Press Release: Heat Mapping – Birmingham
Friends of the Earth press release Immediate Release BIRMINGHAM: New analysis finds areas with fewer trees and green spaces in city are over 3 degrees warmer during UK’s hottest days 19 July marks one year since the UK’s all-time temperature record was broken in...
West Midlands Welcomes Migrants
For years I worked with refugees at the Birmingham branch of the Red Cross. I think it was before I joined the Walsall Friends of the Earth group. But the time-line isn’t the key message I am trying to convey. The message I want to share is simple. I have been in...
SAVE Rivers
What is happening? In 2021, Samling Plywood filed a lawsuit against SAVE Rivers (an NGO) in an attempt to silence the group speaking about the destruction the company has caused. Samling Plywood claimed that SAVE Rivers had published defamatory statements about the...
Climate Refugees: How are they being impacted by deforestation?
With refugee week approaching, we would like to highlight how these companies are forcing people to migrate from their homes. The term ‘climate refugees’ was coined to describe people who immigrate as a result of climate change. Whilst there are numerous risks...
