Green group plants seed of idea for free orchard
AN orchard to provide city residents with free fruit would be created under plans drawn up by an environmental group.

City named second most sustainable
EDINBURGH has been named as the second most sustainable city in the UK in a new study.

Environmental specialists to offer firms help
BUSINESSES in the Capital are set to be given advice on how to reduce their carbon footprint at a seminar next month.

Green MSP has one of least green houses, says survey
ROBIN Harper, the co-leader of the Green Party, has a less environmentally friendly home than colleagues in the SNP, Labour and Conservative parties, a survey revealed yesterday.

Greens lead with gender balance
THE Scottish Greens have a new gender-balanced leadership team. The party will be led jointly by Robin Harper, a Green MSP, and Edinburgh councillor Alison Johnstone.

Don't bottle out on tap water, warn Greens
SALES of mineral water have soared to almost a billion litres a year in the UK, prompting warnings that the trend poses a serious environmental menace.

Harper plants seeds of allotment debate in city
GREEN Lothians MSP Robin Harper today urged the city council to review land use within Edinburgh to meet the growing demand for allotments.

Ceilidh aims to help the Greens
A CEILIDH to help raise money for the Scottish Green Party is to due to take place later this month.

Harper calls for nuclear weapons road risk probe
GREEN party leader Robin Harper has demanded an inquiry into roads being used to transport nuclear weapons.

Green future demands a radical shift in lifestyles for British
MEAT-FREE menus, battery- operated cars and an end to affordable flights. These are among the radical visions outlined in a report which says Britain could be carbon neutral within 20 years - but only if major steps are taken to change our lifestyles.

Treble chance in SNP's green agenda
THE new Executive seems to be making the environment a key policy area, and that could be a winner three times over, writes CALUM MACLEOD

Ministers draw up new coastal power to get oil transfer veto
MINISTERS would get new powers to veto controversial plans for the Firth of Forth and other coastal areas under proposals to be presented to the Scottish Parliament.

Offsetting 'no substitute for cutting emissions'
CARBON offsetting cannot be used to salve the consciences of those whose activities increase emissions, the leader of the Scottish Green Party said yesterday.

Wrong gear for Salmond's eco-drive
ALEX Salmond's attempts to boost the Scottish Executive's green credentials backfired yesterday as it emerged that the hybrid cars he is trialling are more polluting than those they could replace.

Greens win control of powerful transport committee
THE Green Party yesterday won leadership of the powerful transport committee after a reshuffle of the Scottish Parliament's structure.



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