by Poppy Buckingham | Mar 12, 2018 | Blog, Energy And Climate Change
We are facing (and causing) an environmental crisis. Wild animal populations have plummeted in recent years, global temperatures are rising, our forests are disappearing and the seas are polluted. 10,000 years ago the Earth had to sustain just a few million people....
by Poppy Buckingham | Dec 8, 2017 | Air Quality, Blog, Blog, Transport
We have continued to be busy with our Clean Air Campaign over recent months. Saturday 14th October was Friends of the Earth’s International Day of Action Against Climate Change. We used this date to launch our petition. We’re asking Birmingham City Council to: 1....
by Poppy Buckingham | Aug 25, 2017 | Air Quality, Blog, Blog
Over the summer, BFOE launched its Air Pollution Campaign and we’ve been busy. Every year an estimated 40,000 people in the UK die prematurely due to air pollution. For Birmingham, the annual figure is around 891. Air pollution in Birmingham is having a long...
by Poppy Buckingham | Jul 25, 2017 | Current Campaigns
Why are we running this campaign now? Every year an estimated 40,000 people in the UK die prematurely due to air pollution. For Birmingham, the annual figure is around 891. Air pollution in Birmingham is having a long term, detrimental impact on our lives. Birmingham...
by Poppy Buckingham | Jul 25, 2017 | Waste & Recycling, Waste isn't Rubbish
Like most people in Birmingham, we don’t have a food waste collection and also don’t have a garden. This makes composting difficult, almost out of the question. Last autumn, I heard about the Bokashi kitchen composter, so I gave it a go. What is it? It is...
