Scotland chooses cars over children's safety and the climate
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@foescot.bsky.socialFriends of the Earth Scotland 🌍
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We’re a climate campaigning organisation and part of the largest grassroots environmental network in the world ✊
@foescot.bsky.social@foescot.bsky.socialListen to the people - not just big tech!
The data centre boom is happening so rapidly, the full scale of its impacts on people, nature and climate are not
yet known.
Email the First Minister now and demand people have their say on AI data centres: act.foe.scot/data-centres...
@foescot.bsky.socialOur National Meeting this week explored the environmental impact of the attacks on Gaza.
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@endfuelpoverty.bsky.socialReposted by @foescot.bsky.socialOfgem's price cap is rising today, but experts predict the worst is yet to come. All the while we stay hooked to volatile fossil fuel markets, UK households will be stuck with high energy bills, while energy giants take home billions in profit.
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Join our training in Glasgow with Amnesty International, this Saturday 3rd October.
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@foescot.bsky.socialJoin us for a discussion on data centres! ⚡️ Thurs 1st Oct from 6pm. 📆 Dundee Rep, Tay Square 📍
@foescot.bsky.socialTomorrow at 6.30pm! ⏰️
Join us this Wed 30th Sept, to hear from experts about the environmental impact of the attacks on Palestine, and what this means for communities and ecosystems.
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@janrosenow.bsky.socialReposted by @foescot.bsky.socialWind and solar supplied 33% of EU electricity in the 12 months to August 2026, against 29% from fossil. In 2016 it was 13% and 43%.
@foescot.bsky.socialAberdeen-based Dana Petroleum need to come clean about its drilling plans off the coast of Gaza.
The oil firm is blanking questions from politicians concerned about its activities.
@scotnational.bsky.socialReposted by @foescot.bsky.socialWhen an official from the UK’s grid operator appeared at Holyrood’s energy committee last week, he revealed that Scotland may have more AI data centres on the books than previously understood, writes James Walker ✍️
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@foescot.bsky.socialThe Scottish Government's focus on incineration and failure to reduce waste has gotten us into this mess.
More than half of household waste could be recycled.
We need to make systemic changes that mean boost reuse, recycling and cut down what is going to landfill.
@foescot.bsky.socialJoin our next National Meeting on Ecocide in Palestine 📣
After nearly three years of genocide, this meeting will focus on the environmental impact of these attacks on Palestine and what that means for communities and ecosystems.
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@foescot.bsky.socialNational Meeting: Ecocide in Palestine 🇵🇸
Join our online meeting about the environmental impacts of the attacks on Gaza.
We'll learn about new research from the ground, as well what we can do to pressure the UK Gov to act to stop this devastation.
📆 Wed 30 Sep
@foescot.bsky.socialWhat the hell happened with the Scottish Parliament vote on data centres yesterday?
Read our full analysis:
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@foescot.bsky.socialShameful stuff. @oeuk.bsky.social has given up any pretence of caring about climate breakdown. The UK has just suffered through our hottest ever summer, with thousands of people killed by heatwaves. Yet OEUK are demanding more oil & gas drilling that will accelerate dangerous global heating.
@foescot.bsky.socialURGENT 🚨 Demand your MSPs vote for a moratorium on AI data centres before Wed 16 Sept!
This Wednesday, MSPs will vote in the Scottish Parliament on a proposal to stop massive data centres.
Urge your MSPs to be on the side of their communities - not big tech firms: act.foe.scot/data-centre-...
@foescot.bsky.social"People are asking who gets power, who pays the grid costs & why Scotland’s renewable bounty is being locked in to corporate AI infrastructure rather than cutting household bills."
@maryamtariq.bsky.social is making the connections @bellacaledonia.bsky.social
@foescot.bsky.socialHumza Yousaf urges the UK Government to stop the Rosebank oil field.
The Delek Group, who own one of the firms wanting to drill, have been repeatedly linked to illegal Israeli settlements.