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Scottish Government under fire for overruling council decisions to reject new fish farms
Council decisions to reject new fish farms were overruled by the Scottish Government after appeals by multinationals, which critics claim ignores local democracy.
If gas prices are going down, why are energy bills going up?
Ferret Fact Service looks at the recent reduction in gas prices and why we won't see that reflected immediately in energy bills.
Scottish Government gave £8m of green funds to coal firm’s project
The Scottish Government gave £8.6m of green funding to a coal firm's biomass project.
Holyrood row with Westminster scuppers bill to protect elephants and dolphins
A bill to ban the sale and advertisement of cruel animal experiences abroad won't be extended to Scotland due to a row between the Scottish and UK governments.
Consultation on Scottish energy plan “lacking transparency”
A missing analysis of the future of jobs and oil reserves in the North Sea is undermining confidence in the consultation on Scotland's new energy strategy.
Woodland bosses accused of failure and putting beavers at risk from guns
Government woodland bosses have been criticised for failing to bring beavers back to state-owned Scottish land and save them from possible shooting.
Natural paradise in Chile under threat from fish farming
One of the world’s last remaining natural paradises is being damaged by the expansion of salmon farming in Chile, scientists and environmentalists have warned.
Fewer than 1% of unauthorised tree fellings in Scotland result in prosecution
Fewer than one per cent of unauthorised tree fellings reported to Scottish Forestry have ended in a successful prosecution over nearly a decade, The Ferret has found.
Edinburgh firm has £50m investment in embattled coal giant
An Edinburgh investment company holds £50m worth of bonds issued by a coal giant accused of "pulling off the biggest corporate con in history".
