Emirates might start flying a Boeing 777 twice a day from Glasgow Airport because... they want fresh lobster. The CEO goes unchallenged. There's a massive gulf between 'business' journalism and the reality of a climate breakdown. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2583389...

An Edinburg Council committee has REFUSED planning application in principle to Shelborn for its hyperscale AI data centre. The convener said it would 'drive a coach and horses' through local planning policy. This will also have huge ramifications for Apatura's plans nearby. #ai #datacentre

On Wednesday, Edinburgh councillors will vote on plans for a new AI data centre which could set a precedent for Scotland. It’s controversial and many questions remain unanswered. A guest post by @rachaelrevesz.bsky.social: www.edinburghminute.com/an-open-lett... #edinburgh #scotland

@parents4futurescot.bsky.social Hello! I sent you a couple emails about a very timely news story / issue. Could you please get back to me this week if you can? Many thanks.

I'll be moderating a panel about AI data centres in Scotland on 5 March at St Augustine Church. Interested in hearing from experts, want to ask questions or raise concerns? Come along! aprs.scot/event/data-c... #ai #datacentres

Leithers, please come join us on Sat 7 February at 11am!

The Trump administration just released a five-year plan for offshore oil leasing, setting the stage to auction off 1+ billion acres of public waters in the United States. More drilling will only push imperiled wildlife closer to extinction. Take action. act.biologicaldiversity.org/OvxlEQSpoEGj...

"[Congestion] can be addressed by local authorities and operators working together on priority measures which could include bus lanes, bus gates and traffic light priority." i.e NOT reducing the number of bus stops, as one fairly recent Herald article was supposing... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Drax power station wants to build an AI data centre... it already burns 250-year-old trees from Canada to generate just 5% of our energy in the UK... and gets around £470m subsidies every year from our government. #datacentre #ai www.drax.com/about-us/our...

This article on student housing by the Edinburgh Inquirer does not mention these words once: 'profit', 'return', 'planning policy', 'pension fund(s)'. www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/housing-fo...

My latest for the Edinburgh Reporter. Both Apatura and Shelborn - two developers - may have to submit environmental assessments for their proposed AI data centres. But Shelborn is already awaiting planning permission - and the timeline won't be extended. theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/12/coun...

20% of the Rosebank oil field - and $1bn worth of assets in the north sea - are owned by an Israeli company. Another good reason for this government to scrap Rosebank. www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

@neweconomybrief.bsky.social finds one way to mitigate any AI-induced financial crisis - stop rushing to grant planning to every developer wanting to get rich and build a data centre. #overcapacity #ai #datacentre

Action to Protect Rural Scotland is rightly baffled as to why AI data centres don't have to submit environmental impact assessments. Sign their petition! @aprscotland.bsky.social www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

Why does it take a charity petition to wake us up to the fact that huge AI data centres should be required to submit environmental impact assessments to get planning permission? Sign the petition here, and email your MP! aprs.scot/press-releas...

Rosebank oil field is still on the table, please tell them to shove it off. actionnetwork.org/forms/the-go...

Would be good to see Scotland's cities do the same. www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...

greentogrey.eu - This is a great report, and reminds me of a little (quite large) area of land by the canal that Apatura wants to build on to build an AI data centre...

A company called Apatura wants to build a handful of AI data centres across the central belt, the first next to Heriott Watt. It claims it's doing consumers a favour by zapping up 200MW of electricity and an Olympic swimming pool+ worth of water. www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

I wrote this piece for anyone who has wondered why there are Air Canada adverts on Lothian Buses and Emirates adverts on the tram, given that Edinburgh Council has a ban on fossil fuel advertising: theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/09/are-...

​New Zealand will replace its gas tax with road user charges based on distance, time, and weight. "Weight" is an intriguing variable. Will owners of massive SUVs and utes need to pay extra b/c of their environmental and safety costs? (They should.)

Thank you @keepscotbeautiful.bsky.social for letting me write this blog on dental flossers. How can a pack of 30 plastic 'plackers' from Tesco be called 'eco sensitive' (and get away with it....)? www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/blog/2025/de...

Our charity is delighted to have signed this letter calling for a ban on single use dental flossers which our members are finding littered on walks on streets, parks and beaches. There are more sustainable options. #DontFlossandToss #dentalflosser

Are people... flossing in public? Now, 22 orgs, charities and community groups have signed an open letter calling to ban single use dental flossers, or dental 'harps' - a growing feature on our beaches and streets. #dontflossandtoss #singleuseplastic #litter

I've drafted an open letter to call to ban single use plastic dental flossers. Luckily I've had some big names agree to back it. Can anyone recommend Scottish community groups around plastic pollution / litter that I can send it to? #donttossandfloss

I finally get an outlet to write about this topic = thanks @transform.scot!

@dastonsnp.bsky.social Thank you Danny for your proposed moratorium on student blocks in Edinburgh! It isn't right to keep demolishing old buildings in a climate emergency, just to provide a high return for institutional investors.

@gillianamartin.bsky.social We'd like to raise the fines with engine idling, as we've done with pavement parking, as we've done with LEZs, and enforce the fines, so kids - and all of us - have cleaner air. £20 fine doesn't cover the cost, it won't change behaviour. www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...

Fewer bus stops is not the answer to solving the 'riddle' as to why Edinburgh is one of the most congested cities in the UK. We need a congestion charge, and more segregated bus lanes! www.heraldscotland.com/news/2520571...

Oh, hello. euroweeklynews.com/2016/04/29/t...

I wrote for The National about the Land Reform Bill - I don't argue this in the article but I feel the SNP would get a lot more people on side with independence if they made bold land reforms www.thenational.scot/politics/250...

And here it is! The Carriers official announcement in @thebookseller.com 🎉 www.thebookseller.com/rights/trans...

I'm always fascinated by career switches. Guy Ingerson switched from a decade in oil to Friends of the Earth! Here is my first piece for the Local Storytelling Exchange - in @scotnational.bsky.social www.thenational.scot/business/249...

Is Britain 'open for business' or 'up for sale'? Every stage of our lives - and where we live - is now designed to profit institutional investors. by Adam Almeida cdn.prod.website-files.com/62306a0b42f3...

Wow, to think the UK could do more than simply raise interest rates even higher or impose austerity 2.0 to battle inflation. Instead, they could actually control rents, tax big companies and lay out a clear plan to the public. Who would have thought it!

Join us in @scotparl.bsky.social next week to discuss gender inequalities in transport. tickettailor.com/events/cross... * Challenges, including safety * Designing services that align with travel needs * Representation in frontline and decision-making roles Speakers from TS & @swbg.bsky.social

Hello to this new platform and hopefully goodbye to doctored images of Eilean Donan castle and videos of hungry polar bears rummaging through trash cans.