Monthly Archives: January 2014

Upcoming Event: ‘International Transport and Sustainable Development’ Thurs 30th Jan #Manchester

Posted on January 21, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Tyndall Manchester invites you to attend the next talk in our seminar series ‘Globalisation and Sustainable Development: International Transport and Sustainable Development’ by Dr. Jonathan Köhler of the Fraunhofer Institut on Thursday 30th January (room C1, George Begg Building, Sackville … Continue reading →

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Activists and accountability – excellent blog post and resources for #Manchester #climate #activism

Posted on January 21, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Here’s an excellent blog post from the United States Canada, on the need to make sure that people are not over-committing (and under-delivering). It’s not too long, and it’s full of insights and usefulness! And here are some newly added … Continue reading →

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#Fracking rally in #Salford, #Manchester on Sun 26th Jan – ideas to make it more effective!

Posted on January 20, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

There was a solidarity rally at Barton Moss on Sunday 12th January. Another has been called for this coming Sunday, 26th January.  Solidarity is good, but solidarity and movement-building is even better.  This below is the tidied-up text of an … Continue reading →

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#Manchester #climate nuggets, week beginning Mon 20th Jan

Posted on January 20, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Hello all, MCFly is relaunching its Monday morning blog posts about; a) what you can do/how you can get involved in stuff b) events that are coming up in Manchester [If you have some, it doesn’t have to be just … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “A is for Activist”

Posted on January 19, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

MCFly writer Roisin Weintraub reviews a children’s book. I stumbled across a whole genre of books accidentally when I found “A rule is to break, anarchism for children.” at a library local to my parents’ house. I’m argumentative. I have … Continue reading →

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Polar Bear Facepalm: UKIP and #climate change. #beyondparody

Posted on January 19, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

There are more polar bear facepalm opportunities than a man can cope with. Time for a Tumblr, perhaps… http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2014/01/ukips-inconvenient-truth-platform/

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Another year in #Manchester – Steady State Manchester 2013 and 2014

Posted on January 18, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Following on from other group’s summaries, here is Mark Burton from Steady State Manchester. What was your biggest achievement in 2013? There were several: Helped facilitate the consideration of the environment in relation to economy by MCC Economy Scrutiny Committee. … Continue reading →

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#Climate scientist riposte reposted. Corinne Le Quere skewers #torygraph blogger. #floods of tears. Don’t read the comments…

Posted on January 18, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Corinne Le Quéré is professor of climate change science and policy at the University of East Anglia. She recently got smeared by a Telegraph blogger, who used all the standard denialist tosh, with a garnish of tweeting in which he … Continue reading →

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“Greenhouse gas emissions to climb by a third”, predicts crazed eco-group called… BP. Polar Bear Facepalm

Posted on January 17, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

I defy you to make this stuff up. http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jan/15/bp-predicts-greenhouse-emissions-rise-third

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Barton Renewable Energy Plant – High Court hearing in #Manchester, Feb 10th and 11th

Posted on January 16, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

This below is a press release from the Breathe Clean Air Group. Trafford Council’s challenge against the Barton Renewable Energy Plant, located in Davyhulme, Greater Manchester, is to take place in February. The High Court hearing will be open to … Continue reading →

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