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Pupils drawing eco-friendly symbols by Artem Podrez

Concerns over oil firm’s involvement in teaching science to Shetland pupils

Companies making money from oil should not be allowed to teach children about the environment, ...
Cardboard boxes with peace and anti-war slogans in a protest setting by cottonbro studio

Sharing Scotland’s stories of anti-war activism and peace campaigning

A Professor of International Law is in Orkney exploring the role local people have made ...
Two kids playing with toys and colourful boxes indoors by Kindel Media

Big payment increase agreed for foster carers in Inverclyde to attract Scots to the role

The amount of money foster carers for Inverclyde Council receive is to increase in a ...

Grasping the opportunity of Scotland’s renewable revolution

The Power Shift is a new project connecting independent media outlets to share knowledge and ...
Holyrood by Jorge Franganillo

Holyrood event announces launch of Scottish Public Interest Journalism Institute

A parliamentary reception held at Holyrood this week spotlighted the ongoing efforts to protect and ...
'After the Flood' photographed in Scotland © Copyright Richard West

Retreat From the Sea: a last resort or a very real vision of the future?

Aberdeenshire Council took its first steps towards understanding how our communities should adapt to increasing ...
Wind turbines generating renewable energy under grey skies by Sam Forson

Call for new wind farms to be community-owned

All new wind farm developments should be community-owned, a Scottish Parliament committee heard this week. ...
Hands signing with a blue pen, close-up view by Kindel Media

Open letter to John Swinney calls for immediate moratorium on wind farm developments

Local campaign group Sustainable Shetland is one of the signatories of this open letter to ...
View 745ft (225m) above Achintoul in Altass, with the proposed sites for several wind farm developments, from left to right: Inveroykel, Strathoykel, Collie Beith, Allt an Tuir and Invercassley. Of the 88 turbines projected in these sites, some have a height of about 225m. Photo © Gregor Laing

Is the current planning system for renewables sidelining communities?

“It seems [Scottish Ministers Alastair Allan and Gillian Martin] are completely detached from the reality ...
Sri Lankan decor in Kofi Kade, one of Glasgow's two Sri Lankan food spots. Credit: John Bowden

Sri Lankan cuisine finds a home on Glasgow’s food map

Often mistaken, people think of Sri Lankan food as either “Indian or Pakistani food, but ...
Ramatu Umar Bako, photographed for the Scottish Beacon by Andy Johnston

A Nigerian heart in a Scottish home: exploring what it means to belong

I grew up as a third culture kid – a term that describes children who spend ...

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