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Launch of Greener Birmingham – The Big Green Conversation
On Thursday 4th of April, the Greener Birmingham coalition launched the ‘The Big Green Conversation’ as part of Birmingham's Green Year of Action. The Big Green Conversation is a way for the people of Birmingham to actively help to decide what kind of city they want...
HS2 is off the rails – High Cost, Scandalously 2 Expensive
High Speed 2 is a plan for high speed trains, to connect London with Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds. It will cost £80 billion (more than £1330 for every man, woman and child living in England, Wales and Scotland). There are numerous arguments against the...
Fashion and the Environment
In the past couple of months there has been a big media buzz around the devastating environmental and human rights implications of cheap, mass produced ‘fast fashion’, and the fashion industry in general. It is a huge problem that has been bubbling away quietly while...
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Birmingham Friends of the Earth Press Release/Quote regarding the delayed Birmingham Clean Air Zone
Birmingham Friends of the Earth Press Release/Quote regarding the delayed Birmingham Clean Air Zone For Immediate release Contact: Martin Stride, Birmingham Friends of the Earth, Campaigner 0121 6326909 Martin Stride from Birmingham Friends of the Earth said...
International Women’s Day 2019
Are women destroying the planet? Yes, if many of the 'plastic-free periods' campaigns are to be believed. The websites for these organisations are peppered with the kind of arresting statistics that can make the female reader feel guilty at best and shamed at worst....
Join us for our Nurture Nature Day
We would like to invite you to join us at our Nurture Nature Day taking place on Saturday 20 July in the heart of Birmingham's Digbeth Community Garden! There will be crafts, activities and information about the importance of wildlife friendly gardening or if you...