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The Court of Appeal today (Wednesday 25 January 2012) unanimously rejected Government attempts to overturn last month's High Court ruling that its plans to rush through sudden cuts to solar tariff p...
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The Assault of Bioenergy The government believes it can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by providin...
Are you a fan of "cheeky lounge" music? You may not be yet, but it's worth checking out this new so...
This Friday is Friday the 13th of January – unlucky for some. But here at Friends of the Earth we ...
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Birmingham Friends of the Earth press release Embargo: Immediate release, Wednesday 21 December 2011 Contact: Neil Verlander, Friends of the Earth press office: 020 7566 1649/ 07712 843 209 Joe Pea...
At Birmingham Friends of the Earth, this year we've decided to have a proper look back through the year and think about all the things we've done. The results can be seen in three blog posts which use...
Today was a big day for the solar industry as Friends of the Earth and two solar companies won the right to take the government to court. This action was needed after the government proposed s...
On 26th November, 10 Birmingham Friends of the Earth campaigners took to the streets dressed as Santa Claus to spread the message that Christmas does not have to be about over-consumption, stress and ...
How to Make Friends and Influence a City Birmingham Friends of the Earth has a remarkable history of exceptional people who have come together to make Birmingham a cleaner, greener place to be. There...
It wouldn't be Christmas in Birmingham without our annual Santa Parade for Buy Nothing Day and we were out for a tenth year in a row to highlight the unsustainability of our debt-riddled consumerist c...
Birmingham could work much better by having a local rail network. The lines that it has are spectacularly successful and bring the national railway network within easy reach of many thousands of peopl...
Birmingham City Council adopted The Big City Plan on July 25th 2011. Unfortunately, for the Wholesale Markets, it falls bang in the middle, and therefore will be removed to make way for a moat. (Yes...
We are currently at a unique and critical point in national and global history in terms of energy use. Fossil fuel prices are soaring, the heated debate over nuclear power continues to twist and tur...
Birmingham City Council’s draft “Low Carbon Transport Strategy 2011+” went out for consultation on 3 October. Unless significant changes are made it seems unlikely to deliver a radical change to...
The world has not stopped changing since time began, and yet miniscule changes in temperature, algae levels in the sea and rainfall, affect us acutely and painfully. This is particularly true of Afr...
Joe Peacock interviews Ana De Sousa     How long have you been involved with BFoE? I first came along in May when Tim Atkinson started running a course to introduce new people to Friends of th...
Embargo: For immediate release, Monday 28 November 2011 Contact: Neil Verlander, Friends of the Earth press office - 020 7566 1649 Joe Peacock, Birmingham Friends of the Earth 0121 6326909   OSBO...
Support from local organisations and companies is mounting as our Final Demand campaign continues. Birmingham Friends of the Earth are asking local groups, organisations and businesses to join us by ...
Press release for immediate release As the nights draw in and frost will soon be appearing, Birmingham Friends of the Earth  are calling for more protection from rocketing fuel bills caused by h...