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Our "leaders" are going to keep making empty promises. It makes them feel good. It gets the activists to act like zombie kittens. If you want to have some self-respect and perhaps make a difference (actual facts may vary), then find a functioning group that cares about your skills and knowledge - what you have, what you want. One useful group might be www.climateemergencymanchester.net - you can email them on contact@climateemergencymanchester.net-
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Monthly Archives: October 2012
#Manchester #climate nuggets October 22 2012
Hi all, a date for your diaries: the evening of Tuesday 20th November sees the launch of the “Beyond Growth” report, looking at how Manchester can move towards a steady state economy. It’s at the Mechanics Institute on Princess St. … Continue reading
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Event report: South #Manchester Environmental For-out-of-five-um, 18th October
Local charity Action for Sustainable Living has rebooted its “Environmental Forums” with a pretty successfulish event in Fallowfield. Around twenty people gathered to mingle and learn more about volunteering opportunities and activities in South Manchester. Representatives from various groups (Moss … Continue reading
Youtube: Fallowfield Secret Garden – an intro
The Fallowfield Secret Garden is a very cool thing. There’s this “house-locked” patch of land just off Wilbrahim Road that is being transformed into, well, watch this video… Video lessons to learn (and I took this footage a few weeks … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Update, inspire, volunteer opportunity, youtubes
Tagged Fallowfield Secret Garden, Mark Roberts
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Book Review: What’s Mine is Yours – How Collaborative Consumption is changing the way we live
Book Review: What’s Mine is Yours – How Collaborative Consumption is changing the way we live by Rachel Botsman and Roo Rogers, Harper Collins 2011 When I picked up this book by chance, I thought it would be useful as … Continue reading
Upcoming event: Green Infrastructure for Ecosystems event, 7th November in #Manchester, £120
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT Green Infrastructure Partnership supported by Defra and DCLG MANCHESTER · WEDNESDAY 7TH NOVEMBER 9.30am – 17.00pm Wednesday 7th November 2012 The Chinese Arts Centre, Market Buildings, 13 Thomas Street, Manchester M4 … Continue reading
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Something for the Weekend 19 October 2012 #Manchester #Climate
To start off your weekend, a joke: I’ve got this friend who has worked on motorway maintenance for 15 years. He texted me and asked me to come round to his because he’d just had some really bad news. I … Continue reading
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Volunteer Opportunity: “Manchester Carbon Literacy”
MCFly readers often ask us “what can we do?” We reply “do something in your local community that is likely to be successful, and that will leave you with more skills and enthusiasm than when you went into it.” That, … Continue reading
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Tagged carbon literacy, cooler projects, Phil Korbel
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Newsflash*: The Environment Commission is dead. Long live the… “Low Carbon Hub.”
Richard Leese, the leader of Manchester City Council, has dramatically abolished the Environment Commission. Arriving at the end of the latest (and last!) of the group’s meetings, he told the assembled commissioners and advisors that it would be replaced by … Continue reading
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Event Report: Keep Calm and Prepare for (Climate) Change
Arwa Aburawa (MCFly co-editor) attends an RSA event looking into the need for businesses to take green action and worries that the hard decisions are still being sidelined. ‘It’s no longer business as usual’. If I had a pound for … Continue reading
Upcoming event: ‘Changing public attitudes to climate change: Is scepticism really rising, and if so why?’ #Manchester Tues 23rd October
This should be very good indeed, and MCFly would recommend anyone with any interest to get along if they can. The presenter is Dr Lorraine Whitmarsh, Cardiff University, of whom we have written previously (e.g. Carbon Literacy versus Carbon Capability). … Continue reading
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