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Aug 1st, 2009 by Chris Duggan | No comments yet

Latest Twitter updates from Birmingham Friends of the Earth .

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Today

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New blog post up re spending money on public transport, walking and cycling to save money: http://bit.ly/buknDz [bham_foe]
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Anyone in Brum doing anything the day after that for 10/10/10? [bham_foe]
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RT @BirminghamiNS: The Kings Heath Charity Shop Crawl — http://bit.ly/9OgLrU - sounds fun and helps charity shops. [bham_foe]
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Ooh look - a report on our speaker event: RT @wwwfoecouk: Local action: Is there a job in the Green Economy for you?: http://bit.ly/cURjV5 [bham_foe]
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RT @Bham_carfree: Apparently skyride events coming up in Brum: http://bit.ly/ctEUhY - waiting 4 route for 12.09 - 10 days before #ITWMCD2010 [bham_foe]
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Damn it the front page of our website's gone blank again, but direct links still work: http://bit.ly/dbOz0h [bham_foe]
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RT @wwwfoecouk: Press release: UK energy use down but due to recession not action http://goo.gl/fb/lWHTQ [bham_foe]
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RT @peteashton: Speaking of Leader Whitby...damning indictment of BIG CITY obsession: http://bit.ly/b0Aaiw [bham_foe]
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Need to be registered on FT for this article (it's free) about new research backing up climate science as "undeniable": http://bit.ly/aWWggf [bham_foe]
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"there is apparently a great deal of confusion among the police" on laws re driving into bike zones: http://bit.ly/9oo8KG - very reassuring. [bham_foe]
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We've posted ads for three volunteer roles on the environment job website: http://bit.ly/aMqys7 http://bit.ly/bbh3Qr http://bit.ly/ahxCED [bham_foe]

Yesterday

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RT @wwwfoecouk: Want a green energy supplier? Good Energy donates £50 for every new customer who mentions FoE. http://bit.ly/cGL5tvWhy [bham_foe]
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RT @wwwfoecouk: Wow! Even Daily Mail admits ‘the world would be a happier and healthier place if people ate less meat’ http://bit.ly/9GSw6l [bham_foe]
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Offshore wind definitely needs to get bigger and better, but we need more onshore turbines, too: http://bit.ly/bmZiLt as @Yes2wind agrees. [bham_foe]
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"For every £1 spent on protecting communities from devastating impact of floods, £8 is saved" http://bit.ly/aUmVvU - costly climate change! [bham_foe]
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RT @BrumRoadRunner: Cracking little docu-video on Birmingham tornado from five years ago http://bit.ly/bmGEIW #tornadomemories [bham_foe]
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RT @Bham_carfree: Looking fwd to meeting volunteer interested in working on #ITWMCD2010: http://bit.ly/cyyPzl -more people = fewer cars :-) [bham_foe]
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RT @newscientist: Another Gulf oil leak hits Louisiana waters http://bit.ly/bUeAXp - How many leaks are there, which don't get noticed? [bham_foe]
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Environmental firm caught polluting Birmingham water system: http://bit.ly/b38U1q - not a shining example of green innovation! [bham_foe]
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RT @ali_mfoe: But what about public transport? @transportgovuk Green light to ultra low carbon car incentive http://bit.ly/cHslHj - quite! [bham_foe]
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Visiting my grandparents at the time. Came back found Kings Heath closed, debris everywhere but my street amazingly missed #tornadomemories [bham_foe]
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RT @peteashton: My blog post from 2005's Birmingham tornado: http://bit.ly/bU5069 #tornadomemories [bham_foe]
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HT @VeronicaRegenWM: Hope that nothing like this will happen to brownfield grow-site schemes in Lozells, Handsworth etc http://bit.ly/dkONmZ [bham_foe]
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Anyone form @wwwfoecouk going? RT @EcoTeams: Cycle To Work Alliance event 'Cycling & New Agenda on Public Health' 16.00 http://bit.ly/aTv3B0 [bham_foe]
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Spot the very obvious contradiction between the headline and content of this article: http://bit.ly/cZraNh [bham_foe]

27 Jul 10

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Good to meet everyone at the @airportwatch meeting yesterday and glean some useful information. [bham_foe]
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Transport meeting yesterday discussed our plans for #ITWMCD2010 being planned by @Bham_carfree: http://bit.ly/cyyPzl - should be great. [bham_foe]
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RT @adamvaughan_uk: Go for nuclear or ramp up solar with DECC's carbon calculator: http://bit.ly/bWmeO0 Need to read instructions to get it. [bham_foe]
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;RT @FandCC: New detailed Good Practice courtesy of Wylde Green Utd Reform Church. How they became an eco-congregation: http://bit.ly/9VqoVx [bham_foe]

23 Jul 10

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Putting together tools and things for bbq - see you there soon for tasty organic treats! http://bit.ly/amamEF [bham_foe]
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Another large body of WM public servants thrown on scrap heap by the govt: http://tinyurl.com/348bhrc - v sorry for everyone affected. [bham_foe]
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I bet Mr Hammond's looking forward to these #HS2 meetings with blighted residents: http://bit.ly/av5DLF - plenty of reasons to pull back. [bham_foe]
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Congrats to all 50 West Midlands Green Leaders: http://bit.ly/aK8dSC especially Maud from @FandCC who's been so inspiring to work with. [bham_foe]
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Wonders how many of the people from common purpose #totalplace course are on twitter. [bham_foe]
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RT @24_Carrots: Moseley Farmers' Market is tomorrow morning! http://ow.ly/2fERh And our Swap Shop's at the Prince of Wales tomo 12-5. [bham_foe]
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RT @wwwfoecouk: The Archers’ farming expert explains why he backs our campaign to fix the food chain http://bit.ly/agcEN4 [bham_foe]
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Good news on #deforestation decreasing but more needs to be done including remooving soy from animal feed: http://bit.ly/9s6QFW [bham_foe]
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Well said Mr Porritt "smearing a sickly ideological slime over everything just won't cut it" http://bit.ly/dqM3Rp -his take on axing the SDC [bham_foe]
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RT @wwwfoecouk: #Greentip: Two for one: Do you need that two-for-one offer? http://bit.ly/bZXOYx - A bit of food sharing is always good. [bham_foe]
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RT @dadge: "iPood is clearly similar to Apple's iPod" http://bit.ly/9ZDcKG but more environmentally friendly! [bham_foe]
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I have just created a new list titled 'commonplace' using TweetDeck [bham_foe]
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RT @waterscape_com: Brummie bat buffs needed http://bit.ly/dAqIXW Oh to be one of those - what a claim to fame that would be. [bham_foe]

22 Jul 10

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Thanks to @piratechristoph for being our 800th follower. [bham_foe]
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Yay! Our website's back up and working, so you can read all about the organic BBQ tomorrow! http://www.birminghamfoe.org.uk/ [bham_foe]
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Wonder if the EDF nuclear-power half marathon (called race against climate change) will be any greener this year: http://bit.ly/9hDrlv [bham_foe]
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RT @wwwfoecouk: #Greentip: Brushing your teeth: Save water when brushing your pearly whites. http://bit.ly/bUo9WE - simples! [bham_foe]
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Greenest ever govt scraps incredibly successful Sustainable Development Commission - what a shock! #oursdc was helping to save money *sighs* [bham_foe]
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Completely agree that fare hikes are discouraging people from using buses, although it's also reliability and safety: http://bit.ly/99DzAl [bham_foe]

21 Jul 10

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RT @Bham_carfree: Technical problems, so you can't read about 2010 event on the BFoE website, but last year's event is: http://bit.ly/xV09A [bham_foe]
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RT @livingstreets: Sign our pledge for safe & attractive streets before the first 100 days of our coalition government http://bit.ly/cI3KEc [bham_foe]

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