weekly compilation 21.11.11

Here's our regular feature, which gives you a round up of some of the most relevant news stories to our work picked up from twitter over the last week:

Energy & Climate Change

RT @wwwfoecouk: Greenhouse gas levels hit new high: - we're hurtling towards climate disaster http://goo.gl/fb/iEshg

brilliant RT @wwwfoecouk Cameron's words come back to haunt him as workers respond to plans to kill off #solar industryhttp://bit.ly/tpscle

Npower fined again: Energy company fined over customer complaints http://goo.gl/fb/agPgy

God joins campaign to save solar Feed-in Tariffs (well, the Church of England does) http://bit.ly/vhT8CG

Mass lobby of Parliament on 22nd November in response to #FITchaos - details here http://bit.ly/sEt86e - see you there!

RT @guardianeco: Liberal Democrats prepare to revolt over solar subsidies crackdown http://gu.com/p/33e4c/tf

Has climate economics evolved much since Stern Report? See my blog on @SEIclimate report athttp://www.foe.co.uk/blog/climateeconomics_33362.html

RT @tealgreen68: Ben Goldsmith lays out the general argument for renewables subsidies well in Economist debate:http://econ.st/sUqeTk

RT @wwwfoecouk: Blog: A new word drills its way into our consciousness: 'Fracking' is one of the top words of 2011:http://goo.gl/fb/c4DAT

RT @TreeHugger: Wind Power to be as Cheap as Natural Gas by 2016 http://bit.ly/vo9fUM via @bcmerchant

RT @uSwitchUK: What do you think about #nuclear power?@wwwfoecouk & Nuclear Industry Association put cases forward:http://bit.ly/uyv0Bz

RT @nukereaction: 'Eccentric' nuclear plans threaten UK's part in renewables revolution, expert warns http://bit.ly/uqJhRX

Planning

Localism Bill becomes law: Missed opportunity to plan for a better future http://goo.gl/fb/7bVRv

RT @Roads2Nowhere: Traffic levels are falling. Build on this trend, not on the countryside! http://bit.ly/syUwIU > Or useful city spaces!

Transport

We also used the peak car and falling car usage arguments in our submission on low carbon transport to BCC last week:http://bit.ly/tqO90f

Bitter airline rivals fly the same flag to fight tax rise. APD might rise by 25% in 2012 in Chancellor's budgethttp://www.airportwatch.org.uk/?p=5990

Government must stand firm on Air Passenger Duty: Airlines lobby Ministers for further tax… http://goo.gl/fb/EykMf

Some good news for North Brum: RT @birminghammail Work starts on bike route scheme in Erdington and Sutton Coldfieldhttp://dlvr.it/wcF9v

HT @alexcburrows Absolutely shocking that govt not willing to give money for Midland rail projects, only SE!! http://goo.gl/fb/MUzgS #rail

RT @KingsHeathRF: Next residents' forum meeting 6th Dec at Community Centre - any thoughts on how to improve traffic issues in High Street?

Our press statement about the fuel duty debate is now up on the website: http://bit.ly/uc1Ke3

Waste

RT @wwwfoecouk: Brits bin food worth £12bn each year: 60% fine to eat & rest could feed animals or make compost:http://bit.ly/v3eWIf

Others

We are one with those who raise their voices against corporate greed & who speak out for social equity... #occupy #99% http://goo.gl/52lGb

We have some things to be thankful for. At least our govt would never class pizza as a vegetable, would they? http://bit.ly/vshLnP

RT @AreeqChowdhury:http://www.facebook.com/birminghamfooddrive - Food Poverty Campaign in Birmingham #birminghamfooddrive #teamvgo

RT @theneweconomics The UK's economic problems are domestic, not international: http://bit.ly/tisd6f >that's right- green investment needed.

A Christmas ad to send shivers down your spine. Remember Buy Nothing Day is next Saturday 26th November: youtu.be/b254gjohciI

Just how much meat can eco-citizens eat? http://bit.ly/sYvR1j > No mention here of better farming practices, though.

Event: Greening the Green Deal: 30 Nov 7pm for West Mids communities to feed in to Green Deal consultationhttp://www.greening-campaign.co.uk