‘Pay-as-you-throw’ could be coming soon
The campaign Big Brother Watch has accused the government of secretly preparing to impose ‘pay-as-you-throw’ taxes by using microship technology in wheelie bins.
The official reason for the microchip scheme is to show which house each wheelie bin belongs to, presumably in order to reduce wheelie bin theft.
However, privacy campaigners and members of the public [...]
Green technology jobs rise
The West Midlands could see a rise in jobs within the environmental technology sector, according to a survey.
West Midlands Regional Observatory found that over 70,000 people from the Midlands are already working in environmental technology.
Approximately 400 companies were surveyed and half of them are looking to recruit more staff.
Andy Phillips who is Head of [...]
Car scrappage scheme ends later this month
Birmingham car dealers will mourn the loss of the car scrappage scheme that residents used to scrap their old vehicles for new and more environmentally friendly models.
The scheme ends later this month and it gives car drivers £2000 off a new vehicle, which will have lower carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), if they trade in a [...]
West Midland pioneers to build all electric car
The worlds most efficient electric car to date is to be built in Lichfield by Zytek Automotive.
West Midlands based company Zytek Automotive will be working under the supervision of Gordon Murry Design, after the Technology Strategy Board supplied funding of 4.5 million pound for the state of the art, all electric car project.
The car or [...]
Theme parks are turning eco-friendly
The prospect of green theme parks in the UK has just become a lot more realistic as America has introduced Environmentaland, the world’s first eco-theme park.
In the West Midlands our very own Drayton Manor has it’s own strong environmental targets and policies.
However Environmentaland offers theme goers the chance to learn about the environment as well [...]
Electric cars are a hit with the police
Three months on from its launch, the Mitsubishi MiEV is proving to be popular with the West Midlands Police force.
The MiEV took to the streets of Walsall in December last year under a new scheme created by the Government.
It features the West Midlands Police logo and is estimated to be worth £30,000.
Sergeant Kelvin Rowlands [...]
Birmingham to London in 45 minutes – the big debate
Travelling from Birmingham to London in 45 minutes could soon become a reality for Midland commuters but it has caused a debate about it’s environmental impact.
This railway is already being hailed by the national newspapers as a ‘victory’ that could ‘bridge the North/South divide’ but it has been criticised by Birmingham Friends of the Earth, [...]
Discussions about what’s next for St. Mary’s Church
The residents of Moseley are in discussion about how to get over the objections that Birmingham City Council have put in place after they discarded the proposed idea of installing solar panels on St Mary’s church in Moseley.
On February the 13th local City Councillors refused the plans of 42 solar panels to go up on [...]