18 Aug 2010
Electric vehicles get a power booster
Electric car drivers in the Birmingham and Coventry can now use a new network of easy-access charge points in the…
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18 Aug 2010
Birmingham wins two Council Worker of the Year Awards
A Birmingham City Council climate change champion and the gas servicing team are celebrating after being named the best public…
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16 Aug 2010
Shop for Change signatories agree to fight harsh economic climate by buying from other social enterprises
Seventy third sector organisations in Birmingham have signed a pledge to trade with each other as a way to combat…
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16 Aug 2010
End to green energy ban could herald 100m pounds council windfall
Local authorities could generate up to £100m a year in revenue from renewable energy installations, following the lifting of a…
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9 Aug 2010
Caplor’s First Newsletter
Caplor is a small rural business based in Fownhope, Herefordshire with the aim to develop, diversify and positively contribute towards…
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6 Aug 2010
RegenWM Prizes 2010 – Retrospective: Projects Of The Decade
RegenWM Prizes have been a celebration of excellence in regeneration throughout the last years: now, in a period of rapid change, they…
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4 Aug 2010
Green energy in Parliament
The Secretary of State (Energy and Climate Change) announced the annual energy statement setting out 32 actions of coalition energy and…
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29 Jul 2010
Common Purpose Frontrunner
Calling all university students, gap year volunteers, interns or people no more than a year into their first job.Common Purpose…
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29 Jul 2010
Keele University’s Project Green seeks host organisations for graduates
Do you have a project that could benefit your business but you don’t have time to do it?Need extra help…
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29 Jul 2010
Climate Change KIC – advertising for applicants for training programme
Through the Climate KIC programme which focuses on the adaptation and mitigation of climate change extra places have been made…
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28 Jul 2010
Drive smarter with top tips from the Energy Saving Trust
The Energy Saving Trust has published the following advice to help drivers to reduce their CO2 emissions.There are a few…
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22 Jul 2010
Winners of Birmingham Green Restaurants Awards announced
Moor Hall Hotel in Sutton Coldfield has scooped the prestigious title of Birmingham Green Restaurants of the Year for their…
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1 Jul 2010
Centre for sustainable building refurbishment set to open in West Midlands
A national centre for the advancement of sustainable refurbishment is set to open in the West Midlands in September. The…
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1 Jul 2010
New website for Social Enterprises
buySe – the easy way to find social enterprise suppliers in the West Midlands. This new social enterprise directory will…
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24 Mar 2010
Centro’s Integrated Public Transport Prospectus published
The West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority has published the final version of The Integrated Public Transport Prospectus.The Prospectus sets out…
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15 Mar 2010
Training to save money… and the planet!
Residents from across the Midlands were today urged to sign up for free training to learn how to cut their…
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11 Mar 2010
Proposed high-speed rail network between London and Birmingham
This morning, transport secretary Lord Adonis announced the proposals for an initial 335 mile Y-shaped rail network that would see…
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9 Mar 2010
Ultra Efficient Lighting for Homes SBRI competition
As reported in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)’s Life Cycle Assessment of Ultra-Efficient Lamps in May…
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3 Mar 2010
Carbon counting as important as calorie counting to Britain’s shoppers
The full extent of our carbon consciousness has been revealed today, as research shows that carbon counting now stands shoulder…
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24 Feb 2010
Project Green offers new skills opportunities to graduates
Keele University’s ground-breaking placement initiative Project Green, which has placed 70 graduates into West Midlands based companies – is now…
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22 Jan 2010
West Midlands to become test bed for Europe-wide low carbon innovations
The West Midlands has ensured it will become a major hub for low carbon jobs, businesses and markets, after being…
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21 Jan 2010
Register for waste and other green business Olympic opportunities
A major Waste Management contract opportunity for the London 2012 Olympics has been released on the CompeteFor e-procurement system.The deadline for…
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14 Jan 2010
Dudley’s brand new award – Energy Heroes
If you are a local business, school, community group or household doing your bit to reduce your impact on climate…
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11 Jan 2010
Advantage West Midlands AWM AGM: Answers to SWM’s questions
Q: Measuring success on our terms – How will we measure success in the future – the ‘GVA gap or…
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