Karine Polwart
Archive for September, 2007
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YES TO TRAMS, NO TO EARL – GREEN MANIFESTO PLEDGES DELIVERED
Posted on September 27, 2007 | No CommentsScottish Greens are pleased that Green Party policies of building the Edinburgh Tram scheme and ditching the unsustainable and ill-thought out Edinburgh Airport Rail Link is to be delivered. -
FROM DUMP TO BONFIRE: EDINBURGH’S WASTE
Posted on September 27, 2007 | No CommentsEdinburgh Council today decided on the City’s approach to waste for the next 3 or 4 decades. -
Greens continue fight for ethical pensions:Lib Dem councillors under fire for ignoring party policy
Posted on September 21, 2007 | No CommentsGreen councillors have criticized Liberal Democrat councillors for voting against their own party policy on ethical investment in pensions. The Greens had called on the City of Edinburgh Council to investigate ways in which the Lothian Pension Fund could be invested in socially responsible companies. ... -
Greens push for affordable family housing
Posted on September 19, 2007 | No CommentsGreens have challenged planners and developers to re-invent Edinburgh’s “colony” housing for the 21st century. See the BBC story and watch the video clip. -
City cottons on to green plastic bag alternative
Posted on September 19, 2007 | No CommentsEDINBURGH would become the first plastic bag-free city in the UK under plans being considered by council leaders. See the Evening News story on a new initiative from Green councillors -
Emergency Debate Stifled on Edinburgh School Closure Decision
Posted on September 15, 2007 | No CommentsAn emergency meeting of Edinburgh Council called to overturn the proposed school closure consultation process ended abruptly today when LibDem Lord Provost George Grubb ruled a Labour/Green request to discuss the governance of the city as “incompetent”. The meeting called by Green and Labour Councillors... -
Bigger picture behind school closure debacle
Posted on September 14, 2007 | No CommentsRead the Evening News opinion piece by Councillor Alison Johnstone on school closures -
CRAMOND BEACH CLEAN-UP: GREENS HIGHLIGHT NEED FOR A MARINE BILL
Posted on September 14, 2007 | No CommentsRobin Harper MSP will today visit Cramond Beach in Edinburgh to support the Adopt a Beach clean-up organised by the Marine Conservation Society. (2)
