Voters in Edgbaston, Harborne, Quinton and Bartley Green are being offered the chance to ask the politicians vying to be their MP at the next election what they would do to tackle climate change and other environmental problems.
Do young people care about climate change or even know what it is?
Some people are concerned that they don’t but that wasn’t what I experienced at the Big Bang Fair in Manchester today. Thousands of school children from all over the country attended the first day of the event and many took part in the Science [...]
A select committee hearing today into RBS's use of public money described as -one of the angriest- ever. MPs quizzed Treasury and UK Financial Investments directors over failure to stop bailed-out RBS financing fossil fuels instead of low-carbon lending.
COP15 ended so badly, Christian Aid want you to write to Gordon Brown, Spain's José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, and European Council president, Herman Van Rompuy asking them to commit the EU to a 30% emissions reduction target.
Use the button below to take action on COP15, and to make sure it remains a key issue in the lead up to the election.
A new report has confirmed that bailed-out RBS is the UK's biggest lender to companies operating the filthy tar sands extraction projects in Canada, to the tune of more than $7.5 billion.
My first trip away with Practical Action, to East Africa, has been with a focus on our energy work, and it’s already been quite an eye-opener to the challenges and opportunities for our organisation in the region. Practical Action is aiming to develop energy sources that can meet the needs of the very poor, while being [...]
We are looking for an intelligent, enthusiastic and dedicated office intern who can work on a range of tasks supporting the coordination of the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition.
The campaign to stop the funding of tar sands is gathering pace. Now, an ethical investment group are leading a campaign to get massive fund managers to stop big oil companies extracting tar sands.
York P&P students held a party outside their local RBS branch to celebrate their victory in kicking the bank off campus. RBS is Britain's biggest funder of fossil fuel extraction and York student persuaded their union to switch bank accounts.
Government plans to fast-track major infrastructure projects such as power stations and large waste incinerators threaten efforts to tackle climate change and undermine local democracy, Friends of the Earth warned today (Monday 1 March 2010).
Dirty Oil: a new film about tar sands from the Co-op
Greenpeace
12 March
Ask the climate question in Birmingham Edgbaston!
RSPB
12 March
Students voice their opinion on climate change
Practical Action
11 March
Army chief sees no need to replace Trident
Greenpeace
11 March
High speed rail announcement - Greenpeace response
Greenpeace
10 March
MPs grill bailed-out banks chief over RBS climate chaos funding
People & Planet
9 March
‘Growing the Future’: Trust launches its general election manifesto
Woodland Trust
4 March
New Report - RBS is UK's biggest tar sands funder
People & Planet
4 March
Energy in developing countries
Practical Action
3 March
Will Britain's biggest funders drop tar sands?
People & Planet
2 March