Media Release

media release

everyone - Scotland's environment groups campaigning together (500,000 supporters, 26 organisations, ONE voice)

Voters – at least those with environmental concerns – do care

8 June 2004

Thousands of emails and letters sent to European election candidates by supporters of environmental organisations prove that voters care passionately about what action politicians will take to protect the environment. Everyone, a coalition of Scotland's leading environmental organisations, recruited supporters to put the environment firmly on the political agenda in the run up to June's European Parliament elections.
European candidates confirm that, in some cases, over 90% of the emails and letters they have received, have come from supporters of the Everyone campaign.

“ Voters understand that most of our environmental legislation comes from Europe. There is no doubt that care of the environment is one of the key issues which will be decided in this election,” said Fred Edwards, spokesman for Everyone, “As much as 90 per cent of Scottish environmental legislation starts life there. People who wish to influence that decision-making process should get out and vote on Thursday”.

NOTES TO EDITORS:

The everyone campaign is supported by: Association of Regional and Island Archaeologists, Badenoch and Strathspey Conservation Group, Biological Recording in Scotland, Butterfly Conservation Scotland, Cairngorms Campaign, Friends of the Earth Scotland, Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust, John Muir Trust, Marine Conservation Society, Mountaineering Council of Scotland, The National Trust for Scotland, North East Mountain Trust, Plantlife, Ramblers' Association Scotland, Reforesting Scotland, RSPB Scotland, ruralScotland, Soil Association Scotland, Scottish Countryside Activities Council, Scottish Countryside Rangers' Association, Scottish Wild Land Group, Scottish Wildlife Trust, Sustrans Scotland , TRANSform Scotland, Woodland Trust Scotland and WWF Scotland

For further details: Helen McDade 01887 820449 evening: 01796 473722