Reported by: Original Source: Source link Scottish climate activists are preparing to protest this weekend at the Mossmorran petrochemical complex, the country’s third largest carbon emitter, in what they say will be Scotland’s first “Climate Camp” since 2009. The two-day camp in Fife follows years of community campaigns against flaring and pollution at the plants, […]
Reported by: Original Source: Source link CLIMATE activists from across Scotland are to set up a two-day protest camp outside the gates of what they say is Scotland’s third largest polluter – the Mossmorran petrochemical plant in Fife. Their protest follows years of complaints about flaring at the plant and they claim operators Shell and […]
Reported by: Original Source: Source link (S&P Global Platts) Shell has had to evacuate some 85 workers from its Shearwater gas and condensate project in the UK North Sea due to a COVID-19 outbreak, posing an “additional challenge” to the project timeline, a source close to the situation told S&P Global Platts July 8 It […]
Reported by: Original Source: Source link On another point, re the Act of Union. No matter what the Act says, that bit in Article 1 about both Scotland and England dropping their name and calling themselves by a new, invented one, wasn’t accepted by either population. I find that very impressive in light of the […]
Reported by: Original Source: Source link SCOTLAND’S environmental protection agency (SEPA) has said it is closely monitoring the restarting of the Mossmorran plant following multi-million pound work to reduce the impact of flaring. Work to reduce the impacts of flaring from the Fife Ethylene Plant reached an important milestone last week as ExxonMobil Chemical Limited […]
Reported by: Original Source: Source link Since decades, numerous activist gatherings are organised across Europe during spring et summer, allowing meetings, exchanges between many activists, organizations and European networks, but also to act, through rallies, demonstrations, civil disobedience and direct actions in order to fight against the capitalist system, extractivist industries, social and environmental inequalities. […]
Reported by: Original Source: Source link I just saw this today, I really like the hills around Moffat and think it’s a terrible shame that they are under threat of being decimated by yet another windfarm eyesore. A few of my own thoughts first, but if you are in a hurry please skip to the […]
Reported by: Original Source: Source link A SAFETY watchdog is seeking a prosecution after an investigation into hydrocarbon releases at Exxonmobil’s Mossmorran plant. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has confirmed that a report has been formally submitted to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. The move comes after hydrocarbon releases were uncovered during […]
Reported by: Original Source: Source link A man has been found guilty of murdering a woman and dumping her body in a forest. Ross Willox had denied killing Emma Faulds, 39, at his home in Fairfield Park, Monkton, Ayrshire, on April 28, 2019, by means unknown and then disposing of her body. However, the 42-year-old […]
Resident-led action group seeking redress from the long-term social, health and environmental impacts from the Mossmorran facilities in Central Fife operated by ExxonMobil (Fife Ethylene Plant) and Shell (Fife NGL).
