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What a Simple Psychological Test Reveals About Climate Change
If everyone’s success depended on it, would you share—or be selfish? By Dylan Selterman, writing in the National Geographic Magazine, June 2018 I TEACH UNDERGRADUATE psychology courses at the University of Maryland,…
How to make your own wax cloths
Contributed by Antonia Murphy, visitor to Arran, writer, and psychotherapist. Here’s a helpful and ecologically sound tip for all those left overs lurking in your fridge after the Christmas festivities. Instead of…
Rewilding is essential to the UK’s commitments on climate change
Humans have cut down half the trees on Earth since the dawn of agriculture – over 3 trillion of them. This huge loss holds the potential for massive reforestation today, which would…
‘What planet are these people on?’
SCOTTISH GREEN MSP Andy Wightman slams forecasts for north sea oil extraction until 2050, his comments in contradiction to SNP which welcomed the new report, reports Ben Wray for Common Space at…
Update on Friends of the Firth of Clyde campaign to stop oil rig decommissioning in the Clyde
The Friends of the Firth of Clyde are currently fighting a proposal by Peel Port to develop an oil rig decommissioning plant at Hunterston. They are waiting on an imminent decision by…
Climate Week Scotland
Climate Week Scotland is from 1st to 5th October Climate Week is a national initiative designed to raise awareness and inspire action on climate change. There are lots of great ways to…
20 Polluters that will have to radically change if Scotland is going to meet its climate goals
For the first time, Scotland has a carbon budget under the international climate agreement made in Paris in 2015. A new report by experts from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research…
News from Eco Savvy
Perthshire Plastic Recycling Plant a Beacon of Hope
A recent report from the Zero Waste Scotland website, explaining the new technologies and methods utilised at one recycling plant in Perthshire and which may pave the way to resolving Scotland's plastic…
“Albatross” Film Review
Albatross by Sue Weaver COAST and TAP Arran got together to show this stunning film, by Chris Jordan, screened on 23rd June at the Arran High School. The film highlights the lives…
TAP – Arran
An update on TAP Arran, and Albatross film showing Think About Plastics - Arran (TAP) took shape at the Coast screening of A Plastic Voyage in February. A steering group was formed…
Antimicrobial Resistance
A report from Dr. Sally Campbell “We need to join forces against resistant microbes” - with particular reference to current aquaculture practices The further concern for us all, after microplastics, is the…