Birmingham’s first National Drive Electric Expo – featuring a “dancing Tesla”
Yesterday, Birmingham held it’s first National Drive Electric Week electric vehicle expo on the campus of UAB.
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Celebrate conservation and great music at 9th Annual Land Aid (video)
The Freshwater Land Trust will be holding the 9th annual Land Aid at Avondale Brewery tonight Friday, Sept. 15. Headlining this year’s concert is acclaimed American rock band The Wild Feathers.
Bham Now interview with Freshwater Land Trust Director Libba Vaughan
This Friday, September 15th, the Freshwater Land Trust will be holding their 9th Annual Land Aid 2017 event at Avondale Brewing Company.
Birmingham stay safe in Irma’s path. Here’s what you need to do now.
Birmingham and Alabama residents have been anxiously watching Hurricane Irma reports and maps over the past couple of days. And our apprehension has ratcheted up a notch over the last 24 hours, with new models showing Birmingham and Eastern Alabama…
“Swiftnado” – a downtown Birmingham natural phenomenon
Everyone has heard of the campy summertime television series Sharknado Week on the SYFY Network. Well, downtown Birmingham has got those Hollywood science fiction folks beat with it’s own natural “reality show” – the Swiftnado!
Helping Us Breathe Clean Air is Mission of Alabama Partners for Clean Air
Sponsored: There’s an organization in Jefferson and Shelby counties whose mission it is to help us breathe clean air. Alabama Partners for Clean Air (APCA), an initiative of the Birmingham Regional Planning Commission, is a group of partners that monitor…
Birmingham’s struggle for clean air saves lives. Get involved!
Sponsored The ongoing fight for Clean Air in Birmingham is not finished.
Birmingham air pollution looks different today – but lives are still “at risk”
Sponsored Air pollution in Birmingham looks very different than it used to. Gone are the days of black sooty window sills and soiled shirts.
Your guide to viewing Monday’s eclipse
You may have read the general guide to eclipse viewing, but we were pretty quiet on where to actually go! That’s changing now that Birmingham venues have announced their viewing parties! So where should you go? What should you do? …
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“Smoke City” – Birmingham air pollution our past and future
Sponsored “Smoke City.” In the 1960s, that is what truckers used to call Birmingham when they reached the outskirts of Alabama’s largest city – the self proclaimed “Pittsburgh of the South.”
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A special visitor at Railroad Park – a beautiful Osprey (photos)
This weekend, a special bird visited Railroad Park. Â An Osprey!
Peaceful gentle giants: Meet Alabama’s manatees (photos)
Manatees are considered the one of the most unique and gentle creatures on earth, and unbeknownst to most people in Alabama, we have a number of these peaceful marine mammals visiting along our coast.
Want to learn more about the Cahaba River?
Here is your chance to spend a day making a difference.
Alabama interest in FPV racing soars to new heights
Car races have history in Alabama, and there are even aerial races (though nowhere near the Magic City), but what about drones? FPV, or first-person view, drone races have become increasingly popular across America.
Meet the new Executive Director of AEC
In the current year, 2017, Alabama Environmental Council is celebrating its 50th anniversary! For fifty years, AEC has advocated for environmental issues in our state with many successes. Now, Felicia Buck, AEC’s newly appointed Executive Director, will carry out Alabama…