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Why We Should All Stay Grounded
Hello. I am a member of Stay Grounded, which is an international movement which acts to combat excessive – and unsustainable – levels of aviation. Frequent flyers (“super emitters”) represent only 1% of the population of the world. However, they were responsible for...
More Trees Please!
More Trees Please! Trees play an important role in the fight against climate change as well as providing homes to hundreds of insects and birds and improving air quality. These are just some of the reasons why we are calling on Birmingham City Council to double tree...
Aldo brings a new flavour to the Birmingham Friends of The Earth quiz
Some background info About once a quarter, Birmingham Friends of The Earth host a quiz in the Warehouse Cafe. Volunteers from the campaigning group take it in turns to host the quiz. I hosted the quiz myself in 2015. There is a tendency for the host to pick rounds...
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An Open Letter to the University of Birmingham: Declare a Climate Emergency
The Guild of Students is calling upon the University of Birmingham to declare a climate emergency. Please support the call by signing an open letter to Vice-Chancellor David Eastewood. You can sign the letter online HERE. An Open Letter to the University of...
End of incineration – we need a plan
Following the petition to Birmingham Council meeting on 1 December 2020, we have produced a Briefing to put the case for why mass incineration of waste is not the future for Birmingham. We say that there is a tremendous opportunity in 2021 to rethink and redesign the...
Watch: Our waste petition is presented to Full Council Meeting
On Tuesday 1 December 2020 our petition was present to the Meeting of The City Council. The petition calling for an end to incineration of council collected waste at Tyseley plant, was signed by hundreds of people and was presented by four senior Councillors from the...
