Category Archives: Energy

Stockport event: “Reducing Household Energy: Together We Can!” Sat 22nd June #climate #energy

Posted on June 18, 2013 by

EVENT: Reducing Household Energy: Together We Can! 10am-2pm, Saturday 22nd June 2013 Staircase House, Stockport Town Centre, SK1 1ES Do you live in Stockport borough? Would you like to reduce your household energy bills, improve energy efficiency and help the environment too? Book … Continue reading →

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National level: Which GM MPs voted how on Clean Energy? #CleanBritishEnergy

Posted on June 7, 2013 by

Disclaimer: This is about the important farce that is national level politics. If you can’t be bothered beyond the M60, disregard… On Tuesday there was a vote in the mother****er of all Parliaments, the House of Commons. It was on … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: “Planning for Low Carbon Living” #free #climate Sat 6th July #Manchester

Posted on June 6, 2013 by

Put on by the Centre for Sustainable Energy.  

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Polar Bear Facepalm: decarbonisation target nixxed. #energybill #epicfail

Posted on June 4, 2013 by

From here.

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Upcoming Event: Low-Carbon Energy Trajectories #manchester #climate Weds June 12 #Tyndall

Posted on June 4, 2013 by

Wednesday 12th June 3.30pm ‘From Here to 2050: Low-Carbon Energy System Trajectories for the UK’ by Professor Paul Ekins, Director of the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources at University College London on (room C1, George Begg Building, Sackville Street). From … Continue reading →

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Polar Bear Facepalm: Presidential promises since 1988… #tarsands #obama #climate #toast

Posted on May 26, 2013 by

Elizabeth Kolbert is the author of the awesome “Field Notes from a Catastrophe”.  Her article on Obama’s impending decision on allowing a tar sands pipeline to be built is short and bittersweet and essential reading. Mauna Loa is the observatory … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: Bioenergy debate in #Manchester Mon 20th May #tyndall

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

Monday 20th May 2013 4pm to 6pm University Place Lecture Theatre A (3.102) The question for panellists is: “The UK government should increase support for bioenergy.  Discuss …” Bioenergy is set to play a major role in meeting the UK’s … Continue reading →

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#Trafford Breathe Clean Air Group on the Barton Renewable Plant go-ahead #pressrelease

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

FRIGHTENING PROSPECT OF HARMFUL AIR POLLUTION Today’s announcement, that the Barton Renewable Energy Plant is to go ahead, is a devastating blow to the people of Trafford, Salford and Manchester. The historic and unprecedented level of local opposition, including from … Continue reading →

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University of #Manchester on BP money: “Social responsibility one of the 3 core goals for the University” #climate #monbiot

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

On Tuesday political commentator George Monbiot mentioned the University of Manchester in an article about fossil fuel companies sponsoring energy research at Universities.  He wrote out that “in 1998, the vice-chancellors of the UK’s universities decided that they would no … Continue reading →

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University of #Manchester gets £60m from BP. #Monbiot unhappy. #polarbearfacepalm

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

George Monbiot nails it (again).  We are not serious – as a species – about getting out of this mess. We keep thinking “something will turn up.” While we wait, we keep digging…  

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