Airport Benefits? Lost Jobs and a Massive Deficit

by | Oct 27, 2011 | Aviation

Birmingham Friends of the Earth have dismissed claims that the government should prioritise Birmingham Airport in their new policy. With new research showing overblown projections of growth, billions already being lost to the local economy and totally misleading job...

Developing a Sustainable Framework for UK Aviation

by | Oct 20, 2011 | Aviation

Birmingham Friends of the Earth has submitted evidence to the DfT’s consultation on Developing a Sustainable Framework for UK Aviation. Our evidence is submitted in the form of a report, which is not always structured in the same way as the questions are asked...

Our response to the NPPF consultation

by | Oct 20, 2011 | Planning

We have written at length about the problems with the National Planning Policy Framework already, but the consultation period ended on Monday this week, so we have now uploaded our official response to the consultation. Click on the image below if you want to download...

Final Demand

by | Oct 17, 2011 | Energy And Climate Change

Demand Change The energy company rip-off is a national scandal. The Big Six supply 99% of households and make billions in profits by keeping us hooked on expensive dirty fuels. And they have the Government wrapped around their little fingers. It’s time for our...

Birmingham’s Big Burner

by | Oct 4, 2011 | Waste & Recycling

The “Energy Recovery Facility” at Tyseley is owned by Veolia, with a contract to take Birmingham City Council’s municipal waste.   What goes in? 366,414 tonnes a year of mixed refuse, consisting of black bags (1 a week for 400,000 households would be 2 million a year)...