Monthly Archives: March 2012

Something for the Weekend #5

Posted on March 16, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

What do you call a woman who sits at her kitchen table setting fire to her IOUs? Bernadette. Right, other than reading our account of today’s second “annual” Stakeholder Conference, you have the following climatic options this weekend; Sat 17, … Continue reading →

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Slumming it: Telescopic Urbanism and the poor

Posted on March 15, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

MCFly co-editor Marc Hudson reports on a lecture by one of the Big Fish in urban theory. Attention Conservation Notice: This article is more about urban theory than climate change per se, but then again, if you think the two … Continue reading →

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Event report: Famine and Food Security – does Genetic Modification have a role to play?

Posted on March 15, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

New MCFly volunteer Philip James gives his thought on a GM food debate held on Tuesday 13th March and jointly hosted by the British Council and the British Science Association. Warning: This article contains a banquet of food-related puns. The … Continue reading →

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BREAKING NEWS: Manchester’s Energy Advice Centre To Shut

Posted on March 14, 2012 by arwafreelance

A couple of weeks ago, we reported on rumours that funding cuts would see Manchester’s Energy Saving Trust (EST) advice centre closed at the end of March.We can now confirm this. Councillor Nigel Murphy, Manchester City Council’s executive member for the environment, has told us … Continue reading →

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Event report: Engineering a solution to the energy crisis

Posted on March 14, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

MCFly writer Laurence Menhinick goes to an energy discussion and comes away strangely de-energised… Energy – the big thing governing our lives – needs a proper looking at every now and again. So it was with eager anticipation that I … Continue reading →

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Know your (green) history; Trade Unions and the Environment

Posted on March 13, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

MCFly asked John Medhurst, Policy Officer at the Public and Commercial Services union (1), to write about the historic links between trade unionism and environmental protest. It is sometimes assumed that trade unionism and environmentalism are two entirely different strands … Continue reading →

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Everything you wanted to know about Ecological Modernisation but were afraid to ask

Posted on March 12, 2012 by arwafreelance

1. What is Ecological Modernisation? According to wikipedia, font of all reliable information, Ecological Modernisation (EM) is “an optimistic, reform-oriented school of environmental social science that has gained increasing attention among scholars and policymakers in the last several decades in … Continue reading →

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Volunteer Opportunity: Auditing MMU

Posted on March 12, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

This may not seem so sexy, but think a) of how good it will look on your CV, b) of how much you’ll learn and c) the warm inner glow (insulated) of having helped make Manchester just that tiny smidgin … Continue reading →

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Manchester Climate weekly nuggets #2

Posted on March 12, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Hi all, A busy week ahead (see calendar below). Just a reminder- if you want to start writing or volunteering for MCFly a) you’ll be joining a growing band of folks b) all you have to do is email us … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Mad like Tesla, Underdog Inventors and their Relentless Pursuit of Clean Energy

Posted on March 10, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Book Review: Mad like Tesla, Underdog Inventors and their Relentless Pursuit of Clean Energy Hamilton, T. 2011, ECW Press, Toronto, Canada Wind turbines, photovoltaic cells, biofuels, tidal power… yes, yes, same old, same old… We know renewables exist, what they … Continue reading →

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