Arctic Council meets on Arctic challenges, with SAMS scientist a representative

arctic scape

[Updated below 15th May] The Arctic Council is meeting this week in Kiruna in Sweden. This is very big news – as is the fact that Argyll has a scientist at the table – from the Scottish Association of Marine Science. Continue reading

Ewan Kennedy: Democracy in action Argyll style as PPSL approves Ardmaddy salmon farm

Sound of Luing

This week there was a good chance to see democracy in action, Argyll style, Continue reading

SAMS doing training workshops on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for UK experts

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles – UAVs – have a role to play in the future of scientific research. Continue reading

Pop-up recyle shop for Anthony Nolan Trust

[Updated below] The Oban branch of the Friends of Anthony Nolan Trust is running a Pop up Recycle Shop Continue reading

Lochhead responds to Iceland announcement on self imposed mackerel quota

Iceland has announced that it is taking a unilateral and self-imposed cut of 15% Continue reading

No mention of Scotland in budget allocations

[Updated below] Listening live to the UK Chancellor’s Autumn Budget Statement and the opposition response, just finished, Continue reading

Holes for dumping irradiated waste at Doonreay are hardly deep storage

BBC News is carrying  a story about the ongoing decommissioning process Continue reading

Caithness wind farm rejection

Fergus Ewing, the Scottish Government’s Energy Minister, Continue reading

Carbon Capture and Storage Open Day today at Tralee Bay

As part of the Festival of the Sea programme, the Scottish Marine Institute’s Carbon Capture and Storage Continue reading

Drilling starts in run up to carbon storage research at Ardmucknish Bay

Ardmucknish Bay

Carbon Capture and Storage is a technology that could mitigate climate change by capturing carbon dioxide Continue reading