by Admin | Nov 28, 2018 | Air Quality, Blog, Blog, Uncategorised
Our addiction to cars. Do buses smell? Do we feel safe or is it may be below our status to travel on buses or public transport generally? More roads we build, the more we use them the more congested they become the more pollution we breath in, more people die. 40,000...
by Martin Stride | Nov 28, 2018 | News, Transport
Back in 2007, Birmingham Friends of the Earth (BFoE) ran a campaign calling for the re-opening of railway stations at Kings Heath, Moseley, Balsall Heath and Hazelwell on the Camp Hill line. Although the line is used by freight trains and express passenger trains, it...
by Jake Yeates | Nov 28, 2018 | Biodiversity, Nature Everywhere, News
Hedgehog populations in Britain have declined by 50% since the year 2000. As you can naturally deduce, this is the equivalent of the UK’s human population reducing from 60 million to 30 million in just 18 years. The causes of hedgehog decline are many, all of...
by Admin | Nov 28, 2018 | Home Matters, Land Food & Water, News
Having lived in Acocks Green for many years I’ve managed (at least in my own mind!) to purchase food with a fairly ethical slant. Of course this means visiting a variety of shops to achieve this, not just the supermarket (the existence of which, of course, being...
by Jodie Etheridge | Nov 28, 2018 | Blog, Blog, Don't Lose Your Bottle, Waste & Recycling
I’m Jodie, one of the leaders on our campaign for a national ‘Deposit Return Scheme’ on plastic bottles. This campaign has been running since January. It’s been an exciting and busy time over the past few months and there’s lots more excitement ahead! We have been...
by Martin Stride | Nov 27, 2018 | Air Quality, News, Transport
Dudley Road Widening Scheme. Stop the Destruction – Take Action Now! Birmingham City Council produced plans for widening Spring Hill and Dudley Road from Spring Hill Roundabout to Summerfield Park. The plans propose conversion of most of the road into a dual...
