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Widening of the Moseley Road
We have been occupied by plans of Transport for West Midlands to put in bus lanes along main roads. This could be helpful to speed up buses, but not if pedestrians and cyclists get a substantially worse deal, or local high streets are damaged. Moseley Road through...
Fossil Fuels and their effects
I’m sure that we are all aware that China and India have become two of the powerhouse economies of the modern world. More than 50% of the world’s population live in these countries. These innovative “forward-thinking” nations are primarily still powered by fossil...
WHY SHOULD WE GO CAR-FREE?
Cars may be very convenient for millions of people, but they are hugely inconvenient in so many ways. Of course, the chief reason why we oppose cars is the damage that they cause to the environment: pollutants from car exhausts cause both immediate and long-term...
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Replace Incineration with Better Waste Options
Please help us challenge Birmingham City Council to stop burning 75% of the waste that they collect . You can sign the petition during November and we will be sending it to the Full Council Meeting at the start of December. The petition asks that they plan for the...
Have your say on the future of planning
The government has proposed making sweeping changes to the planning system, which would almost completely take away our say about planning. If the proposals go ahead, local plans will become little more than a colour-coded map and we will lose our voice about what...
Stop Burning Birmingham’s Waste
Stop Burning Birmingham’s Waste – this great new video shows reps from 5 organisations speaking out about the Council-owned incinerator at Tyseley. Built to burn 350,000 tonnes of rubbish every year, we say it must be run down and alternatives put in place, urgently....
