Tag Archives: Trafford

#Trafford Council Extraordinary Meeting Weds June 19th #StopBREP

EXTRAORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING DETAILS CONFIRMED WEDNESDAY 19TH JUNE 2013 TRAFFORD TOWN HALL, TALBOT ROAD, STRETFORD, M32 0TH PUBLIC SESSION: 6PM – 7PM FULL COUNCIL MEETING: 7PM – 8PM Members of the Public will be allowed to speak during the Public … Continue reading

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#Trafford campaigners challenge Environment Agency – Environment Agency responds.

We got this press release below from BCAG.  We asked the Environment Agency for a comment and they got back to us very swiftly indeed.  That response is below the BCAG one. BCAG Press release Trafford-based Breathe Clean Air Group … Continue reading

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#Trafford energy plant – Public Inquiry over – outcome in new year…

Below is the text of a press release circulated by the “Breathe Clean Air Group.” We at Manchester Climate Monthly would really have liked to have gone along to the Public Inquiry into the proposed incinerator. The clash between the … Continue reading

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Press release: US expert slams proposed #Davyhulme incinerator, #Trafford

The Breathe Clean Air Group have sent us the following press release. (We interviewed Mason Corbishley of the group back in July.) US EXPERT SLAMS INCINERATOR. Leading biomass expert, Dr Mary Booth, a specialist in ecology and biochemistry from Massachusetts … Continue reading

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Upcoming Event: Trafford “Waste Ambassador” training on Saturday 6th October #afsl

Action for Sustainable Living is currently recruiting for people from Trafford to attend free Waste Ambassador training on Saturday 6th October. There are 10 free places available for Trafford residents. “The training will be fun and interactive teaching how to … Continue reading

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Campaign Update: Trafford’s “Breathe Clean Air Group”

In July we ran an article entitled “Up in Smoke? Democracy, Trafford, and an incinerator…” It concerned residents’ campaign to stop the “Barton Renewable Energy Plant” from being built. Below is a press release from the Breathe Clean Air Group). … Continue reading

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Up in Smoke? Democracy, Trafford, and an incinerator…

Mason Corbishley of the Breathe the Clean Air Group answers questions about a proposed incinerator in Trafford. Briefly, what is the planned thing that you are objecting to? 



 Peel Energy has proposed to build a waste incinerator within 550 … Continue reading

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Give me sunshine – solar power on a Trafford church

The Guardian Northerner blog has a story MCFly readers will find interesting. Judicial review signals green light for community solar project An innovative community enterprise in Old Trafford has welcomed the Supreme Court’s ruling last month over government plans to … Continue reading

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Job Alert: Freelance Domestic Energy Officers

Action for Sustainable Living is looking for self-motivated Freelance Domestic Energy Officers to deliver its Domestic Energy Programme in partnership with Housing Associations from Feb 2012 to Sept 2013. It involves delivering daytime and evening training-the-trainer sessions to Housing Association … Continue reading

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