SCCS has written to Scotland's First Minister and party leaders calling for a moratorium on power-hungry hyperscale data centres until the full scale of their environmental impacts can be assessed.
Read more and see the letters here: www.stopclimatechaos.scot/first-minist...
Having learnt far more about back-up generators than I ever thought I would, we present this massive wake up call about the Edinburgh data centre which is to be decided on by councillors on Wednesday
#datacentres #datacenters
If anyone isn't already freaking out about data centres and the monumental power they use, now would be a good time to start.
15 are in the Planning System in Scotland and many more are being planned. See the list here.
aprs.scot/news/1-21gig...
... would power the DeLorean to go Back to the Future four times. And there are two more data centres that are not yet in formal planning processes that will add another time hop at least.
Read about where the data centres are planned here-
Great to see this story make it into quite a few newspapers today! The joys of a 'Twixtmas' press release.
I've made a table of where all the planned data centres are and how big they are if you want to know - see the article on our website.
Just posting this here - no idea how to get the word out on bluesky. But this is the situation in Scotland. Some work we released today. aprs.scot/press-releas...
The latest on our data centre campaign! Get involved. aprs.scot/data-centres/
Is this is fastest response ever to a campaign call for a moratorium? 😂
The serundipity of extremely good timing....
We launched our Battery Storage Report today - you can read the full report here:
aprs.scot/press-releas...
So the UK Government can reduce electricity bills for data centres coming to Scotland, but it can't find a way to reduce bills for ordinary people?
What is going on?
itbrief.co.uk/story/...
join our Data Centre Campaign here: aprs.scot/data-centres/
Absolutely. I can get on board with this!!!! I'm all for hope and positive futures.
Woman standing on a hill above the city of Edinburgh in late afternoon sunshine.
Rocky outcrop and hill (Salisbury Crags & Arthur’s Seat) in Edinburgh, late afternoon. Showing a badly eroded path
View across Edinburgh city from Salisbury Crags, with the Castle prominent.
Enjoyed a brisk evening walk today up Salisbury Crags with @kat-jones.bsky.social.
Great views, but shocking erosion, with multi paths everywhere. Perhaps fewer feet would trample it if the Radical Road path was open??
@ramblersscotland.bsky.social
A thread about why APRS, a countryside charity, is launching a campaign on data centres and energy use today. Please read and get involved!
"If this site can get permission for battery storage then nowhere is safe"
We are incredibly disappointed that an important archaeological site in the Green Belt close to the famous Cochno stone has had a huge battery storage site consented, Read our response in the thread below 👇
Governments always seem to prioritise the benefit of landowners and big business rather than the people who voted for them. God knows national parks aren't perfect, but they're better than the free-for-all that blights the outdoors elsewhere.
Actual APRS report here - aprs.scot/news/how-mis...
I think that was another company - can't remember which one
coincidentally, the Brian Souter campaign on section 28 was run by the very same media guys who ran the campaign against National Parks.... www.thenational.scot/news/2373341...
Article in the Herald, an analysis of the misinformation that brought down a National Park. A stark warning for all of us working on environmental and progressive causes that are opposed by powerful vested interests.
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This is powerful analysis from @kat-jones.bsky.social of @aprscotland.bsky.social. If national parks are to be a mainstay of how we protect nature, enhance access and provide lasting community benefit (and I firmly believe they are) then a bolder approach is needed.
aprs.scot/news/misinfo...
Such an important read to see how misinformation has had a real impact on decision making in Scotland over our new National Park in Galloway. A cautionary tale for all those campaigning to make Scotland (and anywhere else) a better place.
RIGHT!!! I decided to give up social media for Lent. See you on the other side ....
Time for a THREAD of amazing Scottish island women to brighten #ThursdayMorning. 1st, Bessie Williamson, the only woman to own & manage a whisky distillery in the 20th century: Laphroaig on Islay. She was known for giving jobs when people were down on their luck. Such a queen. /1
Imagine a world where corporations can sue governments for protecting people and the planet. It's happening now.
We're calling on Fair Trade campaigners to support our newest member, Global Justice Now's campaign.
Blog by @louisedavies.bsky.social - bit.ly/4kmmFUq
7 unusual and wonderful children's books to help kids (and the inner child we each carry) navigate grief and loss
Over the next few days... please watch this from Anthony Baxter.
Ooo an A-Z of bogs. Can we add Scottish ones? But where to start!!!!!
Collage of images from the INCA Scot gathering in Orkney © INCA Scot
A brand new website for the International Network for Contemporary Archaeology (INCA Scot) is launching soon!
Join us on the 17th March for a virtual gathering to celebrate the new home for Contemporary Archaeology in Scotland.
Click here for more information: bit.ly/41sRwaD
A person filling in a survey form on a clipboard alongside the wording: BTO Work Experience. 30 June to 4 July 2025. bto.org/jobs. BTO Youth logo sits top right of image. Image credit: © David Tipling / BTO
Want to do your work experience at BTO? ➡️ bit.ly/BTOWorkExperi...
We offer a one-week programme for young people studying for their GCSEs or A-levels, aged 12 and up. 😀 If you are interested in a career in #conservation or #ornithology this could be for you. 🐦🌿Application deadline: 2nd March
It's a story playing out everywhere:
-> Rich people buy land which the public have enjoyed historically. They want exclusivity.
-> They block public access, often illegally.
-> Access services are underfunded and the law is weak.
The public lose again.
At least in this instance it hit the news.
Important work being led by @sustainweb.org to proactively address diversity in the environmental and food systems sectors
