Archive for June, 2009
Birmingham: a Pest Paradise!
Laila Namini is a 20 year old Jewellery student at Birmingham City University. She is just one of the hundreds of people having to deal with a mouse infestation in their home. Miss Namini has recently moved into a student house in the Balsall Heath area close to the city centre she stated ’We thought we [...]
Londoners need help getting greener!
Residents of Birmingham will be pleased to know that despite being renowned for many things we might not be so proud of, ‘brummies’ are not so bad at recycling! Surely our capital city should be setting a good example, but in fact recycling rates in London are among the lowest in the UK. [...]
Biofuels: and Virgin Express
Richard Branson’s Virgin trains are now using Biodiesel as their primary source of energy in the hope to cut down on their carbon emmissions. Biodiesel fuel is similar to diesel gasoline but is made from a blend of diesel and natural renewable resources like corn maize. Greenergy, the company providing the fuel to Virgin, uses rapeseed [...]
!!! Happy World Environment Day 2009 !!!
As mentioned in a previous article our very own editors Georgie Campbell and Kirsty Booth are omitting as many electrical appliances from their day as possible today. Unfortunately I shall not be omitting items as I tried this a few years ago and it’s lasted about an hour without anything and then I was back [...]
Wildlife-friendly farming is best all round
Protecting the environment can be profitable for farmers. Growing crops that are wildlife friendly is more profitable than growing wheat, a new study had found. The RSPB and rural property advisers Smiths Gore, have joined forces in order to ensure that farmers and the wildlife both get a better deal. They have found [...]
New birds in town
Exotic birds have landed at a local nature reserve in Sandwell. The unusual birds have been making the most of the warm weather conditions over the past few days in West Bromwich. The birds are getting comfortable at the RSPB Nature reserve in Sandwell Valley. The and red-ring necked parakeets are originally from [...]
Birmingham Sustainable Schools Award
Tomorrow Birmingham’s City Council events team, marks World Environment day by hosting the Sustainable Schools award at Austin Court with Mininster for Sustainability Lord Hunt attending to award 14 schools for their green initiatives undertaken in the last year. Birmingham has 450 state schools, of which now over 125 are now taking part in the initiative started last [...]
Buy Fairtrade in Birmingham
Looking to buy fairtrade products in Birmingham but don’t know where to look? Fear not dear readers here is your ultimate guide to buying fair in Brum. 1.Natural World, 26 Great Western Arcade 2.Greenscene, 7 Gibb Terrace, The Custard Factory 3.Leverton’s, 218 Mary Vale Road 4.Traidcraft, Carrs Lane Church Centre 5.Friends of the Earth Shop, [...]