Student accommodation turning green
Student Accommodation group Unite have announced that they will be switching to energy efficient light bulbs in their three Birmingham properties. Unite believe that good environmental practice makes good business in the communities they invest in. They take pride in the customer views and expectations, aim to sustain the health and wealth-fare of their employees and carrying [...]
Birmingham City Council refusing loans to make homes greener
Government tariffs enabling property owners to receive monetary benefits following the instillation of renewable energy systems in their homes.
Save Energy & Money: Birmingham gets expert advice
The Family Housing Association have employed a team of “Green-Doctors” to advise residents across the West Midlands how to have a more energy efficient lifestyle. The project is currently being aimed at anyone over 60, claiming benefits, with a disability or in ill health. However at present the project is only open to those living [...]
Birmingham resilience get us prepared for predicted floods
The Environment Agency and Birmingham Resilience are teaming up to host a flood awareness drop in session for local people who are curious about how to cope in flooded conditions. The aim of the session is to prepare locals for such emergencies and how to reduce the risk. The session, set to take place on [...]
Delivery van journeys becoming more resourceful
The delivery van industry in Birmingham and across the countery is becoming more eco-friendly with a system that uses their return journeys home, normally done with an empty load, to deliver more goods. This company Anyvan was created by Angus Elphinstone and Ben Goor, who say that it was a result of the frustration they felt [...]
Government neglecting energy security
Spokesperson for Ofgem John Moylan has warned Birmingham and all other mainland areas in the UK to prepare for their gas and electricity bills to increase even more over the next few years. He added that the energy industry is going to need two hundred billion pounds worth of investment and that mainland Britain could [...]
On a mission to lower carbon emission
Carbon emissions, global warming, climate change – you name it, it’s on the rise and it is ruining our planet. The results of all these environmental deteriorations are disastrous but the changes you need to make to lower your own carbon footprint need not be difficult. I met up with local, self confessed eco fanatic [...]
BFOE show their candlelit support for Copenhagen talks
Anti-climate change enthusiasts have been given another chance to show their support and share their opinions on the Copenhagen talks in Birmingham. Birmingham Friends of the earth, alongside Chris Duggan from GreenBrum, hosted the Copenhagen canal vigil gathering last Saturday. The gathering, which took place near Brindley Place, was open to any members of the [...]