A region divided over Galloway National Park. But is referendum the answer? Division is building in the proposed Galloway National Park area. Outside Dumfries council, the call is for a referendum. Is that the solution?

This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter Tweeds, rainbow-knits and waterproof jackets: the apparel on display outside...

18.12.2024 2

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Let it snow? The chilling ocean current shift that could see Scotland freeze What if all our Christmases were white? How a weakening Atlantic current may soon be set to see Scotland's temperatures terrifyingly drop

This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter Temperatures, I hear today on the radio, are ‘struggling to push above...

11.12.2024 10

Vicky Allan

Pylons and phone masts. The wild politics of weighing up what we really need The Ryvoan bothy has become the focus of an objection to a phone mast 400m away. What does the application's withdrawal say about wild politics?

This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter How much do we care about preserving this thing we sometimes call ‘wildness’?...

03.12.2024 5

Vicky Allan

That's COP done. What about this salmon activist ban and the global plastic crisis?

This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter With Scottish parliamentary committee salmon farm inquiry coming to an end last...

26.11.2024 6

Vicky Allan

Farmers are important. But Galloway National Park can't be all about them

This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter. You would think from the news coverage that the only people who have a...

19.11.2024 10

Vicky Allan

How big a disaster is Trump's win for COP29 and the climate?

This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter. The talk, of course, around COP29 is all about Donald Trump. This year’s global...

12.11.2024 6

Vicky Allan

We need to think beyond the cod and the prawn. The Clyde is a wider web of life

The Clyde Sea is just one small area of Scotland’s waters. Covering 3600 square kilometres, it amounts to less than 1% of Scotland’s seas. Yet, it...

05.11.2024 7

Vicky Allan

UK 'critically vulnerable' to another energy price crisis. Some answers

This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter There can be few in the UK who haven’t felt the blow of the energy...

15.10.2024 4

Vicky Allan

£250K from Trump would be a small win. But private jets are just the start

This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter. The Scottish Greens last week got personal in their push for the introduction of a...

08.10.2024 7

Vicky Allan

Highland battle of the pylons. Is it time to listen more to the locals?

This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter. Pylons, particularly 60-metre-high 'super pylons', have impacts. Many of these are...

01.10.2024 6

Vicky Allan

Parks and job creation: Lessons from Flamingo Land and Grangemouth The decision to reject Lomond Banks could be seen as a statement on the purpose of National Parks. But the lessons from Grangemouth are harder.

This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter. The dramatic decision, yesterday, to reject the Lomond Banks development,...

17.09.2024 4

Vicky Allan

Heat pump job losses and green fund raids. What happened to a just transition?

This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter. Over four hundred jobs, it was reported last week, are under threat at the...

10.09.2024 6

Vicky Allan

Wildfires, flooding, GDP loss. Can the Highlands adapt to this?

This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter It may not sound all that much to begin with. A reduction of –1.5% on gross...

03.09.2024 4

Vicky Allan

Yes we care about public sector pay and bins. But what if Nature went on strike? Our public sector needs fair pay. But are we valuing nature enough? Vicky Allan digs into why the urgency isn't there to protect biodiversity

This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter Only, surely, in the surreal world of government accountancy would it ever be the...

27.08.2024 7

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Overtourism on the North Coast 500 and elsewhere: 'It's not just the Balearics' A big question for Scotland, as for other countries, has to be how do we invite people to visit our beautiful lochs, mountains and islands, or our bustling and historic cities, without it all getting too much.

This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter. Back in 2018, the Oxford English Dictionary shortlisted “overtourism” for its...

20.08.2024 4

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What we know so far about GB Energy – and why investment in Scotland is key While location, location, location matters, also what is key with Great British Energy is investment, investment, investment.

This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter. There are so many details still to be thrashed out, such as the much-discussed...

06.08.2024 5

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Sewage is back in the news – but it's not just poo we should be worried about Just under two weeks ago, in the midst of warnings not to swim at Portobello beach due to bacterial contamination, I went, instead, to Wardie, another Edinburgh swim spot.

This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter. Just under two weeks ago, in the midst of warnings not to swim at Portobello beach...

23.07.2024 5

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Labour's energy plan needs pylons – but is the public ready to get on board? The pylons were coming anyway. But arguably they will be coming faster with the arrival of Keir Starmer’s new Labour government.

This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter. The pylons were coming anyway – even under the recently departed Conservative...

09.07.2024 6

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Well, at least we know who not to vote for if we care at all about the planet This election campaign is a confusing one where climate has featured mainly in debate about job losses and just transition, with little questioning of what plans mean for climate and nature.

This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter. We all know who definitely not to vote for if you care about the planet. ...

02.07.2024 6

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No new North Sea oil and gas licences? Or lots? Or maybe some? It has been hard to escape the phrase “oil and gas licences” over the past few weeks in Scotland.

This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter. It has been hard to escape the phrase “oil and gas licences” over the past few...

18.06.2024 5

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Vicky Allan: Netflix doc takes aim at salmon farms. Is it the end for farmed fish?

The Scottish salmon industry is under fire. You would think, watching two international documentary series featuring segments on salmon farming,...

05.01.2024 10

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Vicky Allan: A quasi-religious ritual? Hangover cure? What the loony dook is about

The official South Queensferry loony dook has been cancelled again – though the presence or absence of any overseeing organisation seems to make...

26.12.2023 7

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Vicky Allan: A quasi-religious ritual? Hangover cure? What the loony dook is about

The official South Queensferry loony dook has been cancelled again – though the presence or absence of any overseeing organisation seems to make...

26.12.2023 4

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Vicky Allan: Climate change has come to Scotland. Its speed should be a wake-up call

“Climate change has already happened,” says Dr Mike Rivington, one of the scientists behind a pair of new reports into the recent past and...

19.12.2023 10

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Vicky Allan: Do we really need another golf course replacing a prized nature spot?

Do we need another golf course? The answer to that, possibly, depends on whether you are an ecologist, a golfer, or a member of a community like that...

13.12.2023 10

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Vicky Allan: Will heat pumps help Scotland kick its fossil fuel habit?

Often it seems as if there’s more heat than light when we’re talking about decarbonising our heating; more fear and confusion than drive and...

05.12.2023 7

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Pylons and phone masts. The wild politics of weighing up what we really need The Ryvoan bothy has become the focus of an objection to a phone mast 400m away. What does the application's withdrawal say about wild politics?

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That's COP done. What about this salmon activist ban and the global plastic crisis?

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How big a disaster is Trump's win for COP29 and the climate?

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£250K from Trump would be a small win. But private jets are just the start

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Highland battle of the pylons. Is it time to listen more to the locals?

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Overtourism on the North Coast 500 and elsewhere: 'It's not just the Balearics' A big question for Scotland, as for other countries, has to be how do we invite people to visit our beautiful lochs, mountains and islands, or our bustling and historic cities, without it all getting too much.

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Sewage is back in the news – but it's not just poo we should be worried about Just under two weeks ago, in the midst of warnings not to swim at Portobello beach due to bacterial contamination, I went, instead, to Wardie, another Edinburgh swim spot.

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Labour's energy plan needs pylons – but is the public ready to get on board? The pylons were coming anyway. But arguably they will be coming faster with the arrival of Keir Starmer’s new Labour government.

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Well, at least we know who not to vote for if we care at all about the planet This election campaign is a confusing one where climate has featured mainly in debate about job losses and just transition, with little questioning of what plans mean for climate and nature.

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