WHAT’S GREEN IN BIRMINGHAM?

Climate change (or climate chaos as some people call it) is a reality which will increasingly dominate the 21st century. As citizens of Britain’s second city, we can help create a city to be proud of, leading the way in reducing global warming to help save the planet for future generations.

If you’re looking for green products and services, green spaces, green initiatives and groups in Birmingham UK, start here. With your help, we can help everyone cut the carbon by pooling our knowledge on all the different initiatives in the city to cut CO2 and other greenhouse gases – and other forms of pollution.

GREENING BRUM:

If you are doing anything to help create a sustainable economy in the city, to preserve biodiversity, or to increase awareness of ecological issues, we want to know about it.
The Bull statue in Birmingham Bull Ring Shopping Centre

What's Green in Brum?

Sustainability in Birmingham UK
The Wave demonstration in London, 5 December

Articles in 'Miscellaneous'

Guided Rea Valley Walk 10th April 2012

Apr 6th, 2012 by Chris Duggan | No comments yet

At 10am next Tuesday two Rangers, Alf Dimmock and Adam Noon, will be leading a guided walk along the course of the River Rea to its source at Waseley Hills Country Park. The distance is just over 10 miles and will take about 4.5 hours in total.

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Search all green websites in Brum

Jun 16th, 2010 by Chris Duggan | Comments Off

Search an array of green websites in Brum! Loading Websites included

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Poem: “LAST”

Dec 16th, 2009 by Chris Duggan | 1 comment

LAST Outside the quicksilver sinks a little in the glass. Inside the conference hall the temperature rises. After decades of hypocrisy quick minds need to find a quick and lasting deal to save us from the quicksands, requicken our forests, restore our full humanity. Last, the kings & queens begin to trickle in with their [...]

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Age of Stupid today 14 Dec 10pm BBC4

Dec 14th, 2009 by Chris Duggan | Comments Off

The Age of Stupid is well worth watching for its own sake – it’s a really well made film, visually impressive, engaging, with great personal stories

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Churches: pray for a meaningful climate deal on Sunday

Dec 10th, 2009 by Chris Duggan | Comments Off

We suggest every church in Birmingham prays for world leaders negotiating in Copenhagen. It’s the eleventh hour! Please tell us in the comments if your church is doing this. Ideas from other faith communities are welcome too.

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Roger Godsiff MP writes to Darling re RBS funding dirty oil extraction

Dec 8th, 2009 by Chris Duggan | Comments Off

5 December 2009 Dear Roger Godsiff, I have just learned that our national bank, the Royal Bank of Scotland, has lent or underwritten £8bn for exploiting the tar sands in Alberta, Canada. This is a crazy scheme for extracting oil by strip mining, destroying huge areas of forest. Extracting oil from this highly impure source [...]

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