Birmingham Post - Go Green, tackling the big environmental issues

BP goes on an economy drive Jul 03 2009

Efficient Driving tests carried out around a typical Birmingham route have revealed that local drivers could cut their fuel costs by as much as £493.78 a year - just by learning to drive more efficiently. Read

EDF Energy co-ordinating Green Britain Day Jul 01 2009

The first Green Britain Day, a focal point for people to take action towards a more sustainable lifestyle, takes place next Friday, July 10. Read

Friends Of The Earth links animal farming to climate change Jun 23 2009

Green campaigner Mary Horesh tells Patrice John that fixing the food chain is crucial in the battle against climate change. Read

John nears Zero Carbon target at his Birmingham home Apr 14 2009

An 1840 house in inner city Birmingham is being transformed into a 21st century zero carbon home. Patrice John looks at the scheme. Read

City Car Club scheme at Hub Mar 10 2009

Homeowners in Birmingham city centre are making the most of the opportunity to live a more eco-friendly way of life, just a year after the introduction of Birmingham city centre’s first City Car Club at Hub – a Crosby Lend Lease development in the Gunsmiths Quarter. Read

Stoford drives the low-carbon office revolution Mar 10 2009

A stunning new £60 million operations centre for Severn Trent Water in Coventry provides a shining example of how Birmingham-based Stoford Developments is leading the sustainable revolution in the office market. Read

City centre developers lead way in sustainability Mar 10 2009

The eco-credentials of the housebuilding industry are in the spotlight. Read

Acting on energy adds up in more ways than one Mar 10 2009

Sustainability isn’t just for goody goodies – it makes wise financial sense too. So says David Jullien, chief executive of Act on Energy Read

A green agenda at Midcounties Mar 10 2009

Walsall based society, The Midcounties Co-operative, has pledged to reduce energy consumption by 20 per cent by 2010 and it is committed to being green across all its businesses from supermarkets to funeral care, travel agencies, pharmacies, motor dealerships and childcare nurseries. Read

'Last chance' to influence Birmingham Airport's plans to extend runway Feb 24 2009

Opponents of a controversial scheme to extend the runway of Birmingham Airport are being offered an opportunity to comment on revised plans. Read

River Severn on shortlist to provide tidal power Jan 26 2009

A ten-mile barrage across the Severn is among five projects on a shortlist for potential schemes to harness the tidal power of the estuary. Read

Mean, clean and green Jan 22 2009

There are some simple ways to improve your green credentials and cut costs, as Patrice John discovers when she talked to author Caroline Harris Read

Quentin Willson joins the drive for green motoring Nov 27 2008

TV presenter Quentin Willson will be encouraging drivers to become more eco-friendly behind the wheel in a new driving course, which starts in the Black Country this weekend. Read

Birmingham cleaner streets blitz is branded ‘waste of money’ Nov 12 2008

Birmingham cleaner streets blitz is branded ‘waste of money’ Read

Home truths of sustainable living Aug 06 2008

From a City Car Club to a central boiler, David Faers reports on a new generation of eco-friendly housing developments. Read

Florida climate change experts drop in on Birmingham Aug 06 2008

Climate change experts from Florida headed to Birmingham to exchange innovative ideas and share best practice on driving forward the low carbon economy on either side of the Atlantic. Read

Top bioenergy research institute launched at Aston University Aug 06 2008

A new pioneering institute has launched at Aston University, paving the way for world-class research into all aspects of bioenergy. Read

Big hitters backing the Go Green campaign Jun 10 2008

The Birmingham Post's Go Green campaign is attracting support from some of the city's key people and organisations. They explain why they give it their backing. Read