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Finish fossil fuels for a feasible future
Some facts for us to ponder: We are faced with an energy crisis, for the following reasons: Over-population. Every year, 83 million more people live on earth than did so in the year before. There is a natural fact: there is nowhere else (not even Planet B) where...
Trees are cool!
We have heard it all before, how trees are important for us all on planet Earth. They provide food, shelter, tranquillity, helping us all breathe, etc., etc. Here’s yet another article on it. Trees are cool, the longest-living species on earth. They have been around...
Birmingham Friends of the Earth are Proud to Sponsor Paget Rangers
BFoE were delighted to sponsor Paget Rangers at the end of March and I attended the match with fellow BFoE volunteers. Although it may not seem so, there is actually a lot of cross over in what we do. We are both community led organisations that rely on volunteers to...
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No! to widening the Moseley Road
Transport for West Midlands is planning to widen stretches of the Moseley Road through Balsall Heath, requiring the destruction of trees and the narrowing of footways. This will lead to even heavier traffic and a worse environment for pedestrians and cyclists. Yes,...
Proposed Widening of the Moseley Road
Please help to spread this information. Widening of the Moseley Road through Balsall Heath is proposed by Birmingham City Council and Transport for WM, so as to make four lanes of traffic. This is to allow bus lanes in both directions, so as to reduce delays to buses...
EVENT: Climate Emergency, what next?
Birmingham Council declared a Climate Emergency in June 2019, but what next? On Wednesday 6 November Birmingham Friends of the Earth will be hosting a climate change event at The Warehouse Cafe, 54-57 Allison Street, B55TH. The event will start at 6:30pm and finish...
