Let’s show BCC that it’s time to tackle air pollution!
Do you think Birmingham City Council should be doing more to tackle air pollution? We do! Our Breath of Fresh Air campaign is calling for the Council to make the Clean Air Zone city-wide and improve air pollution monitoring. Birmingham needs a Clean Air Zone which...
Tell Birmingham City Council to tackle air pollution
Air pollution is a massive problem in Birmingham. Too many of us are breathing in toxic filthy air created by vehicles on our roads and the consequences for our health are devastating. Birmingham City Council is currently developing plans for a Clean Air Zone, where...
Re-Open Kings Heath Station
Kings Heath has a railway running through it that with a short length of new link railway at Camp hill could be part of a 21 st century transport solution. Kings Heath could join the local rail network, making it easier to reach a range of destinations. Trains still...
Our Journey to Clean Air
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....
Go Renewable, Keep Our Air Clean!
On the 14th October, Friends of the Earth held an international day of action for the climate, where we invited FOE groups across the world to get creative and come together for a day of climate events, actions and mobilisations. The aim was to use powerful climate...
Vigil for Suzzie used to spur Birmingham to take quicker action in making our roads safer for cyclists.
The 9th of October saw another Birmingham cyclist killed by a vehicle on Birmingham's roads. Suzanna ('Suzzie') Bull was a 32 year old doctor at the Children's Hospital, and was hit by a lorry at the junction of Pershore Road and Edgbaston Road (1). In the wake of...