by Adam McCusker | Sep 30, 2015 | Blog
Next April Fools’ Day will see the establishment of a new West Midlands Combined Authority. This involves the coming together of Wolverhampton, Sandwell, Dudley, Walsall, Birmingham, Coventry and Solihull councils and members from each will sit on the board. The new...
by Admin | Sep 29, 2015 | Blog, Waste & Recycling, Waste isn't Rubbish
To tie-in with ou current waste campaign we take a look at anaerobic digestion in this installment of the Big Green Debate. Shaz Rahman takes a critical view of the technology whilst John Newson argues it’s one of many parts of a zero waste strategy. No –...
by Roxanne Green | Sep 28, 2015 | Blog
Intersectionality and the implications for environmental activism is something I’ve been grappling with for a while. The study of intersections between forms or systems of oppression, domination or discrimination, the theory suggests that various axes of identity...
by Julien Pritchard | Sep 25, 2015 | Divest WMPF, Energy And Climate Change, News
Campaigners from across the conurbation came together to launch Divest West Midlands Pension Fund (WMPF) outside Wolverhampton Council today. The campaign is pushing for West Midlands Pensions Fund, to divest the £355 million it has invested in fossil fuels. The...
by Robert Pass | Sep 25, 2015 | Blog, Energy And Climate Change
“It makes no sense to invest in companies that undermine our future. We need an apartheid-style boycott to save the planet.” Desmond Tutu, 2014 We know that over 80% of the world’s proven coal, oil and gas reserves need to stay in the ground if we want to stop climate...
