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Peace lecture by top US government figure in Scotland scrapped after Israel row A 'reflections on peace' lecture fronted by the USA's top government representative in Scotland has been scrapped in the wake of anti-war protesters issuing a warning that they would be picketing and protesting outside the venue, the Herald can reveal. 'If wood burning stoves are phased out, I'll lose my shop. And it's not just me.' Workers in the wood-burning stove industry have said that “thousands of people” will lose their jobs if the government phases out wood-burning stoves. 'They'd have to kill me to take my stove out'. Why Scots love their wood burners Clients are saying things like, 'They’d have to kill me to take my stove out. Or, ‘I’ve worked so hard to be able to save up for this. It’s mine.” Meet the heat pump geeks who are retrofitting their homes and what we can learn What happened when retired physics teacher, Pat Hackett tried to install a heat pump in his 250-year-old home. Heat pump or heat network home? Working out which one is yours There's a lot of talk about district heating networks. But how do you know if your home stands a chance of getting on one... or if you will need to get a heat pump? 'Disastrous': Ministers warned Scots gas power station plan will hit net-zero target A coalition of 44 anti-fuel poverty, grassroots climate groups and marine protection organisations are lodging a protest with ministers over a new gas burning power station in Scotland that will operate beyond the nation's legally enshrined target to hit 'net zero' emissions by 2045. Scottish law firm acquires Aberdeen legal business A long-established Edinburgh law firm has acquired a legal business based in Aberdeen as a wave of consolidation sweeps the sector. Read more

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