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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Appren-tsk Endangered birds may trump Donald's golf-course plans		11 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 5:17 PM on 11 Oct 2007 Donald Trump is fired. Fired up, that is, about his plans to build "the world's greatest golf course" in Scotland. But seven endangered bird species may fly in his way. Which is just silly, says The Donald: "Each and every golf course I have built has got awards for environmental protection. ... When we are finished, the course will be better environmentally than before we started.&q ...
Topics: celebrity, endangered species, green living, news, Scotland (all these topics)

Windbalkers Wind farms ignite controversy in Scotland and California		04 Nov 2004	Daily Grist
Windbalkers Wind farms ignite controversy in Scotland and California A proposal to build the world's biggest on-shore wind farm on Scotland's rugged Isle of Lewis is triggering a pitched battle. Lewis Wind Power, a joint venture between British Energy and construction group AMEC, claims the project would create hundreds of jobs and generate enough electricity to meet the annual needs of 1.1 million peo ...
Topics: California, energy, Scotland, wildlife, wind power (all these topics)

Wheeze and No Thank You Pollution a Likely Contributor to Rising Asthma Rates		17 Feb 2004	Daily Grist
Wheeze and No Thank You Pollution a Likely Contributor to Rising Asthma Rates Asthma rates are climbing around the world, and though scientists can't say precisely what's causing the increase, pollution is thought to be a serious contributor. The respiratory disease has become a particular problem in Asia, where terrible air quality, rapid u ...
Topics: air pollution, Asia, China, health, placemaking, pollution and waste, Scotland, United Kingdom, United States (all these topics)

City of Light Traffic Paris, Edinburgh Contemplate London-Style Traffic Fees		19 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
City of Light Traffic Paris, Edinburgh Contemplate London-Style Traffic Fees Thousands of miles from Tokyo, France and Scotland are trying to figure out what to do about their own traffic-induced pollution problems. The French government is considering instituting a toll for vehicles entering Paris, which is suffering from severe pollution as a result of heavy traffic combined with consistently high ...
Topics: air pollution, business, France, placemaking, Scotland (all these topics)

Tipping the Scales		02 Aug 2002	Daily Grist
Tipping the Scales A government-commissioned study has concluded that escapes from fish farms in Scotland pose a "major threat" to the nation's wild fish population. According to Friends of the Earth, about 1 million salmon have escaped from Scottish fish farms in the last five years. If just 1 percent of the farmed population escapes each year, the government report says, wild stocks will suffer severe losses in g ...
Topics: fishing, marine life, Scotland (all these topics)

Under Loch and Key		08 Jul 2002	Daily Grist
Under Loch and Key After 50 years of debate, Scotland will get its first-ever national park this month. The area around Loch Lomond, where the park will be established, attracts 5 million visitors annually but currently lacks an effective management structure to balance the area's conflicting interests and protect the landscape and wildlife that are its main attraction. Establishment of the Loch Lomond and the ...
Topics: lakes, national parks, Scotland, wilderness (all these topics)

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