Monthly Archives: July 2012

“News”- Greater #Manchester Climate Strategy Implementation Plan delayed. Again

Posted on July 9, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

You’d be forgiven for not knowing it, but there’s a “Greater Manchester Climate Change Strategy.”  It sets out some challenging targets.  One of the targets that is being missed, however, is the deadline to produce a plan to implement that … Continue reading →

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#Manchester #climate nuggets July 9 2012

Posted on July 9, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Hi all, This youtube is 54 seconds long and tells you about a really exciting project happening here in Manchester. Please watch it! Best wishes, and, as ever, if you want to volunteer some time and/or energy to MCFly, get … Continue reading →

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MCFly and partisan politics; It’s not our party and we’ll cry (with despair) if we want to

Posted on July 8, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

MCFly co-editors Arwa Aburawa and Marc Hudson on the magazine’s relationship to party politics in Manchester. We have had meetings with Labour Councillors. We have had meetings with Liberal Democrats Councillors. We have had meetings – and even almost-collaborated – … Continue reading →

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Film script competition: “The Great Transformation”

Posted on July 8, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Call for short film scripts for producing a short video clip The world is rapidly changing, and we are right in the midst of various environmental, societal, cultural, and economical transformations. Will these shifts, in sum, constitute a Great Transformation … Continue reading →

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Learn how to grow your own food

Posted on July 7, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Free Training opportunity: ‘Food & Climate Change’ EMERGE’s training sessions are designed to help you understand climate change & make an action plan of what you can do to reduce your own carbon footprint. These sessions are free but you … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Sharing Eden – Green teachings from Jews, Christians and Muslims

Posted on July 6, 2012 by arwafreelance

Sharing Eden – Green teachings from Jews, Christians and Muslims is a small book which is trying to do a big thing:  encourage those of faith to take more positive action for the environment. And therein lies the strengths and also the … Continue reading →

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Something for the Weekend 6 July 2012 #Manchester #Climate

Posted on July 6, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

To get your weekend off to a start- a bad joke. Q. Why did Dracula take cold medicine? A. To stop his coffin. And this weekend… Sun 8, 10.30am Friends of Chorlton Meadows Event: Balsam Bash at Chorlton Ees car park … Continue reading →

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Exec Member for Environment Nigel Murphy interviewed*

Posted on July 6, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

* Actual facts may vary. Always read the label. MCFly staff reporter Scott Templeton has finally nailed an interview with the elusive Executive Member for the Environment, Nigel Murphy. Councillor Murphy has been declining interview requests from Manchester Climate Monthly … Continue reading →

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Food to get more expensive thanks to climate change

Posted on July 5, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Those people at the Sustainable Consumption Institute (see our interview with the head honcho here) have sent out the press release below to do with new research they’ve done entitled “What’s Cooking’ Adapation and Mitigation in the UK Food System,” … Continue reading →

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Cross-post: “Share the Road – Ruth Rosselson’s Cycling Manifesto”

Posted on July 5, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

with permission, from here. Share the Road – Ruth’s Cycling Manifesto Posted on July 4, 2012 There’s been a lot of publicity recently about how Manchester hopes to be the country’s “number one city for cycling” by 2017. Part of the … Continue reading →

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