What's Green in Brum?

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 signet rings,
as hustlers continue to cobble texts.
Last chance? Last days? Last [...]

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

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.

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 requires a [...]

An undated update from the Be Birmingham website – more info welcome in the comments.

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, 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.
Our aim is to [...]

Old clothes provide training, employment and drama in Africa

With snow on the roofs of buildings and no sunshine, now is a very good time to see how well insulated your house is. Just go outside and have a
look. You might also notice that snow on the ground close to buildings has melted. Even well insulated buildings leak heat at ground level (our house [...]

We at GreeninBrum believe that the future is bright for businesses that invest in the new green economy before they are required to do so by government, not only because of energy cost savings, but because more and more customers are looking for products which show a commitment to fighting climate change.

Andy Delmege, vicar of St Bede’s Brandwood, will be interviewed about the Stop Before You Shop pilgrimage on Sunday morning on BBC WM at about 8.20am