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Remote communities on the front line of the climate change challenge



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Published Date: 19 July 2008
By Fran loots
THE John Muir Trust is best known for the iconic mountains it owns and safeguards, including parts of Ben Nevis, the Red Cuillin in Skye and Schiehallion. As well as protecting Scotland's "wild land", the trust is committed to supporting communities in these remote rural areas.
The biggest issue facing these communities today is the global energy crisis. Rocketing petrol prices are, on average, 10 per cent higher in the Highlands and Islands and people living in these areas are more reliant on private transport. Winter fue...



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1

Neil,

Glasgow 19/07/2008 11:44:09
I wonder why the headline uses the term "climate change" rather than global warming.

OK then - no I don't. Happy sunbathing.
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Unimpressed one,

19/07/2008 12:39:31
I suppose with a name of Fran Loots this rubbish is not surprising.
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11+failed,

the pans 19/07/2008 14:24:58
"The biggest issue facing these communities today is the global energy crisis"
What has that got to do with global warming? Or as the green brigade, hedging their bets, now call climate change.

 

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