Archive for July, 2009
Co operative green energy for schools scheme
Schools all over the country are going greener, thanks to the Co Operative’s latest eco-friendly scheme.
Through the scheme, which started in 2007, the Co Operative have invested over £1 million to date in installing solar panels in Primary schools all over the UK.
These solar panels enable schools to save the planet and their electricity bill [...]
Green E-commerce
Online shopping has risen over the past few years. People using e-commerce to reach everything they need. But the bigger question has become “Is online shopping greener?”
Discussions about whether online shopping is actually ‘greener’ than physically going out to get shopping have sparked interests. Points such as a cut in pollution due to less transport being [...]
Birmingham parks for the week beginning 20th July
It’s the second week of Birmingham Recycled’s round up of what’s going on our beautiful parks this week.
There seems to be two butterfly activites happening on Sunday – in the Lickey Hills from 11AM it’s another Mini Beast Safari, where kids can discover the smaller residents of the park. The Shire Country Park’s event is [...]
Get green answers
A new project has been launched that allows members of the public to ask for help investigating questions in the public interest – an ideal platform for Birmingham environmentalists.
The website Help Me Investigate allows for people and journalists to collaborate research to answer from why your local doctor now has an 0845 number to what [...]
Birmingham and Coventry to become “electric car cities”
Yesterday, the Government made a number of promises regarding working towards a more environmentally-friendly Britain.
Birmingham and Coventry were particularly important, as they are part of an initiative to become Britain’s first “electrical car cities”.
Around five cities will share £10 million funding to speed up the transition to electric cars, making for a lower-carbon nation, and [...]
Chairman of The Birmingham University Conservation Volunteers speaks to Birmingham Recycled
When he set off for University and all the fun that was sure to follow, I am sure that he didn’t imagine helping the environment would be part of it. But Andrew Limm, 20, a soon to be third year student at the University of Birmingham is now Chairman of The Birmingham University Conservation Volunteers [...]
Birmingham parks for the week beginning 11th July
Birmingham Recycled will now be giving you weekly updates on what’s going on in your local parks. To kick off this annual post, here are the activities taking place this week.
In Cannon Hill Park, an event called Jewels in the Sky will be on Sunday 19th July. A guided, calm walk will look at the [...]
Sean Lock on recycling: “I just feel stupid!”
I am a big fan of Michael McInyre’s Comedy Roadshow, so when Sean Lock (from 8 Out of Ten Cats) started talking about the environment a week ago, my ears particularly perked up.
Have a chuckle for yourself by watching it here on the BBC iPlayer, but here is what Lock said:
“I’m quite interested in to [...]