Climate Change: The Evidence

by | May 1, 2006 | Energy And Climate Change

Temperatures have risen 6oC since the end of the last Ice Age, 10 000 years ago. They are officially predicted to rise another 60 by the end of this century. The 10 hottest years ever recorded have all taken place since 1990. The Greenland ice sheet is disappearing...

Sweden Sets Course

by | May 1, 2006 | Energy And Climate Change

Here in the UK, prices for natural gas are soaring, we grow more and more reliant on fossil fuel imports, and speculation swirls about plans for nuclear power. But while we shiver in our drafty, poorly-insulated homes with national energy plans mired in the past,...

A new cycling and walking map for Birmingham

by | May 1, 2006 | Transport

After waiting a long time, the new Birmingham Cycling and Walking Map has now been published – a joint venture between the Council and the NHS. The Cycling and Walking Map of Birmingham was launched on the 14th March 2006. Maud, Dave, Sandy and Faye braved the...

Are you paying

by | May 1, 2006 | Aviation

I am currently studying for a Masters in Sustainable Development Advocacy, which is awarded through Worcester University, and based in Holme Lacy, South Herefordshire. My placement at Birmingham FOE is the third of four I will complete for the course and aims to...