Joseph Chapman
North Staffordshire’s G. Park Blue Planet opens for business
Chatterley Valley’s G. Park Blue Planet is finally ready to open to the public. The logistics park, part funded by Advantage West Midlands, has already been awarded for its ability to run on green energy.
The park, which cost £50 million, has been awarded the new BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) “Outstanding” rating (design [...]
Friends of the Earth lead Birmingham 20mph residential movement
Friends of the earth, as well as certain MPs in the Birmingham area, are trying to have a blanket speed limit of 20 mph implimented in all residential areas. Watch the video to find out more information on the proposed move.
20mph limit campaign for residential Birmingham from Joseph Chapman on Vimeo.
LDV Vans buy out paves way for electric van future
Birmingham van company LDV have received an offer from Malaysian car importer Weststar in a last ditch buy out, Sky News reports.
The offer, thought to have been signed on Monday night, is set to save hundreds of jobs and allow LDV to restart production this July, after 8 months of closure.
This has also given the [...]
Fuel prices rising faster than last spring’s surge
The price of fuel in the UK broke the 95p a litre barrier again last month as April saw an increase of over 4p according to the latest report from the Automobile Association.
Despite petrol being dramatically cheaper right now in comparison to last year (108.1p last April), the price has gone from 90.56p to 95.1p [...]
Global Warming Facts release top tips to fight climate change
Environmental website Global Warming Facts have published the top 50 tips that should be followed on everyday to help fight global warming.
The list is supposed to show that anyone can make a difference at little or no cost initially, and can actually save not only your own money but also the future of the planet.
The [...]
Great Barr’s Green Lane reduces energy use in national challenge
Green lane of Great Barr has cut its gas and electricity bills by nearly 25% this year in British Gas’s Green Streets challenge.
The challenge lasts a year, and elects roads and streets across the country with the word ‘green’ in them from Leeds, Birmingham, London, Manchester, Southampton, Edinburgh, Plymouth and Cardiff. The winner, this time [...]
Rock legend Neil Young makes electric cars album
Neil Young has put his electric guitar to green use and written an entire concept album on electric cars.
The album, entitled ‘Fork in the Road’, is Young’s newest way to campaign for the environment, having co-founded in 1985 the benefit concert Farm Aid. The main themes of the album are based on Young’s work with [...]
LDV Vans potential close down sparks protest
Protesters campaigned outside Birmingham’s LDV plant today for the saving of 900 jobs that will be lost if the firm closes.
The firm, whose owners have recently announced that it will strive to be the first electric van company in Europe if it can gain funds from the Government to keep it afloat, could close as [...]