A partnership approach to energy efficiency can help companies drive down costs and improve their profitability, Enterprise Minister Jim Wallace as he launched the Small Business Energy and Environment Toolkit.
The Executive's plans to promote marine energy in Scotland were outlined today at the Renewable Realities Conference in Orkney.
The Scottish Fishermen's Federation's 'spatial management' approach to cod recovery, launched today, has been described by Scottish Liberal Democrat MEP Elspeth Attwooll as making an important contribution to the ongoing debate about the management of Scottish fisheries.
Conference delegates in Glasgow today were told of the need for a three pronged approach in challenging Scots to change their attitude towards waste.
The European Parliament this week looks to be heading towards a major disagreement with EU transport ministers over the future of the so-called ecopoints system for managing lorry transit through Austria. The existing system is due to expire at the end of this year.
A radical new initiative that will greatly boost the protection of Scotland's environment has been welcomed as a 'landmark' development by Scottish Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Nora Radcliffe MSP.