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A plan to reopen up to 50 disused train lines or stations is definitely on the right track, says Midlands green energy expert Ron Fox. He was commenting on a scheme to bring back passenger services in England and Wales on railways for the first time in 50 years since they were axed in the […]

Which is the worst household item for causing pollution? The surprising answer is the washing machine with the heat from spinning cycles causing emissions into the atmosphere and then the trillions of tiny plastic fibres from synthetic clothing flushed away which clog up the oceans and threaten [...]

Who would have thought that putting your car brakes on is hastening the melting of the polar ice caps? But a new scientific study by the Norwegian Institute for Air Research and the University of Vienna, Austria, has proved that some microplastic particles shed by tyres and brakes are blown by [...]

An announcement of a £2 billion grant scheme to help residents and landlords pay for green improvements to their home has been welcomed by a Midlands expert. “This is great news for households, the economy and the environment,” said Ron Fox, of Noreus Ltd on the University of Keele Science and [...]

A Government plan to impose a compulsory charge on internet deliveries may be necessary to cut the increasing toxic emissions into the atmosphere. That’s the view of Midlands green energy expert Ron Fox after the number of van visits soared as shoppers went online during the lockdown. [...]

A train powered by hydrogen will run on a Midlands main railway in its final trials before pulling passengers next year.  The “HydroFlex” train test will take place on the North Cotswold Line from Oxford to Hereford in the next few weeks. It has been developed jointly by the University of [...]

Urgent action is needed to ensure the national campaign to plant more trees to tackle climate change takes root after disappointing figures were released. That’s the view of Midlands green energy expert Ron Fox who said fewer than half the number of new trees promised had been planted in [...]

A plan to launch the UK’s first customer-owned wind farm is an interesting idea says a Midlands green energy expert. “Offering householders the chance to buy a share in return for receiving the electricity it produces is very innovative,” said Ron Fox, of Noreus Ltd on the University of Keele [...]

Many people have started home-hunting again since the government eased certain lockdown restrictions in England recently.  Despite the problems of setting up socially distanced and safe physical viewings, many buyers have realised they could sell up and could continue to work from home in a new [...]

One environmental worry is that the easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions could quickly reverse the recent dramatic improvements in air quality. But an encouraging survey of drivers reveals that might not happen, says Midlands green energy expert Ron Fox. Of the 20,000 motorists polled by [...]