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Ex-oil lobbyist to be new Scottish Water chair
Deirdre Michie , a former oil lobbyist who worked in PR at Shell, has been announced as the new chair of the board of Scottish Water.
Sepa pensions invested in oil and sewage-dumping water firm
Pensions for Scotland’s environment agency (SEPA) are invested in fossil fuels and an English water company that spilled more sewage than any other last year.
Oil investor to cash in on government tree planting plan
A partner in a government scheme to tackle climate change by planting trees has shares in oil firms inlcuding Shell and BP.
‘Special access’: Oil giants lobby Yousaf at private dinner
Oil giants lobbied first minister Humza Yousaf to publicly endorse the North Sea industry and criticised the Scottish Government’s stance on the sector.
‘Pioneering’ CO2 storage projects could have leaked
Two Norwegian carbon capture projects reportedly faced problems which could have caused carbon dioxide (CO2) to leak.
Abrdn’s shares in polluters caused millions of tonnes of climate emissions
Abrdn’s investments in 20 firms indirectly caused nearly five million tonnes of climate pollution in 2022, surpassing Grangemouth's annual emissions.
Oil spill by Shell in Nigeria polluted water and killed wildlife
A 16,000 litre oil spill by Shell last summer in Nigeria allegedly polluted drinking water, contaminated farmland and killed hundreds of birds.
New Scottish energy minister did a decade in PR for oil industry
Scotland's new energy minister, Gillian Martin, was the manager of an "emergency media response team for oil and gas companies".
Shell accused of ‘muscling in’ on Scotland’s renewable body
Oil giant Shell is trying to get a staff member elected to the board of Scotland's renewable energy body, leading to concerns.
