Archive for May, 2010
I- Fairy tells a couple to say I do
Technology has evolved tremendously over the decade, that a Japanese couple, decided to marry in Tokyo by a humanoid.
What is known, as the I-Fairy, is four feet high, with flashing eyes, conducted a wedding ceremony in front of 50 guests, which was controlled by a man who sat behind a black curtain nearby.
The robot was [...]
New Targets Bring in A New Approach From Birmingham’s City Council
As government recycling figures are set to rise Birmingham City Council have high hopes for new ways to counteract the issue of waste and encourage recycling.
In 2015 the governments targets for recycling conversion in Birmingham will increase to 50%, currently the rate of conversion is 34%, giving the council just five years to achieve [...]
Let’s get Moving
The ‘Bikeability’ Scheme
Last week ‘Bikeability’ rolled out fully across Birmingham to help equip children with the skills and confidence to ride their bikes on today’s busy roads.
Birmingham City Council and Solihull Council are both involved in pushing this initiative and getting schools involved in providing this scheme to all secondary schools.
Eileen Brown, Head teacher at Hodge [...]
BMW makes eco range
As our climate gets progressively worse, more and more people are starting to take notice and act accordingly. None more so than German car giants Bavarian Motor Works, or as it’s more commonly refereed to BMW.
BMW’s exclusive new EfficientDynamics range, has been specially designed with the environment in mind. Lowering the Emissions on all BMW cars [...]
Finding Fair Trade In Birmingham
Feeling a little lost when it comes to finding fair trade in Birmingham?
With support for fair trade increasing worldwide, the amount of fair trade shops in Birmingham have also began to rise.
Therefore we have provided you with a guide to the various fair trade shops in and around the West Midlands.
View Fair trade Shops in [...]
Birmingham Universities Eco-Friendly Events
Birmingham universities continue to implement features, projects and events to become greener. With campaigns such as the 10:10 and EcoCampus, we take a look at what universities have done and are planning to do to help with sustainability and the environment.
This is a timeline to demonstrate what universities in Birmingham are doing to be eco-friendly, [...]
National Vegetarian Week – Birmingham’s Veggie Restaurants
With a growing list of reasons appearing as to why we should become vegetarian, more and more vegetarian restaurants have been appearing.
View Birmingham Vegetarian Restaurants in a larger map
Why not get involved? Su from the Vegetarian Society provided us with some “Tips for Easy Veggie Eating”
Stir-fry vegetables can be bought already chopped. Just gently fry [...]
Recycling your bras
As part of next month’s Birmingham City Council Climate Change Festival, visitors planning on attending the three day event have been encouraged to recycle their bras.
The festival will take place between June 5-7 and the underwear that is collected will be sold by local recycling company BCR Global Textiles to women who may not [...]