Tag: Scotland
Scotland becomes first country to end ‘period poverty’ with the offering...
"This is so often characterized as a women's issue, but it is not. It is a social justice issue, an equalities issue, and a rights issue."
Scotland generates enough wind energy to power itself twice
“These are amazing figures, Scotland’s wind energy revolution is clearly continuing to power ahead.”
Scotland’s record-breaking wind output enough to power 5 Million homes
"It's great to see renewables continuing to power Scotland, adding to the year on year evidence that greater investment in both renewables and storage is the way forward."
We are drowning in plastic, and fracking companies are profiting
Plastic production wreaks havoc on people and the planet – from fracking wells and pipelines in Pennsylvania, to air pollution from plastic plants in Scotland.
Wind turbines supplied 99% of Scotland electricity demand last month
Wind generated enough electricity to power 7.116 million homes, or about three times the number of Scottish households.
World’s first floating wind farm will power 20,000 homes
Scotland has officially switched on the Hywind Scotland, the world's first floating wind farm.
Scotland to ban sale of new gas and diesel cars by...
Scotland has emerged as a clean energy all-star.
Wind Generates 100% of Scotland’s Electricity Needs for Entire Day
"Scotland's abundant energy resources play a vital role in delivering security of electricity supply across the UK."
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US workers average 10 paid vacation days a year, and 33 million get none
Twenty-five OECD countries require employers to provide at least 20 days. The US legal minimum is zero, and 57 percent of the lowest-paid tenth of workers get no vacation at all.
Chris Hedges and Albert Raboteau on ‘American Prophets’ importance in an age of radical...
Watch the two thinkers talk about Raboteau’s book, which discusses the work of religious figures such as Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton and Martin Luther King, Jr.
How the psychology of oppression perpetuates harm to animals and the environment
To achieve justice for all species and the environment, we must create a more relational world.
“The People’s Historian”: Dave Zirin’s New Book Explores “Remarkable” Life of Howard Zinn
We speak to Dave Zirin, author and sports editor at The Nation , about his new book, The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn , chronicling the life and activism of the legendary historian Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States .
Cats are fueling a global eco-crisis, pushing birds and other species to extinction
Free-roaming cats are an invasive species and one of the most significant sources of human-caused bird mortality.