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As Scotland Vows 100% Transition to Electric Cars, US Caves to Auto Industry's Dirty Demands

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Pennsylvanians Beg Scotland to Reject First Shipment of US Fracked Gas

Deirdre Fulton, staff writer

The first shipment of American fracked gas was set to arrive in a Scottish port on Tuesday, to the dismay of environmental campaigners on both sides of the Atlantic. A tanker carrying 27,500 cubic meters of ethane from U.S. shale fields had reportedly reached Grangemouth, the site of the petrochemicals plant owned by multinational corporation...

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Grounded 17,000-Ton Oil Rig Leaking Diesel Near Rare North Sea Habitat

Lauren McCauley, staff writer

A Transocean drilling rig was blown ashore and is now leaking oil along the coast of Scotland's Isle of Lewis. (Photo: PA)

A 17,000-ton drilling rig had broken lose and was blown ashore on Scotland's...

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Theresa May Says "Yes," She's Prepared to Kill Hundreds of Thousands in Nuke Attack

Deirdre Fulton, staff writer

Update: The U.K. House of Commons on Monday voted to renew the Trident nuclear...

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Passing Ban, Scottish Parliament Declares: 'No Ifs, No Buts, No Fracking'

People Demand 'Banks for the Common Good' to Overthrow Multinational Behemoths

Grassroots Groups Beg Scottish MPs to Stop US Corporate Power Grab

Standing Firm, Scotland Pushes GMO Ban

Hawaii to Norway to Scotland: Divestment Movement Racks Up Wins

Britain Votes in 'Down to the Wire' Election

Separatist Scots Could be Deciding Vote as UK Heads to Polls

'Environmental Heroes' From Around World Honored With Prestigious Prize

Could Drilling Moratorium be 'Nail in Coffin' for Fracking in Scotland?

'Another Kind of Independence': Scotland University First in EU to Divest From Fossil Fuels

'Another Scotland is Possible!' Activists Shut Down Factory Behind Israeli Drones

Clashes Erupt in Glasgow Square Following Pro-UK Vote

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Food & Water Watch

Building Pipelines in Pennsylvania to Make Plastics in Scotland?

Reprieve

Police Scotland Trained Saudi & Bahraini Officers Without Human Rights Checks

Friends of the Earth

Grounded Oil Rig Fuel Tanks Breached

Friends of the Earth

Fueling the Fire: New Report Shows Underground Coal Gasification a Reckless Experiment

Friends of the Earth

Brexit - Fight on to Save Environmental and Climate Progress

Friends of the Earth

Rich Countries Seek to Shirk Responsibility as Bonn Climate Talks Open

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