Claire Latham

Bullring unveils first public power points for electric cars in Birmingham

Today saw the unveiling of Birmingham’s first public electric car charging points, in the latest stage of a government-supported eco-vehicle trial in the West Midlands.  The four charging points are the first of 36, which will be spread across Birmingham and Coventry as part of the CABLED project, where 110 vehicles are being tested by [...]

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UK’s best loved brands to be ranked on their energy efficency credentials

The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme is now well under way, with organisations being encouraged to get involved. The scheme encourages supermarkets, hotels, manufacturers and public bodies to cut their CO2 Emissions and tackle the widely debated issue of climate change. For the first time large non-energy intensive organisations, which account for about 10% of UK [...]

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Get on board and pledge your Carbon Emission Power

  If you want to show you are doing your bit for the environment, you can!  A site has been set up by Birmingham Environmental Partnership to encourage the people of Birmingham to pledge what they promise to do to ensure their lifestyles are greener. The site will then calculate from the information provided what [...]

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Climate Change Festival returns to Birmingham with a twist

The Festival Climate change festival is returning to Birmingham this year on 5th June, and will run until the 7th June.  The festival aims to better inform the public about what we can do to help combat climate change.   The festival will feature a solar powered green circus and road show, ethical and fair [...]

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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 [...]

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Skoda’s latest green cars

The Czech car manufacturers have just launched the eco all green efficient cars. The cars claim to slash fuel consumption and radically reduce C02 emissions. The new cars are an improved version of the well loved Fabia and Roomster models which are already popularly stocked across Birmingham. Several Midlands dealerships are thought to be stocking [...]

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Students create an Alice in Wonderland sustainable garden

Solihull Council are working in conjunction with students from several schools in the area to create an Alice in Wonderland themed garden in keeping with the themes of biodiversity and sustainability, The garden will help mark the International year of Biodiversity. The garden is being designed ready to be unveiled at this year’s Gardeners World [...]

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Nokia Revolutionary Self Charging Mobile Phone

Nokia are in the process of developing a ‘self charging’ phone, using the energy people create when they move, using piezoelectric crystals. This will mean that you will no longer need a phone charger or panic if you have one bar left on your phone as just moving around will ensure that your phone will [...]

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