Butterfly farm to open British garden

Over recent years global warming has been causing the number of British butterflies to slowly but surely diminish.
Until recently there seemed to be no hope for several British species. A saving grace for our native butterflies has come in the form of a brand new butterfly garden, specially designed to house the beautiful insects.
The new [...]

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Chamber launches new environment team to encourage ‘greener’ businesses

Birmingham Chamber of Commerce has devised a new environment team to encourage businesses to operate more efficiently – benefitting the environment and their finances.
As part of the new project, the team will launch a website which will contain information and advice on how local businesses can benefit from operating with greater resource efficiency and how [...]

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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 the [...]

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Green Party proposes “green” economy

The Green Party have released details about a new deal that could aid the conservation of our planet, as well as attempting to tackle the issues of mass production and consumption, and economic inequality.
Caroline Lucas from the Green Party has described, in an article in The Guardian newspaper, the types of changes that she would [...]

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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 trade [...]

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Midlands Music Festival Proves Festivals can be Green

For many people, going to a festival is the highlight of their summer: the atmosphere; the music and in most cases the drinking all make festivals the perfect treat.  What people don’t realize however, is the damage to the environment festivals actually cause.
  The Facts
     Research suggests that three quarters of the 540,000 tonnes of green [...]

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BRMB walkathon raises money to support recovering soldiers at QEH

The BRMB walkathon which returns to Birmingham June 6th will not only give the chance of raising money for charity but also the possibility of winning some signed trainers from the Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne and Beverley Knight.
These are not the only celebrities involved in the charity walk, names such as Ellie Goulding, Robyn [...]

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I- Fairy tells a couple to say I do

Technology has evolved tremendously over the decade, that a Japanese couple, decided to marry in Tokyo by a humanoid.
What is known, as the I-Fairy, is four feet high, with flashing eyes, conducted a wedding ceremony in front of 50 guests, which was controlled by a man who sat behind a black curtain nearby.
The robot was [...]

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