Lucas Coe

Greenpeace opppose Brown’s “sweetener” rail line

  Greenpeace have opposed government plans for a high speed electric rail line linking London, Heathrow and Birmingham. This is latest fall out concerning Heathrow’s controversial third runway. The idea behind the proposal is to reduce the volume of cars, buses and taxis that drive into Heathrow from all areas of the country – in [...]

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Dudley ‘health hubs’ – considering local heritage?

Concerns for the natural environment and heritage of Dudley grew today, as the local council announced plans to turn a selection of parks into ‘health hubs’. Up to five public parks could be transformed to include outdoor gym equipment, pedestrian walkways and cycle routes. The initiative has been introduced to encourage people into exercise. However, [...]

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WWF target Birmingham attractions

The World Wildlife Federation are targeting Birmingham’s main attractions, including the NEC, ICC and NIA, to participate in their global “Earth Hour” campaign. The organisation was in the UK’s second city today to convince local businesses and authorities to turn of their lights for one hour at 8.30pm, March 28th 2009, to show their support [...]

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BCHG: Leading the way in hydrogen technology

Black Country Housing Group (BCHG) are the first agency in partnership with the University of Birmingham to launch the first hydrogen fuel cell system to power a house’s electricity, water and central heating – located in the West Midlands. The agency are experts in economic and social regeneration, through building new affordable homes, providing care [...]

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