richard Benyon's 'astounding' refusal to ban deadly bird poison - The Independent 18th October 2012
New nuclear costs could squeeze renewables from UK energy mix - The Guardian, 16th October 2012
North Sea drilling activity rises, Deloitte report suggests - BBC News - 15th October 2012
9,000 butterflies die for Damien Hirst's art: Animal groups attack 'callous' exhibition - Mail Online - 14th October 2012
Wildlife and fisheries at risk from island shipping plan - Rob Edwards Blog - 14th October 2012
Alf Young: Renewables path won't run smoothly - The Scotsmand - 13th October 2012
Delay to Scotland Marine Plan threaten environment - Wildlife Extra. Com - 12th October 2012
Fear planning limbo putting marine environment at risk - Herald Scotland - 12th October 2012
Lottery boost for Flow Country peatland restoration - BBC News - 11th October 2012
For Peat's Sake: Lottery to give £4m towards Flow Country restoration - The Scotsman - 11th October 2012
Scottish Environment LINK says delay to National Marine Plan threatens sustainability agenda - Argyll News - 11th October 2012
Norway to double carbon tax on oil industry - The Guardian - 11th October 2012
Why do we play down the horror of climate change? The Guardian - 11th October 2012
Rising food prices are climate change's first tangible bite into UK lives - The Guardian - 10th October 2012
Firms call on Tories to back 2030 carbon target for power sector - Business say move, backed by Labour and Lib Dems, will stimulate investment and revitalise ageing energy infrastructure - The Guardian - 8th October 2012
108 problems with 19 UK reactors, say EC - Rob Edwards Blog, 5th October 2012
50 months to avoid climate disaster - and a change is in the air - The Guardian Environment Blog, 30th September 2012.
Conservationists appalled by eagle death - RSPB News, 24th September 2012
Agent Orange chemical in GM war on resistant weeds - BBC News, 19th September, 2012
Shell delays offshore drilling in Alaskan Arctic - The Telegraph, 17th September, 2012
Just 100 cod left in North Sea - The Telegraph - 16th September, 2012
Nuclear bomb factories confess to 50 fires - Rob Edwards Blog, 13th September 2012
George Osborne slammed by his own climate change advisors over 'dash for gas' - The Independdent, 13th September, 2012
The 100 species at risk of extinction - because Man has no use for them - 48 countries, including Britian, urged to help prevent loss of our 'weird and wonderful' creatures - The Independent, 11th September 2012
Cuadrilla breached fracking condition, court told - Company exploring for shale gas in Lancashire exceeded 90-day drilling limit and broke wildlife protection agreement - The Guardian, 10th Septmeber, 2012
Scottish fish farmers use record amounts of parasite pesticides - Farmers have been forced to increase amount of chemicals as the sea lice parasite becomes resistant to treatment - The Guardian, September 10th 2012
Chemicals to control salmon parasites - The Guardian, Datablog, September 10th, 2012.
Democracy 'Beyond the Money': a Principle for a Manifesto on Demoncracy and Sustainable Development - The Huffington Post, 6th September 2012
Industry fears over new energy minister - The Telegraph - September 5th 2012
Disagreement over nuclear power threatens to divide SNP - Rob Edwards Blog, August 14th 2012
Forest Fires threatening polar bears for the 1st time ever - Winnipeg News, August 13th 2012
Q&A: Greening the London Olympics - The New York Times, August 6th 2012
Revealed: Scotland's 'nasty' legacy of toxic sludge lagoons - Rob Edwards Blog, August 5th 2012
Germany - 26% of Electricity from Renewable Energy in 1st Half of 2012 - Clean Technica, July 26th 2012
The new environmentalism: where men must act 'as gods' to save the planet - The Guardian, August 2nd 2012. Solar sector saw surge in demand ahead of August subsidy cuts - Business Green, August 2nd 2012.
Are coral reefs really doomed? - The Independent, July 31st 2012
Scotland's first marine energy park to be launched - BBC News, July 30th 2012
Agency names 12 Scottish sites suspected of radioactive contamination - Rob Edwards Blog, July 29th 2012
The Conversion of a Climate-Change Skeptic - The New York Times, Opinion Pages - July 28th 2012.
Bombshell: Koch-Funded Study finds 'global warming is real', 'on the high end' and 'essentially all' due to carbon pollution - Think Progress, Climate Progress, July 28th 2012
Loss of Arctic sea ice '70% man-made' - The Guardian, July 26th 2012
Tokelau to become world's first solar-powered country - 3 News, July 25th 2012
Lib Dem victory paves way for renewables subsidy announcement - Business Green, July 24th 2012.
Satellites reveal sudden Greenland ice melt - BBC News, July 25th 2012
Wellbeing index points way to bliss: live on a remote island and don't work - The Guardian, July 24th 2012.
Global Warming's Terrifying New Math - Rolling Stone July 19th 2012
Why is the Treasury intent on sabotaging our clean energy future? - The Guardian, July 23rd 2012.
George Osborne wrecking green plans to placate MPs - senior Tory Former Minister Tim Yeo hitsout over moves to block clean energy measures - The Guardian, July 22nd 2012.
Protecting Nature with a Good Yarn: Otto the Brave and the Minks - Greener Leith, July 22nd 2012
Cold Weather Stops Scottish Greenhouse Gas Emissions Target being met - BBC News, July 17th 2012
Deloitte report: Surge in British offshore drilling activity - BBC News, July 17th 2012
When is a green tax not a green tax - The Guardian, July 17th 2012
Creating Climate Change Parks - Greenspace Scotland, July 2012.
Climate Change Park - Before and After Interactive PDF - Greenspace Scotland, July 2012.
Census 2011: Population surges by 3.7 million in a decade The Telegtaph July 16th 2012
Arctic Biologist Shares Astonishing Sea Creatures with the World - Raw File, July 11th 2012.
Rain 'almost apocalyptic' for wildlife, says National Trust - BBC News, July 16th 2012.
Greenpeace activists shut down 53 Shell petrol stations - The Guardian, July 16th 2012
Sir David Attenborough: 'This awful summer? We've only ourselves to blame...' The broadcaster has been a reassuring voice in our lives for over half a century. But as he nears the end of a stellar career, he tells Nick Harding about his fears for the future - The Independent, July 14th 2012.
Rail network to see 'biggest investment' since the Victorians - Cameron and Clegg to announce electrification of lines as part of plans to include £10bn capital investment from 2014-19 - The Guardian, July 13th 2012.
Senegal begins planting the Great Green Wall against climate change - The Guardian, July 12th 2012
Scientists attribute extreme weather to man-made climate change - Guardian, July 10th, 2012
Getting your Tubes tied is a giant pain in the ass Jezebel, July 9th 2012.
Scottish charities fear making Freedom of Information requests - Third Force News, July 6th 2012
Why George Monbiot is wrong about Peak Oil The Oil Depletion Analysis Centre July 6th 2012
We were wrong about peak oil A boom in oil production has made a mockery of our predictions. Good news for capitalists – but a disaster for humanity The Guardian, July 2nd 2012
The key to kitting green targets - Third Force News, June 28th 2012
Hunterson victory hailed but carbon cutting still off track - Third Force News, June 28th 2012
UK catering industry pledges to cut waste - The Guardian, 27th June 2012
Our Landscape and Heritage are Referendum issues too - Platform by Andy Myles, The Scotsman June 28th 2012
Environment is central to debate on Scottish independance - Third Force News, June 22nd 2012
Rio+20: Jeffrey Sachs on how business destroyed democracy and virtuous life - Guardian 22nd June, 2012
World Carbon Emmissions: the league table of every country - The Guardian, June 21st 2012.
Nick Clegg: financing has nothing to do with it - The Adopt a Negotiator Project, June 21st 2012
Web chat: environment and development experts on the Rio+20 outcome - Post your questions to our panel of experts from Stop Climate Chaos about the outcomes of the Rio+20 Earth Summit - The Guardian June 21st, 2012.
Rio+20 Earth Summit Talks turn into rubber-stamp job - The Guardian, June 20th 2012.
Activists hail success of Twitter storm against fossil fuel subsidies High-profile support for #endfossilfuelsubsidies campaign helps it to top trending topic in US and second place globally - The Guardian, 18th June 2012
Happy Planet Index 2012: A global index of sustainable well-being - Report from the New Economics Foundation
Chris Stolle, Virginia Lawmaker: 'Sea level Rise' in climate change study is 'Left-wing' term - The Huffington Post June 11th 2012
Rivers will generate a quarter of GDP by 2050, study shows The Guardian June 11th 2012
Business, civil society and Scottish Parliament together in message for RIO UN Summit Sniffer June 1st 2012 Tipping point before planetary collapse 'is only decades away' The Scotsman June 7th 2012
Solar Power generation world record set in Germany - The Guardian May 28th 2012
Rio+20's opportunity will be squandered without courage and vision Rio+20 must learn from the MDGs, emphasis sustainable development and tackle climate change and gender inequality Guardian May 28th 2012
RBS invovled in £40 billion loans for fossil fuels - by Rob Edwards for the Guardian May 28th 2012
Global carbon-dioxide emissions increase by 1.0 Gt in 2011 to record high - International Energy Agency Blog, 24th May 2012
Scotland's first tidal turbine starts powering homes and business Click Green May 17th 2012
Green groups decry 'depressing' EU farm reform deal - EurActiv.com May 16th, 2012
Earth's environment getting worst, not better, says WWF ahead of Rio+20 Guardian May 15th 2012
Rio+20 summit leaders 'must improve nature protection' BBC News May 15th 2012
The world is not enough: soon we'll need three planet Earths - Scotsman, May 15th 2012
Thousands of jobs at risk after David Cameron abandons solar subsidies The Independent May 7th 2012.
Shell's stance on wind power reveals a profound truth of capitalism When pushed to choose between profit and survival, the oil giant chooses profit - irrespective of collective consequences The Guardian, May 1st 2012.
People Power wind turbine blocked by Scottish Water - from The Herald May 1st, 2012
Scottish Government must act to allow Portobello and Leith wind projects to go ahead Bright Green April 30th 2012
The Silent Crisis: Failure and Revival in Local Democracy in Scotland The Jimmy Reid Foundation April 29th 2012.
Donald Trump says he was 'lured' into building £1bn golf resort BBC News April 25th 2012
EU plays down expectations for Rio Earth Summit EurActiv.com April 25 2012
Going for the Green Vote - Protecting the environment is now at the top of the bill for council candidates - Holyrood Magazine April 23rd 2012.
Climate change is a human rights issue - and that's how we can solve it Guardian, April 24t 2012
Sainsbury's slimline toilet roll to wipe 140 tonnies from carbon emissions Supermarket launches new roll with 11mm shaved off cardbrd tubing, meaning about 500 fewer lorry trips a year Guardian April 20th 2012.
Come see my artwork...it's a load of old rubbish Scotsman, April 20th 2012
Blamed for Bee Collapse, Monsanto Buys Leading Bee Research Firm Natural Society, April 19th 2012
We need this key commitment to climate action It is crucial that Europe implements a 30% cut in carbon by 2020. And it'll make us globally competitive too Guardian, April 19th 2012
Asperger's sufferer exhibits life-changing work - STV Local, April 18th 2012
Greenpeace protests Arctic drilling in Russia, 23 detained - Reuters, April 17th 2012
Gas 'fracking' gets green light - Drilling methods can be extended throughout UK, says experts, even though it has cause two earthquakes. Guardian, April 17th, 2012.
Bluebells: The survival battle of Britain's native bluebells - BBC News, April 11th 2012
Nasa scientist Dr James Hansen says no to coal-fired power - BBC News, April 11th 2012
Woman battling to 'protect' St Andrews may save thousands after court win - Scotsman, April 2nd 2012.
Scotland beats green energy targets with record high renewable figures - Click Green, 29th March 2012.
Aussie mission to save sharks - Alarmed conservationists eye new monitoring system, as 30-70 million sharks are killed every year - Aljazeera, March 26th 2012.
Government to scrap 53 green rules - The Independent, 19th March 2012.
Has the 'greenest government ever' gassed itself? - Richard Black, BBC News, 19th March 2012.
Britain's shadow government: unelected, unbalanced and unaccountable - George Monbiot, Guardian Comment is Free, 12th March 2012
Green bank headquarters to be based in Edinburgh - BBC News, 8th March 2012
Local opposition to onshore windfarms has tripled, poll shows - The Guardian, March 1st 2012
What is the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch? - Mother Nature Network, February 24th 2012
EU to vote on oil sands pollution - BBC, February 21st 2012
Civilisation faces 'perfect storm of ecological and social problems' Abuse of the environment has created an 'absolutely unprecedented' emergency, say Blue Planet prizewinners - Guardian, February 20th 2012.
The inside story on climate scientists under siege Michael Mann reveals his account of attacks by entrenched interest seeking to undermine his 'hockey stick' graph - Guardian February 17th 2012.
Leak exposes how Heartland Institute works to undermine climate science Libertarian thinktank keeps prominent sceptics on its payroll and relies on millions in funding from carbon industry, paper suggest - Guardian, 15th February 2012
European renewable energy sector breaks through the 1 million job level - Click Green, 13th February 2012.
Leith ruled out for Forth Energy biomass plant - BBC News, 9th February 2012
Use Rio + 20 to overhaul idea of growth, urges EU climate chief Connie Hedegaard says GDP model of growth causes overconsumption, drives up commodity prices and ignores the environment Guardian, 6th February 2012 So who will speak for a better Scotland? Gerry Hassan, The Scotsman, 4th February, 2012.
A new twist on Lent - "eco-fasting" Uutiset, 2nd February 2012
Conservation concerns as Scottish Natural Heritage changes emphasis Caledonian Mercury, 2nd February, 2012
UN panel aims for 'a furture worth choosing' BBC, 30th January 2012
Garden birds: Are there fewer this year? BBC, 28th January 2012
Sustainable income standards: Towards a greener minimum? – Report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Watt Car? The role of electric vehicles in Scotland’s low carbon future – new report from WWF Scotland.
Wind Power Without the Blades - Discovery News
Bulgaria Bans Gas Fracking, Thwarting Chevron Drilling Plan - Bloomberg Businessweek - 19th January, 2012
Greenpeace urges government to halt 'reckless' Arctic oil rush At a special House of Commons hearing, ministers will be asked to reconsider support for Cairn Energy drilling in the far north - The Guardian, 18th January, 2012
Struan Stevenson: Blue Carbon is key to fighting climate change - Scotsman, 16th January 2012
2011
If the world is warming, why were the past two winters so cold? - The Guardian 14th December 2011 Shock as retreat of Arctic sea ice releases deadly greenhouse gas - Russian research team astonished after finding 'fountains' of methane bubbling to surface - The Independent - 13th December 2011
Canada to withdraw from Kyoto Protocol - BBC News - 13th December 2011
Meeting Climate Change targets could cost Scotland £10 billion - Audit Scotland December 8th, 2011
What can 28,000 rubber duckies lost at sea teach us about our oceans? - Mother Nature Network March 1st 2011
Lost at sea: On the Trail of Moby-Duck - The Independent February 27th 2011
Bloomberg set to roll our New York composting plan for food waste - The Guardian, June 17th 2013
The Mouse Paradigm: How markets affect our morals - The Common Cause Blog, May 30th 2013
Oil executives tune out the call of the wild Arctic - Reuters May 31st 2013
Turtle conservationist shot dead 'by poachers' on Costa Rica beach - The Independent, June 3rd 2013
Bonkers legislation should be unsustainable- Think Scotland, May 30th 2013
The art of sustainability: imaginaton, not spreadsheets will create change - The Guardian, May 24th 2013
'Pedal on Parliament' pushes for a cycle-friendly Scotland - WWF Blog, May 20th 2013
Joe Brewer on 'Why global warming is a lousy meme' - Kurt Hoelting Blog, May 14th 2013
Climate change 'will make hundreds of millions homeless' - The Guardian, May 12th 2013
Carbon dioxide passes symbolic mark - BBC News, May 10th 2013
Charles: 'Climate change sceptics are turning Earth into dying patient' Heir to throne intervenes on issue dividing coalition, making outspoken criticism of attempts to tackle global warming - The Guardian, May 9th 2013
Unburnable Fuel - Either governments are not serious about climate change or fossil-fuel firms are overvalued - The Economist, May 4th 2013
The biomass industry should come clean about its environmental impact - The Guardian, May 3rd 2013
It's (not just) the environment, stupid! - The Common Cause Blog, April 30th 2013
Arctic Ocean 'acidifying rapidly' - BBC News, May 6th 2013
Agenda: Independence is vital if we are to gain control over our environment - The Herald, May 1st 2013
The giants of the green world that profit from the planet's destruction - The Guardian, May 3rd 2013
Grazing animals ruining wild lands - Herald Scotland, May 3rd 2013
Renewable energy firms accuse activists of scaremongering over biomass - The Guardian, May 2nd 2013
Lochhead accused of 'spineless sell-out' on bee pesticides - Rob Edwards Blog, April 28th 2013
MPs say cash-for-locals scheme would overcome shale gas fracking opposition - The Guardian, April 26th 2013
Montgomery Street Park to gain wildflower meadow this spring - Greener Leith Blog, April 21st 2013
Conservation group to get 50% of energy from renewables BBC News, April 18th 2013
Let's stop hiding behind recylcing and be honest about consumption - The Guardian - April 12th 2013
Charities call for creation of more Scots national parks - Herald Scotland - April 11th 2013
Charities want more national parks in Scotland - BBC News - April 10th 2013
'Iron Lady' took strong stance on climate change - Scientific American - April 8th 2013
Natural Justice - Are costs putting people off standing up for their environment? - Holyrood Magazine - April 8th 2013
Burning issue: poor gas quality could end Scots drilling plan - Herald Scotland- April 7th 2013
London's cooking waste to fuel power station - The Guardian, April 7th 2013
Ban pesticides linked to bee deaths, says MPs - BBC News - April 5th 2013
Waitrose to launch 'grow and sell' initiative for school children - The Guardian, April 2nd 2013
Revealed: Secret Scots fracking Plans - Herald Scotland - March 31st 2013
Global warming predictions prove accurate -The Guardian - March 27th 2013
Ban coalbed methane extraction near residential areas - The Scotsman - March 26th 2013
Scientists link frozen spring to dramatic Arctic sea ice loss - The Guardian - March 25th 2013
Life After Oil and Gas - The New York Times Sunday Review - March 23rd 2013
Scottish ministers under fire for misleading parliament on climate targets - Rob Edwards Blog - March 24th 2013
Revealed: How Scottish government sold out to supermarkets on food waste - Rob Edwards' Blog - March 17th 2013
Surge in renewable energy as solar panel prices plummet - The Guardian - March 13th 2013
Fracking company Cuadrilla halts operations at Lancashire drilling site - The Guardian - March 13th 2013
Climate change poses a far greater threat to Scotland's future oil revenues - The Guardian - March 7th 2013
Warning on Scotland's climate change targets - Scotland on Sunday - February 24th 2013
Saudi Arabia invites companies to bid for colossal renewables contract Business Green - February 22nd 2013
Joyce McMillian: Scotland at an energy crossroads -The Scotsman - February 15th 2013
The uncertain health impacts of climate change - European Commission - February 14th 2013
Secret funding helped build vast network of climate denial thinktanks - The Guardian, February 14th 2013
How Donors Trust distributed millions to anti-climate groups - The Guardian, February 14th 2013
The most influential climate science paper today remains unknown to most people - Inside Climate News - 14th February 2013
Forgotten fungi seeks love from MSP - Third Force News - February 14th 2013
Sellafield clean-up cost reaches £67.5bn, says report - BBC News - February 4th 2013
Wanted: one MSP to become Scotland's wildcat Champion - Third Force News - January 31st 2013
UK bans sale of five invasive non-native aquatic plants - BBC News - January 29th 2013
Politician's urged to become nature's 'champions' - Holyrood Magazine - January 28th 2013
Death knell for nerve agent pesticides in move to save bees European Food Safety Authority states that neonicotinoid use acceptable 'only…on crops not attractive to honey bees' - The Independent, January 13th 2013
Insecticide 'unacceptable' danger to bees, report finds Campaigners say the conclusion by the European Food Safety Authority is a 'death knell' for neonicotinoid pesticides - The Guardian, January 16th, 2013
Warning of threat wildlife as Lothian's peat bogs dry up - Evening News, January 11th 2013
U.S Climate Change Coverage Declined in 2012 Even As Year Set Major Record - The Huffington Post, January 9th 2013
Heatwave: Australia's new weather demands a new politics - The Guardian, January 8th 2013
David Cameron sets free trade agreement as his G8 priority - The Guardian, January 1st 2013
2012
Scottish mountain track controls branded 'feeble' - BBC News, December 15th 2012
Economy must protect the poorest in society - The Scotsman - December 5th 2012
To Stop Climate Change, Students Aim at College Portfolios - The New York Times - December 4th 2012
Network of Marine Protected Areas could boost economy by £10bn - STV News - December 3rd 2012
Climate Change Compensation Emerges as Major Issue at Doha Talks - The Guardian - December 3rd 2012 Sea protection network 'worth £10bn' - Herald Scotland - December 3rd 2012
Marine protection network could be worth £10bn says report - BBC News - December 3rd 2012
Protecting Scotland's seas could be worth £10bn, claims report - Scotsman - December 3rd 2012 CO2 Emissions rises mean dangerous climate change now almost certain - The Guardian - December 3rd 2012 A low carbon future is the one we must all fight for - The Guardian - December 2nd 2012
Report backs sea protection network - Scotsman - December 2nd 2012
Carbon Emissions are 'too high' to curb climate change - BBC News - December 2nd 2012
Deeply dippy: a close look at Scotland's seabed - Herald Scotland - December 1st 2012 Climate Change: You Can't Ignore it - The Guardian - November 30th 2012
Climate change is happening now - a carbon price must follow - The Guardian - November 29th 2012
Farmer who took on Trump triumphs in Spirit awards - Scotsman - November 29th 2012
How development organisations can tackle the fisheries challenge - The Guardian - November 27th 2012
Let Scotland Flourish - Scottish Community Alliance - November 21st 2012
Harvard Students Vote to Ditch Fossil Fuel Investments - Business Green - November 21st 2012
Climate Change: it's even worst than we thought - New Scientist - November 2012
Landowners accused of damaging ancient pine forest - Rob Edwards Blog - November 4th 2012 Hurrican Sandy: Beware of America's disaster captialists - The aftermath of the storm offers a chance to rebuild a fairer society: How can we seize it? - The Guardian, November 6th 2012
Stephen Jardine: Farmers' markets must grow value - Scotsman - November 3rd 2012
Wellbeing a better measurement than economy - TFN - November 1st 2012
UK sustainable palm oil targets are too weak, says retailers - Retail bodies say they have already signed up to much stricter standards on sustainable palm oil than the government's pledge - The Guardian - October 31st 2012
Plan to merge British Antarctic Survey comes under fire - The Guardian October 31st 2012
Coalition energy policy row as Ed Davey slaps down new Tory minister - Liberal Democrat energy boss condemns John Hayes's claims to newspapers that no more windfarms are needed - The Guardian - October 31st 2012
Minister signals end of the wind farm: We can't pepper turbines across the country - enough is enough decalres energy minister - Mail Online - 30th October, 2012
The battle for Hunterston begins again - TFN - October 25th 2012
Campaign challenges destructive power of agro-chemical industry - The Guardian - 23rd October 2012
Composting: make your own black gold - The Telegraph - October 23rd 2012
IKEA constructs multi-billion euro energy independence plan - Business Green - 23rd October 2012 David Blanchflower: Surprise, surprise: we're less happy under the Coalition - The Independent, 22nd October 2012
Donald trump's organisation attacks film-maker as 'misinformed jackass' - The Guardian, 19th October 2012
Beware George Osborne, we 'environmental Taliban' are on the march - The Independent, 18th October 2012
Fury at minister Richard Benyon's 'astounding' refusal to ban deadly bird poison - The Independent 18th October 2012
New nuclear costs could squeeze renewables from UK energy mix - The Guardian, 16th October 2012
North Sea drilling activity rises, Deloitte report suggests - BBC News - 15th October 2012
9,000 butterflies die for Damien Hirst's art: Animal groups attack 'callous' exhibition - Mail Online - 14th October 2012
Wildlife and fisheries at risk from island shipping plan - Rob Edwards Blog - 14th October 2012
Alf Young: Renewables path won't run smoothly - The Scotsmand - 13th October 2012
Delay to Scotland Marine Plan threaten environment - Wildlife Extra. Com - 12th October 2012
Fear planning limbo putting marine environment at risk - Herald Scotland - 12th October 2012
Lottery boost for Flow Country peatland restoration - BBC News - 11th October 2012
For Peat's Sake: Lottery to give £4m towards Flow Country restoration - The Scotsman - 11th October 2012
Scottish Environment LINK says delay to National Marine Plan threatens sustainability agenda - Argyll News - 11th October 2012
Norway to double carbon tax on oil industry - The Guardian - 11th October 2012
Why do we play down the horror of climate change? The Guardian - 11th October 2012
Rising food prices are climate change's first tangible bite into UK lives - The Guardian - 10th October 2012
Firms call on Tories to back 2030 carbon target for power sector - Business say move, backed by Labour and Lib Dems, will stimulate investment and revitalise ageing energy infrastructure - The Guardian - 8th October 2012
108 problems with 19 UK reactors, say EC - Rob Edwards Blog, 5th October 2012
50 months to avoid climate disaster - and a change is in the air - The Guardian Environment Blog, 30th September 2012.
Conservationists appalled by eagle death - RSPB News, 24th September 2012
Agent Orange chemical in GM war on resistant weeds - BBC News, 19th September, 2012
Shell delays offshore drilling in Alaskan Arctic - The Telegraph, 17th September, 2012
Just 100 cod left in North Sea - The Telegraph - 16th September, 2012
Nuclear bomb factories confess to 50 fires - Rob Edwards Blog, 13th September 2012
George Osborne slammed by his own climate change advisors over 'dash for gas' - The Independdent, 13th September, 2012
The 100 species at risk of extinction - because Man has no use for them - 48 countries, including Britian, urged to help prevent loss of our 'weird and wonderful' creatures - The Independent, 11th September 2012
Cuadrilla breached fracking condition, court told - Company exploring for shale gas in Lancashire exceeded 90-day drilling limit and broke wildlife protection agreement - The Guardian, 10th Septmeber, 2012
Scottish fish farmers use record amounts of parasite pesticides - Farmers have been forced to increase amount of chemicals as the sea lice parasite becomes resistant to treatment - The Guardian, September 10th 2012
Chemicals to control salmon parasites - The Guardian, Datablog, September 10th, 2012.
Democracy 'Beyond the Money': a Principle for a Manifesto on Demoncracy and Sustainable Development - The Huffington Post, 6th September 2012
Industry fears over new energy minister - The Telegraph - September 5th 2012
Disagreement over nuclear power threatens to divide SNP - Rob Edwards Blog, August 14th 2012
Forest Fires threatening polar bears for the 1st time ever - Winnipeg News, August 13th 2012
Q&A: Greening the London Olympics - The New York Times, August 6th 2012
Revealed: Scotland's 'nasty' legacy of toxic sludge lagoons - Rob Edwards Blog, August 5th 2012
Germany - 26% of Electricity from Renewable Energy in 1st Half of 2012 - Clean Technica, July 26th 2012
The new environmentalism: where men must act 'as gods' to save the planet - The Guardian, August 2nd 2012. Solar sector saw surge in demand ahead of August subsidy cuts - Business Green, August 2nd 2012.
Are coral reefs really doomed? - The Independent, July 31st 2012
Scotland's first marine energy park to be launched - BBC News, July 30th 2012
Agency names 12 Scottish sites suspected of radioactive contamination - Rob Edwards Blog, July 29th 2012
The Conversion of a Climate-Change Skeptic - The New York Times, Opinion Pages - July 28th 2012.
Bombshell: Koch-Funded Study finds 'global warming is real', 'on the high end' and 'essentially all' due to carbon pollution - Think Progress, Climate Progress, July 28th 2012
Loss of Arctic sea ice '70% man-made' - The Guardian, July 26th 2012
Tokelau to become world's first solar-powered country - 3 News, July 25th 2012
Lib Dem victory paves way for renewables subsidy announcement - Business Green, July 24th 2012.
Satellites reveal sudden Greenland ice melt - BBC News, July 25th 2012
Wellbeing index points way to bliss: live on a remote island and don't work - The Guardian, July 24th 2012.
Global Warming's Terrifying New Math - Rolling Stone July 19th 2012
Why is the Treasury intent on sabotaging our clean energy future? - The Guardian, July 23rd 2012.
George Osborne wrecking green plans to placate MPs - senior Tory Former Minister Tim Yeo hitsout over moves to block clean energy measures - The Guardian, July 22nd 2012.
Protecting Nature with a Good Yarn: Otto the Brave and the Minks - Greener Leith, July 22nd 2012
Cold Weather Stops Scottish Greenhouse Gas Emissions Target being met - BBC News, July 17th 2012
Deloitte report: Surge in British offshore drilling activity - BBC News, July 17th 2012
When is a green tax not a green tax - The Guardian, July 17th 2012
Creating Climate Change Parks - Greenspace Scotland, July 2012.
Climate Change Park - Before and After Interactive PDF - Greenspace Scotland, July 2012.
Census 2011: Population surges by 3.7 million in a decade The Telegtaph July 16th 2012
Arctic Biologist Shares Astonishing Sea Creatures with the World - Raw File, July 11th 2012.
Rain 'almost apocalyptic' for wildlife, says National Trust - BBC News, July 16th 2012.
Greenpeace activists shut down 53 Shell petrol stations - The Guardian, July 16th 2012
Sir David Attenborough: 'This awful summer? We've only ourselves to blame...' The broadcaster has been a reassuring voice in our lives for over half a century. But as he nears the end of a stellar career, he tells Nick Harding about his fears for the future - The Independent, July 14th 2012.
Rail network to see 'biggest investment' since the Victorians - Cameron and Clegg to announce electrification of lines as part of plans to include £10bn capital investment from 2014-19 - The Guardian, July 13th 2012.
Senegal begins planting the Great Green Wall against climate change - The Guardian, July 12th 2012
Scientists attribute extreme weather to man-made climate change - Guardian, July 10th, 2012
Getting your Tubes tied is a giant pain in the ass Jezebel, July 9th 2012.
Scottish charities fear making Freedom of Information requests - Third Force News, July 6th 2012
Why George Monbiot is wrong about Peak Oil The Oil Depletion Analysis Centre July 6th 2012
We were wrong about peak oil A boom in oil production has made a mockery of our predictions. Good news for capitalists – but a disaster for humanity The Guardian, July 2nd 2012
The key to kitting green targets - Third Force News, June 28th 2012
Hunterson victory hailed but carbon cutting still off track - Third Force News, June 28th 2012
UK catering industry pledges to cut waste - The Guardian, 27th June 2012
Our Landscape and Heritage are Referendum issues too - Platform by Andy Myles, The Scotsman June 28th 2012
Environment is central to debate on Scottish independance - Third Force News, June 22nd 2012
Rio+20: Jeffrey Sachs on how business destroyed democracy and virtuous life - Guardian 22nd June, 2012
World Carbon Emmissions: the league table of every country - The Guardian, June 21st 2012.
Nick Clegg: financing has nothing to do with it - The Adopt a Negotiator Project, June 21st 2012
Web chat: environment and development experts on the Rio+20 outcome - Post your questions to our panel of experts from Stop Climate Chaos about the outcomes of the Rio+20 Earth Summit - The Guardian June 21st, 2012.
Rio+20 Earth Summit Talks turn into rubber-stamp job - The Guardian, June 20th 2012.
Activists hail success of Twitter storm against fossil fuel subsidies High-profile support for #endfossilfuelsubsidies campaign helps it to top trending topic in US and second place globally - The Guardian, 18th June 2012
Happy Planet Index 2012: A global index of sustainable well-being - Report from the New Economics Foundation
Chris Stolle, Virginia Lawmaker: 'Sea level Rise' in climate change study is 'Left-wing' term - The Huffington Post June 11th 2012
Rivers will generate a quarter of GDP by 2050, study shows The Guardian June 11th 2012
Business, civil society and Scottish Parliament together in message for RIO UN Summit Sniffer June 1st 2012 Tipping point before planetary collapse 'is only decades away' The Scotsman June 7th 2012
Solar Power generation world record set in Germany - The Guardian May 28th 2012
Rio+20's opportunity will be squandered without courage and vision Rio+20 must learn from the MDGs, emphasis sustainable development and tackle climate change and gender inequality Guardian May 28th 2012
RBS invovled in £40 billion loans for fossil fuels - by Rob Edwards for the Guardian May 28th 2012
Global carbon-dioxide emissions increase by 1.0 Gt in 2011 to record high - International Energy Agency Blog, 24th May 2012
Scotland's first tidal turbine starts powering homes and business Click Green May 17th 2012
Green groups decry 'depressing' EU farm reform deal - EurActiv.com May 16th, 2012
Earth's environment getting worst, not better, says WWF ahead of Rio+20 Guardian May 15th 2012
Rio+20 summit leaders 'must improve nature protection' BBC News May 15th 2012
The world is not enough: soon we'll need three planet Earths - Scotsman, May 15th 2012
Thousands of jobs at risk after David Cameron abandons solar subsidies The Independent May 7th 2012.
Shell's stance on wind power reveals a profound truth of capitalism When pushed to choose between profit and survival, the oil giant chooses profit - irrespective of collective consequences The Guardian, May 1st 2012.
People Power wind turbine blocked by Scottish Water - from The Herald May 1st, 2012
Scottish Government must act to allow Portobello and Leith wind projects to go ahead Bright Green April 30th 2012
The Silent Crisis: Failure and Revival in Local Democracy in Scotland The Jimmy Reid Foundation April 29th 2012.
Donald Trump says he was 'lured' into building £1bn golf resort BBC News April 25th 2012
EU plays down expectations for Rio Earth Summit EurActiv.com April 25 2012
Going for the Green Vote - Protecting the environment is now at the top of the bill for council candidates - Holyrood Magazine April 23rd 2012.
Climate change is a human rights issue - and that's how we can solve it Guardian, April 24t 2012
Sainsbury's slimline toilet roll to wipe 140 tonnies from carbon emissions Supermarket launches new roll with 11mm shaved off cardbrd tubing, meaning about 500 fewer lorry trips a year Guardian April 20th 2012.
Come see my artwork...it's a load of old rubbish Scotsman, April 20th 2012
Blamed for Bee Collapse, Monsanto Buys Leading Bee Research Firm Natural Society, April 19th 2012
We need this key commitment to climate action It is crucial that Europe implements a 30% cut in carbon by 2020. And it'll make us globally competitive too Guardian, April 19th 2012
Asperger's sufferer exhibits life-changing work - STV Local, April 18th 2012
Greenpeace protests Arctic drilling in Russia, 23 detained - Reuters, April 17th 2012
Gas 'fracking' gets green light - Drilling methods can be extended throughout UK, says experts, even though it has cause two earthquakes. Guardian, April 17th, 2012.
Bluebells: The survival battle of Britain's native bluebells - BBC News, April 11th 2012
Nasa scientist Dr James Hansen says no to coal-fired power - BBC News, April 11th 2012
Woman battling to 'protect' St Andrews may save thousands after court win - Scotsman, April 2nd 2012.
Scotland beats green energy targets with record high renewable figures - Click Green, 29th March 2012.
Aussie mission to save sharks - Alarmed conservationists eye new monitoring system, as 30-70 million sharks are killed every year - Aljazeera, March 26th 2012.
Government to scrap 53 green rules - The Independent, 19th March 2012.
Has the 'greenest government ever' gassed itself? - Richard Black, BBC News, 19th March 2012.
Britain's shadow government: unelected, unbalanced and unaccountable - George Monbiot, Guardian Comment is Free, 12th March 2012
Green bank headquarters to be based in Edinburgh - BBC News, 8th March 2012
Local opposition to onshore windfarms has tripled, poll shows - The Guardian, March 1st 2012
What is the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch? - Mother Nature Network, February 24th 2012
EU to vote on oil sands pollution - BBC, February 21st 2012
Civilisation faces 'perfect storm of ecological and social problems' Abuse of the environment has created an 'absolutely unprecedented' emergency, say Blue Planet prizewinners - Guardian, February 20th 2012.
The inside story on climate scientists under siege Michael Mann reveals his account of attacks by entrenched interest seeking to undermine his 'hockey stick' graph - Guardian February 17th 2012.
Leak exposes how Heartland Institute works to undermine climate science Libertarian thinktank keeps prominent sceptics on its payroll and relies on millions in funding from carbon industry, paper suggest - Guardian, 15th February 2012
European renewable energy sector breaks through the 1 million job level - Click Green, 13th February 2012.
Leith ruled out for Forth Energy biomass plant - BBC News, 9th February 2012
Use Rio + 20 to overhaul idea of growth, urges EU climate chief Connie Hedegaard says GDP model of growth causes overconsumption, drives up commodity prices and ignores the environment Guardian, 6th February 2012 So who will speak for a better Scotland? Gerry Hassan, The Scotsman, 4th February, 2012.
A new twist on Lent - "eco-fasting" Uutiset, 2nd February 2012
Conservation concerns as Scottish Natural Heritage changes emphasis Caledonian Mercury, 2nd February, 2012
UN panel aims for 'a furture worth choosing' BBC, 30th January 2012
Garden birds: Are there fewer this year? BBC, 28th January 2012
Sustainable income standards: Towards a greener minimum? – Report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Watt Car? The role of electric vehicles in Scotland’s low carbon future – new report from WWF Scotland.
Wind Power Without the Blades - Discovery News
Bulgaria Bans Gas Fracking, Thwarting Chevron Drilling Plan - Bloomberg Businessweek - 19th January, 2012
Greenpeace urges government to halt 'reckless' Arctic oil rush At a special House of Commons hearing, ministers will be asked to reconsider support for Cairn Energy drilling in the far north - The Guardian, 18th January, 2012
Struan Stevenson: Blue Carbon is key to fighting climate change - Scotsman, 16th January 2012
2011
If the world is warming, why were the past two winters so cold? - The Guardian 14th December 2011 Shock as retreat of Arctic sea ice releases deadly greenhouse gas - Russian research team astonished after finding 'fountains' of methane bubbling to surface - The Independent - 13th December 2011
Canada to withdraw from Kyoto Protocol - BBC News - 13th December 2011
Meeting Climate Change targets could cost Scotland £10 billion - Audit Scotland December 8th, 2011
What can 28,000 rubber duckies lost at sea teach us about our oceans? - Mother Nature Network March 1st 2011
Lost at sea: On the Trail of Moby-Duck - The Independent February 27th 2011