Weekly compilation 30.06.2011

Here's the latest collection of stories collected from twitter arranged by campaign theme:

Energy & Climate Change

Demand a better #energybill - the current one isn't good enough and won't tackle fuel poverty: http://bit.ly/i9TLiZ #fuelpovbrum

Uh oh! Energy security and CO2 both very important: RT @guardianeco: Electricity companies switch from gas to coalhttp://bit.ly/iyyPpt

Was getting hypnotised by this monitor showing how much energy being produced by solar panels on Balsall Heath church:http://bit.ly/lIcjvH

Guardian: Govt urged to stop homes leaking heat http://tinyurl.com/5wb6faz #greenestgovtever

RT @YourHotTopics: Want to know more about #smartmeters ? Check out the latest @EnergySvgTrust advice herehttp://bit.ly/mf88yU

RT @wwwfoecouk: MPs slam 'unacceptable' World Bank spending on fossil fuel power plants in developing countries -http://tiny.cc/low4v

Aren't floods, cancer and infant mortality enough to stop Hinkley nuclear proposal? http://tinyurl.com/5vymy7u

New blog post on Fuel Poverty in Birmingham after yesterday's #fuelpovbrum meeting: http://bit.ly/mNsEIL

RT @wwwfoecouk: Supplies dwindling. prices rising. Europe and the US releasing emergency supplies. Where next for oil?http://tiny.cc/h721u

Wow! Last year was " the hottest, wettest, and in many cases also the driest and coldest in recorded history"!! http://bit.ly/mez2p0Chaos!

Local Shops & Food

New blog post on the @superstirchley meeting on Tuesday, why & how people should object to ASDA's planning application:http://bit.ly/ll3pvt

RT @SuperStirchley: Bloomin' cheeky twisting of words by ASDA in their planning docs: http://bit.ly/j6VAvr - typical of their behaviour!

Have people heard about Urban Harvest? Check out the info on @loafonline's website about it here and get involved:http://bit.ly/k7r57J

RT @SoilAssociation: Junk food adverts really do make children hungry for unhealthy meals, say researchers. http://bit.ly/jN92td

RT @SoilAssociation: Sign declaration to end the use of cloning in food production in Europe @CloneFreeFood campaign:http://bit.ly/jvbbIl

Lovely positive story: RT @BirminghamPress: “Kings Heath: edible gardening hub of Birmingham” according to @AlysFowler.http://bit.ly/m9PeF6

RT @hidschow: new UN food chief says financial markets has "contaminated commodity markets" http://bit.ly/ifK5Jy #foodspeculation

Transport

No oil left? RT @AAPresident: EC official tells me they are determined to phase out all petrol/diesel cars by 2050 but couldn't explain how

Financial argument of anti- #HS2 camp is tricky. Are they saying don't spend on transport & give to students & public sector, instead?#J30 Seems that this advert is trying to appeal to those people:http://bit.ly/ifFKYH yet does propose improving rail facilities.

Shipping emissions could be as big a problem as aviation unless regulated. Not looking promising, though: http://bit.ly/l25nIb

RT @AndrewSimms_nef: I like this 'Free Range Children', promoted by @sustrans, but hope they don't intend to eat them.http://bit.ly/joHIN2

A sad lesson to think about from Spain when we think about #HS2, airport expansion and road-building: http://tgr.ph/kYZsh4

This letter to the FT on #HS2 makes some very good points. Totally disagree with the way it's been handled by govt:http://on.ft.com/mgalh6

"Four Million Britons Give up Flying Due to Airport Stress" seems very hard to believe, sadly: http://prn.to/j4MWmy

So councillors want to ensure there's more space for cars in city centre now? Thought we wanted to reduce congestion:http://bit.ly/kfZGek

Birmingham Critical Mass has been growing recently. Wonder if they'll make 100 people this month: http://on.fb.me/mhakXn

Waste

How about communal bins for the remaining waste after food is taken out for composting - could be a good solution?http://bit.ly/mhILs2

It'd be great to have a zero waste shop like this in Birmingham, although @TheOneEarthShop is close on some items:http://bit.ly/3BwPut

Others

RT @GeorgeMonbiot: This week's blog post: Sustainable cities must be compact and high-density. http://bit.ly/j4q6jQ.

RT @GeorgeMonbiot: Killer graph posted in response to my blog post by EwanB: http://bit.ly/9crvLO. Tells the story better than words could.

Very robust response from David Boyle to @GeorgeMonbiot's article earlier on us needing dense cities to be green:http://bit.ly/jj8Y57

"Returning to the Big City Plan" a blog post mentioning our work on this as well as the plain English version: http://bit.ly/m7FK4O

RT @Magpiemoth: Places available for fantastic West Mids Friends of the Earth Gathering, Bham this weekend: http://bit.ly/lyvuuP

RT @wwwfoecouk: Blog: Our biggest annual event open for bookings: Book now for our annual conferencehttp://goo.gl/fb/q0D2A

RT @wwwfoecouk: Does my bum look big in this? Campaign for new ethical law to make shopping easier http://bit.ly/mHPMMV

It's not all about CO2, other resources are stretched, too: RT @guardianeco: Global water stress - interactive http://bit.ly/jbgqfg