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Farewell Fetlar

Posted by Willie — 5 May 2007 at 12:00pm - Comments

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A gannet in the North Sea near Sheltand

A gannet in the waters of Shetland © Greenpeace/Christien Åslund

On Friday morning we left the shelter of Shetland, where we had spent a day at anchor in a secluded bay off the northerly island of Fetlar. I've never been there before, but it was a lovely spot to stop. We didn't go onto land, which was a shame because some of the crew had been practising their ceilidh dancing especially since we were headed towards Scotland's most northerly isles.

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Tall tales from the fishing fleet

Posted by Willie — 4 May 2007 at 3:00pm - Comments

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Since we left Fetlar we have engaged with a lot of fishing vessels north of Shetland, mostly Scottish boats but also German and Norwegian. Where possible we have tried to communicate with them, particularly those involved in catching cod, either as a target species or as bycatch. And we have had some interesting conversations with them.

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Greenpeace ship sails to save North Sea cod

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30 April, 2007

The Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise will sail today from Norway on a mission to save cod from being pushed towards extinction in the North Sea.

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Scotland's energy "silver bullet"

Last edited 26 March 2007 at 10:37am
26 March, 2007

Edinburgh at night

Economic model shows route to lower carbon emissions, less gas, lower costs and no new nuclear for Scotland.

Putting new nuclear power stations at the heart of Scotland's energy strategy will lead to higher carbon emissions, more reliance on gas and be more expensive when compared to producing Scottish energy locally, according to a report released today.

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Decentralising Scottish energy

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26 March, 2007

Cleaner, cheaper, more secure energy for the 21st Century. Application of the WADE economic model to Scotland.

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