Archive for March, 2009
Dudley ‘health hubs’ – considering local heritage?
Concerns for the natural environment and heritage of Dudley grew today, as the local council announced plans to turn a selection of parks into ‘health hubs’. Up to five public parks could be transformed to include outdoor gym equipment, pedestrian walkways and cycle routes. The initiative has been introduced to encourage people into exercise. However, [...]
Rock legend Neil Young makes electric cars album
Neil Young has put his electric guitar to green use and written an entire concept album on electric cars. The album, entitled ‘Fork in the Road’, is Young’s newest way to campaign for the environment, having co-founded in 1985 the benefit concert Farm Aid. The main themes of the album are based on Young’s work [...]
Mr Electric strikes back!
Mr Electric is campaigning to get Birmingham residents behaving in a more energy efficient way. With most of us complaining that our monthly gas and electric bill are forever on the rise, it should not be too hard for these Bromsgrove based electricians to get us in a more energy-efficient state of mind. Energy-efficient is [...]
Birmingham City Council Supports Love Food Hate Waste Campaign
Birmingham City Council has pledged their support to the Love Food Hate Waste campaign as a new study has revealed that £10 billion pounds worth of food is being thrown away each year. The study, concluded by WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme), has announced that we throw away one third of food we buy [...]
The Rise of The Carrier Bag
Shopping is a routine activity in most people’s lives. And what’s the one thing we all have in common when we shop? Carrier bags! We wouldn’t be able to get our things home without them. But that isn’t important! What we do with the carrier bags once we’ve removed our shopping is the point! Many [...]
‘Carpool’
Red Dwarf actor and Scrapheap Challenge presenter Robert Llewellyn has been working on a new podcast called ‘Carpool’. Llewellyn who played Kryten in Red Dwarf presents the podcast, which features him, driving well known personalities around London and filming it for people to view on the Internet. Llewellyn was quoted on http://www.llewtube.com/wp/?page_id=14 saying “The idea [...]
Northfield eco-centre
The Northfield eco-centre is set to launch on Friday March 20th. The eco-centre will provide advice, information and support to homeowners, business and tenants to help cut energy consumption and carbon emissions. The scheme will work to find practical ways to live whilst protecting the environment and saving members money. Offering workshops, demonstrations and skills [...]
Coventry City goes Eco-friendly
The final designs for Coventry City Centre’s revamp were revealed at the end of last month. The massive overhaul, costing a whopping £1billion, has been designed by Los Angeles-based architects, Jerde Partnership, who have designed cities all over the world. The design has taken a year to complete, taking on board the ideas of the [...]