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Scottish Natural Heritage condemned for Diageo peat extraction deal on Islay

Donald Campbell on August 4, 2020August 4, 2020

A public conservation body which has received millions of pounds of funding to restore Scotland’s peat bogs is allowing commercial peat extraction on its own land, The Ferret can reveal.

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Plans to mine peat for a decade ‘breach climate targets’

Donald Campbell on June 8, 2020June 9, 2020

Plans to mine peat in South Lanarkshire are “not consistent” with the Scottish Government’s targets to cut carbon pollution, says a leading climate scientist.

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Alarm over peat extraction plans in south west Scotland

Donald Campbell on May 8, 2020May 11, 2020

Plans to prolong the mining of peat at two sites in Dumfries and Galloway have alarmed environmental groups, who want a ban to protect the climate.

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Highland peat extraction ‘at odds’ with climate emergency

Donald Campbell on March 12, 2020March 14, 2020

A decision to allow the extraction of tens of thousands of tonnes of peat every year from a site in the Highlands has been labelled “incredibly disappointing” by environmental groups.

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Scottish and UK governments have no records on commercial peat digging

Billy Briggs on December 29, 2019January 22, 2020

Freedom of information requests to the UK and Scottish governments reveal that authorities have no idea how much peat is being removed and sold commercially.

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Scottish Natural Heritage condemned for Diageo peat extraction deal on Islay

Environment

Plans to mine peat for a decade ‘breach climate targets’

Environment

Alarm over peat extraction plans in south west Scotland

Environment

Highland peat extraction ‘at odds’ with climate emergency

Environment

Scottish and UK governments have no records on commercial peat digging

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