The Dutch inventor who dropped out of engineering school at 18 to clean the world’s oceans has now removed > 50M kg of plastic, is targeting 30 of the world’s dirtiest cities by 2030, and believes clean oceans are achievable within a decade for less than $1 billion. techfixated.com/young-invent...

We've got a lot going on with our Season of Film. Tomorrow at 3pm join us for the People's Emergency Briefing at Midlands Art Centre, and stay for our family friendly workshop about palm oil at 5pm (or you can attend just one of these).

The People's Emergency Briefing Sunday 7th June Midlands Arts Centre

Join us at Mac Birmingham for a screening of The People's Emergency Briefing, 7th June at 3pm. Hear from scientists and experts how the climate & nature crisis will impact the UK. The screening will be followed by a Q&A. Invite your MPs and bring your friends. macbirmingham.co.uk/cinema/natio...

Bee maths #WorldBeeDay

don't think those other eggs are going to hatch 🥺

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4 eggs!

The University of Birmingham has the tallest freestanding clock tower in the world, nicknamed Old Joe after Joseph Chamberlain, its first chancellor. Despite the fact it's campanile (has bells), a pair of Peregrine Falcons have nested in Old Joe’s tower every year since 2013. Here's a livestream:

Very much enjoying the bright yellow swathes of dandelions in the areas we seeded last year. Especially beautiful on the Bristol Road all the way to the University of Birmingham. This year it's been poppies, from seeds collected last year and scattered in rough patches. Hope they'll do as well.

It's hit £20,000 in just the first few hours. Thank you so much for your donations! 💚🙌🏽 Making hope normal again: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/we-deserve...

Find your Green Party local election candidate at birmingham.greenparty.org.uk/candidates-2... For the first time ever, we have a candidate in EVERY ward in Birmingham - 101 in total. Every single Brummie can #VoteGreenInBrum!

We keep having to set our expectations higher as our members keep growing and our poll ratings keep improving. #VotrGreenInBrum not just to keep Reform out, but to replace Labour and keep hope alive here. www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...

I just signed a petition to help save the Friends Institute in Birmingham. It’s been an amazing community hub since 1897, but the council is planning to close it down. We need to protect this space for the local groups that rely on it. Add your name: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

Glyphosate: “The government urgently needs to commit to phase out – and ultimately ban – glyphosate and support farmers and local councils to adopt safe and sustainable alternatives.” Yes, yes and yes www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Melting Antarctic ice means entire colonies can fall into the ocean, leaving the chicks to drown. Even if some penguins escape the water, they are soaked + will freeze to death. 4/5 known emperor penguin breeding sites in the Bellingshausen Sea collapsed in 2022, with the loss of thousands of chicks

Stop Incinerating, Start Recycling! Birmingham burns a lot more than it recycles, sending waste into the sky.

The variety of German bees before the Industrial Revolution (187, top) vs after the introduction of pesticides (43, bottom), DHM

UK bee and other pollinator populations are dropping rapidly. This is partly due to how many pesticides we use – but it doesn’t have to be this way. France has banned pesticides from towns and cities. Join me and tell the UK Government to follow in their footsteps and protect our pollinators:

Birmingham Green Party just hit 2,500 members! Join us at join.greenparty.org.uk to beat Labour in EVERY Birmingham council seat in the local elections in May! Donate at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/2026-start... to help us pay for the election materials we need to get a Green run Brum!

On Sat 28 March in London, Birmingham will be making its voice heard. Right wing politicians & commentators love to use our city as a symbol of everything that they hate about this country. Our message will be clear: BIRMINGHAM IS NOT BROKEN. BIRMINGHAM IS UNITED! @togetheralliance.bsky.social

Savages film screening On the edge of Borneo’s rainforest, Kéria rescues a baby orangutan & forms a strong bond with her Indigenous cousin. Saturday 21st March (International Day of Forests) Film: 3pm Discussion: 4:30-5:30pm @inthewarehouse.bsky.social Digbeth RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/savag...

Film Screening - Savages On the edge of Borneo’s rainforest, Kéria rescues a baby orangutan & forms a powerful bond with her Indigenous cousin. Saturday 21st March (International Day of Forests) Film starts 3PM, with discussion from 4:30PM-5:30PM The Warehouse, 54-57 Allison St, Digbeth

“About a third of the global seaborne trade in fertilisers passes through the strait of Hormuz” Time to plant more peas, beans & other nitrogen-fixing legumes, and cut down on excess fertiliser applications - which are also killing rivers & wildflowers: www.theguardian.com/business/202...

@chrisgpackham.bsky.social Is asking you as EDUCATORS watch this film 🚨 Reset the climate conversation in your school 🏫 Host a screening of the National Emergency Briefing for Schools Teachers 🔗 Register your interest now forms.gle/W2ejtpKe9Env...

At our campaigns meeting tonight we're in person at @inthewarehouse.bsky.social in Digbeth and doing our final planning for our free Clothes Swap & Panel Discussion on Saturday. Come and join us! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-cloth...

Let’s work together for a better Brum 💚 @birminghamfoe.bsky.social want to work with you and the local election candidates to ensure that our stories are heard. You can share your thoughts about some of the key issues in Birmingham with this short questionnaire 💚🐝 forms.gle/i6S6g72NoQAs...

odd, isn't it, how many of the changes made by the Trump administration increase the chances of death and disease?

But what if there's more to life than honey?

17 Feb 2026: Bayer offers $7.25bn to settle tens of thousands of claims that its glyphosate containing weedkiller causes cancer (especially non-Hodgkin lymphoma) 18 Feb 2026: Donald Trump signs an executive order to increase domestic production of glyphosate-based herbicides. #ThisIsAmerica

In this long-term study, glyphosate Carcinogenic effects of long-term exposure from prenatal life to glyphosate and glyphosate-based herbicides in Sprague–Dawley rats link.springer.com/article/10.1...

June 20, 2025 International Study Reveals Glyphosate Weed Killers Cause Multiple Types of Cancer publichealth.gmu.edu/news/2025-06...

I've taken action for our wild places! The Prime Minister is considering weakening environmental protections at a time when nature is already in serious crisis. Speak up today. action.rspb.org.uk/page/186397/...

Bayer agrees to pay $7.25bn to settle Roundup weedkiller cancer lawsuits Thousands of lawsuits accuse the agrochemical maker of failing to warn people that its glyphosate-containing weedkiller could cause cancer.

This is today, no appointments necessary, just come along and swap seeds you don't needz make a commitment to grow different crops and share the produce?

Growing food and community, together 💚 FAFFS (free and fair food sharing scheme) aims to build a movement of small, local groups of people, growing and sharing food in their gardens. Come to our seed swap! Saturday 14th Feb 12pm to 3pm #BrumTogether

Growing food and community, together 💚 FAFFS (free and fair food sharing scheme) aims to build a movement of small, local groups of people, growing and sharing food in their gardens. Come to our seed swap! Saturday 14th Feb 12pm to 3pm #BrumTogether

Another great thread from Tom Cox. I love moths - their names are wonderful too, like little incantations.

16:18 11 Feb 💙

Free Clothes Swap & panel talk on Fast Fashion, Sat 7th March at @inthewarehouse.bsky.social in Digbeth. If you're having a spring clean of your wardrobe do bring wearable items. Or come along and see what you find. Clothes Swap starts 11:30am & panel at 2:30pm. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-cloth...

Calling all Friends of Park groups in #Birmingham. @mybcu.bsky.social is looking to partner on a research project to co-design parks with teenage girls and shape more inclusive green spaces. Interested in taking part? Email [email protected]...

Birmingham isn't just concrete - it has a green heart. 🌳💚 We’re so proud to share this short film celebrating the incredible volunteers who help to keep our city’s parks and open spaces thriving. Watch the full film here: www.youtube.com/watc... #Brum #Birmingham #CommunityPower #Volunteer

Doing the Big Garden Birdwatch and trying to work out how many long tailed tits to log here @rspb.bsky.social? #BigGardenBirdwatch #BGB2026

There should be more competitiveness between counties in the @rspb.bsky.social's Big Garden Birdwatch Also maybe a participation count by percentage not just numbers?

📣 No 50 users - please sign the petition ✍️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Doing the Big Garden Birdwatch and trying to work out how many long tailed tits to log here @rspb.bsky.social? #BigGardenBirdwatch #BGB2026