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Lickey Hills Conservation Day letdown: no publicity, no people
Only two members of the public attended the Lickey Hills Conservation Workday on Sunday 8th March. No advertising for the preseveration event was arranged to reach the local community apart from details in Birmingham City Council’s Out And About brochure, which lists the events of all local parks. The day, which involved clearing trees and [...]
Reduction in 2009′s Easter Waste
This year’s Easter sees confectionary giants Birmingham-based Cadbury, Nestle, Marks and Spencer and Mars achieving significant reductions in the packaging of chocolate eggs. The move came after a voluntary agreement by the sector last year to tackle the waste from egg packaging that amounts to 3,000 tonnes yearly in the United Kingdom by 155,000 tonnes [...]
Conservation Workday at Lickey Hills
A Conservation Workday will be taking place in Birmingham beauty spot Lickey Hills on Sunday 8th March, where members of the public can assist Rangers in their winter preservation work. The day, which lasts from 11AM until 2PM, is one of several that takes place every winter and autumn and is open to the public [...]
B&Q Question Wind Turbines
Retailer B&Q are investing £150,000 in a study on wind turbines after a report by Encraft last month questioned their effectiveness. The report stated that they only performed a fraction of what the manufacturer claims were and B&Q have ‘temporarily’ sidelined Windsave turbines. David Cameron seemed ahead of the rest when he installed a wind [...]