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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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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...
BFoE AGM – Monday 14 December
Dear Members and Supporters, As you know, the usual BFoE AGM was postponed back in June due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. We held a Members' Meeting on 13th July to provide you with an update on what the organisation had been doing and present the Annual Report for...
Replace Incineration with Better Waste Options
Please help us challenge Birmingham City Council to stop burning 75% of the waste that they collect . You can sign the petition during November and we will be sending it to the Full Council Meeting at the start of December. The petition asks that they plan for the...
