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New environmental journalism network and magazine launched to tell better stories of Scotland’s energy boom

“We’re here because we want to tell better, richer stories about our communities; not ignoring ...

By Eve Livingston

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Rhiannon Davies and Samar Jamal present 'Why Community Media Matters' in a workshop in the Scottish Parliamentary event

Community media sector highlights need for greater support at Holyrood event

Community media organisations from across Scotland have highlighted the need for stronger support for independent ...

By Rhiannon J Davies, The Scottish Beacon

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No Time to Lose – on Scotland’s Just Transition

‘The stakes are extremely high’ Anne Thomas, 63, lives on the Black Isle and has ...

By Clare Harris

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Invest in, don’t reinvent, Scotland’s community wealth building movement

At the end of last year the Scottish Parliament took a historic step by agreeing ...

By Jill Keegan, Partnerships Manager, Scottish Community Alliance

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MacMillan Community Hub. Courtesy of North Edinburgh Arts.

The art of ownership: how North Edinburgh Arts is building community wealth

Edinburgh is known as a global capital of culture. But three miles north of the ...

By Charlie Ellis Edited by Lucas Batt, Greater Community Media

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Reflections on a ‘Ceilidh Theatre’ experiment exploring the renewable energy question

This week saw the Spring Collective present ‘a collision of presentations’, song, poetry, provocations and ...

By Mike Small

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MAEDT community garden and pantry

Community Wealth Building isn’t new – Scotland’s communities have been doing it for years

Across Scotland, people are quietly transforming their local economies. They’re running bus services, opening community ...

By Jill Keegan, Scottish Community Alliance

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The Power Shift: Lessons from communities already making renewables work for them

On the windswept island of Tiree, a four-hour ferry ride from Oban, a solitary community-owned ...

By Rhiannon J Davies

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The Power Shift: Renewables, Communities and the Question of Who Really Benefits from Scotland’s Green Energy Revolution

Published in partnership with The Herald As the world leaders gather in Brazil, to discuss ...

By Mike Small, The Scottish Beacon 

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Kinlochbervie wind farm row raises questions over transparency – not turbines

Locals insist they’re not against renewables, but say their voices were silenced over how the ...

By Vox Vallium

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The ‘Hebridean wind rush’: A growth opportunity for global corporations but not community-owned energy? 

A Hebridean wind rush is gathering momentum. But as global corporations secure space on the ...

By Netty Sopata, Fios

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Wind turbines in Claonaig, Scotland, showcasing renewable energy amidst lush fields.

The Power Shift: voices from rural Scotland on the renewable energy rush

Scotland is in the grip of an energy revolution. Across the country, wind and solar ...

By Mike Small and Rhiannon J Davies

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