Ilona Amos Journalist
  • National World

Environment correspondent for The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday.

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The Scotsman

Focus Areas

  • Environment

132 Articles
over 1 year ago
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Windfall tax rise: Warning over loophole that could cost public purse and spark new North Sea dri...

Fears have been raised that increasing the windfall tax on oil and gas giants could actually benefit firms already po...

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over 1 year ago
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How an Essex girl is taking the Scotch whisky industry by storm with an eco-friendly distillery o...

A boutique distillery on the wild west coast of Scotland whose first ever bottle of whisky fetched a record sum has a...

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over 1 year ago
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Scourge of toilet trash littering Scottish beaches sparks call for wet wipe plastics ban

Scotland’s beaches have become dirtier than ever, with the latest clean-ups showing a massive increase in litter and ...

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over 1 year ago
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Sustainable Scotland: Cannabis crops could help Scottish farmers turn carbon neutral, report finds

Growing cannabis crops could harvest huge economic benefits for Scotland’s farmers and achieve climate targets at the...

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over 1 year ago
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Major step forward for plans to build the world’s biggest floating offshore wind farm in Scotland

Plans to build the world’s biggest floating wind farm off the north coast of the Scottish mainland have come a step c...

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over 1 year ago
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Riverwoods: Scottish film about efforts to save wild salmon and boost nature hits TV screens

The salmon need the forest. The forest needs the salmon. And Scotland needs them both.

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over 1 year ago
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Sustainable Scotland: Storm-damaged trees sunk in River Dee to boost nature and help save wild sa...

Around 50 trees which survived last year’s devastating Storm Arwen have been relocated and dug into the banks and bed...

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over 1 year ago
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Scottish farmers and crofters serve up outdoor feast at Holyrood in demonstration calling for fin...

Crofters and farmers have staged an outdoor ‘feast’ and demonstration at Holyrood, urging ministers to ensure Scotlan...

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over 1 year ago
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Scottish geological landmarks inducted into world’s ‘rock’ hall of fame

Two important geological sites in Scotland have made it into the world’s ‘rock’ hall of fame.

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over 1 year ago
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Deep impact: How science fiction became science fact when Nasa nudged an asteroid off course

The idea sounds so far-fetched it could be the plotline of a doomsday movie or computer game – to blast a tiny craft ...

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over 1 year ago
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Sustainable Scotland: Scots biotech firm is bringing home the bacon with lab-grown meat breakthro...

No little piggies will be going to market if an innovative Scottish biotech company has its way.

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over 1 year ago
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Sustainable Scotland: Call for UK ministers to clean up ‘chemical crime scene’ and ban toxic poll...

Environmentalists have launched a new nationwide campaign calling for a ban on toxic chemicals which are poisoning oc...

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