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Dirty Oil: Do you really know what you’re putting in your car?
Next time you fill up your car, stop and think, because you might just be using Dirty Oil.
Canadian Tar Sands and forests are being dug up in the search for oil, and its not very ‘green’.
As well as containing tar, sand and other residue that require a massive amount of processing; the massive amount of [...]
Stirchley Soars In Recycling War
Stirchley residents can give themselves a pat on the back, as they make there mark on the world of ‘green’.
97% of residents in the suburb near Bournville, south Birmingham, are now recycling their paper, cardboard, plastic and garden waste.
This figure comes from a local council newsletter delivered to residents back in April of this year.
The [...]
Expense Scandal MP holds Selly Oak seat
Labour’s Steve McCabe retained his seat in the Birmingham constituency of Selly Oak, for the fourth term – despite a Conservative swing of 6.2%.
McCabe, who stood as MP for Hall Green from 1997 until 2010, won 17,950 votes (38.5%) in the area, a loss of 7.6% on the last general election. The Conservative candidate Nigel [...]
High speed rail terminates Birmingham City University campus plans
The plans for the new high speed train through Birmingham appears to ‘plough right through’ the new Birmingham City University campus.
Blogger and lecturer Dave Harte posted the shocking plans on Twitter on Thursday (11/03/2010)
The plans, taken from Dave’s Skitch, see the high-speed train line making a beeline for the University’s new campus development.
Dave tweeted:
‘Does the [...]
HS2 gets the go-ahead
The high-speed rail link between Birmingham and London has been given the go ahead, it was confirmed this week.
The train, which Birmingham Recycled reported on last week, is set to connect the West Midlands with almost anywhere in the UK including Manchester, Scotland and potentially even Paris.
It [...]
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, [...]
How ‘green’ is your phone?
These days everything from your food, your car, and your clothes are ‘going green’. Even your house can jump on the proverbial band-wagon and undergo an ‘eco’ make over.
But what about the one thing we are all glued to: our mobile phones?
While everyone will tell you they want to reduce their ‘carbon footprint’, it seems [...]