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  • What happens to marine plastics?

    Captain Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation first discovered the ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ – an endless floating waste of plastic rubbish. In this fantastic video he draws … more

  • And the results are in!

    Litter survey data collected by participants in the latest beach clean-up reveals the continuing dominance of plastics waste. Each year survey data is compiled in order to better understand the … more

  • A plastic bag free Fife?

    We noticed recently that Friends of the Earth Fife are promoting their ‘Fife Plastic Bag Campaign’. The group is currently working with shop-keepers and other community groups to rid Kinghorn and … more

  • Pride in our Coastline

    Have pride in our coastline – make the pledge to help Fife's beaches. Fife Council are calling on everyone to have some pride in our coastline and help to make it even more beautiful. To do this fife … more

  • Beach clean-up enters it's 5th year

    The beach clean-up at Seafield entered it's 5th consecutive year in 2008 with another successful haul of litter and other found-items this September. Seafield Environmental Group organised the latest … more

  • Seafield to witness coal revival?

    Extraction of coal in in Scotland may see a revival if plans for an Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) project continue, and it could even be happening in or near Seafield. Thornton New Energy (TNE) … more

  • Ship-to-ship oil transfers in the Forth

    As far back as 2005 news first surfaced about plans to transfer Russian crude oil between tankers moored just off the Fife coast. These plans were roundly rejected by all the relevant local … more