Has the council decided to open up about how the chair of the Climate Steering Group is going to get elected? And exactly how many people have actually applied? What can academics do for activists? Also, what’s so bad about Shale Gas? What do we need to do to bring back former activists?

All good questions, and you will find answers in the latest “Manchester Climate Monthly,” along with the usual “what you can do”, “Coal Face Interviews” and extensive calendar of green events on the back page. PLEASE retweet this/put it on facebook, tell your friends. And as ever, your comments and critiques and suggestions are v. welcome, to mcmonthly@gmail.com