Tag: gas

Pension schemes invest £1.7bn in fossil fuel companies

SCOTS pension schemes are investing nearly £1.7 billion in “destructive” fossil fuel corporations, it has been revealed. An investigation by environmental groups has shown that...

Underground drones used to fix gas pipes in Scotland for first time

UNDERGROUND drones are being used to repair gas pipes for the first time in Scotland - in a bid to cut down on roadwork...

Rapeseed oil could cut 42 billion kgs of cow flatulence per year

RAPESEED oil could help save the planet by cutting cow flatulence, according to Scottish researchers. A team based in Edinburgh has spent the past six...

Scots gas leak assessed

EXPERTS are continuing to assess the impact on the environment of the gas release at TOTAL’s Elgin platform, 140 miles east of Aberdeen in...

Evacuation after explosion scare

A BURNING wheelie bin risked causing a gas explosion at a block of flats in Edinburgh last night. The bin, which was placed against a...

Plans to replace 40-year-old Cockenzie power station finalised

Plans to replace the coal fired power station at Cockenzie in East Lothian with a high efficiency gas station have been approved by ministers. The...

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