Archive for June, 2009
Foot Express
Walk to help the environment.
Machines have been dominating how people travel for years. Cars being more technically advanced and aiding us to get to places faster. However this has been damaging to the environment. Gases and fumes from vehicle engines have caused long lasting problems to the environment.
Top Gear aired a special episode a while back [...]
Mistake that caused 50,000 deaths
Severn Trent may be taken to court because of an incident in April, where 50,000 fish were killed when thirty miles of Wolverhampton canals were polluted by a sewage plant.
Fish Legal, who fight against water pollution across the country, is currently putting together a dossier of evidence against Severn Trent.
Fish such as pike, perch and [...]
Birmingham Friends of the Earth need new faces
Birmingham Friends of the Earth are hosting an open evening on Thursday 18th June at 7:30PM for people who are interested in getting involved in their four current environmental campaigns.
The first campaign is putting pressure on Birmingham City Council to make steps to make Birmingham greener.
The next pushes for planet-friendly farming, as Friends of the Earth [...]
Midlanders can Tweet for charity
The world’s first Twitterthon will be taking place tomorrow (Tuesday 16th June) at 11AM, where Computer Aid (or @Computer_Aid) will be campaigning for an ambitious 1,000 donations of old computers in four hours to help schools and hospitals in the developing world.
Birmingham Recycled has previously spoken about how people in the Midlands can donate old [...]
Changing Lifestyles with Globally Local
‘Globally Local manages a number of businesses and social activities directly, and supports and promotes others who are in the business of changing the world for the better’
I caught up with Spearhead of the initiative Malcolm Currie yesterday in the new premises of ‘Changing Lifestyles’ in Birmingham’s Lower Loveday Street, to discuss what he hoped to achieve [...]
What car? magazine announce greenest car 2009
The new Volvo S40 DRIve model has been named the overall greenest family car winner of 2009.
The environmental competition organise by What Car? Magazine announced the top ten greenest cars on the road today.
Followed closely by the Fiat 500, the distinctive box like Volvo boasted the lowest CO2 figure and most comfortable drive.
Claiming the particulate [...]
Eco Schools
Today is Britain’s first ever ‘Green Day’ which over 30,000 pupils across the country will be taking part in! Green Day gives pupils the chance to discuss environmental issues and put into practice making their school more sustainable.
Pupils are encouraged to wear a green item of clothing to school and to walk or cycle from [...]
What’s up with the weather?
The erratic weather that we have been experiencing all year shows the changes that global warming has made to our usual climate.
Strange weather changes are likely to have perculiar effects on the environment.
Below is a slideshow presenting images of different areas of the UK that have been affected by different types of British weather in [...]