Monthly Archives: January 2014

#Manchester citizens answer 3 questions – 001 Jenny Trigg #3qthurs

Posted on January 9, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

So, Thursdays are hereby proclaimed to be 3 Questions* Thursdays. Every Thursday we will put up a short video of a Mancunian answering the following – 1. “Who are you?”  (Name, where you live, and – if you want to say … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: Incredible Edible #Levenshulme meeting Weds 15th Jan #Manchester

Posted on January 8, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

From facebook… “The next Incredible Edible Levenshulme meeting is on Wednesday 15th January 7pm, at The Sidings pub on Broom Lane. [M19 2UB] We’ll aim to go through committee business between 7pm and 8pm, then from 8pm to have a … Continue reading →

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#Manchester City Council breaks #climate promise number 1627 or so.

Posted on January 8, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester City Council is (not) at it again. In January 2013 the Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Committee had a discussion of the “Certain Future” (Manchester Climate Change Action Plan ‘refresh’.  MCFly’s editor was there, which made the conversation a little bit more … Continue reading →

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Barton Moss #fracking protest Sunday 12th January

Posted on January 8, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Sunday 12th January 1.30 Support the Barton Moss Protection Camp! SAY NO TO COAL BED METHANE & SHALE GAS! Support the fight to stop fracking everywhere! Call out to everyone opposed to turning Greater Manchester, other parts of the UK, … Continue reading →

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Another year in #Manchester – #Climate survivors 2013 and 2014

Posted on January 7, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Pauline Hocking of Climate Survivors on last year and next… What was your biggest achievement in 2013? What was our biggest achievement is a difficult question to answer.  It was great to be involved in getting a local food growing … Continue reading →

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Friends of the Earth – “Cameron’s claims on flood defences don’t stack up” #foe

Posted on January 7, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Isn’t the weather awful? Can’t think why. Labour recently speculated on whether Owen “climate change will be good for the UK” Paterson, the Environment Secretary (so help us all) might have been the teensy-weensiest bit blinkered about investing in flood … Continue reading →

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#Manchester Climate Monthly on BBC Radio Manchester – “read the papers”

Posted on January 7, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

So, got up at stupid o’clock this morning to go and do the “read the papers” thing on the Allan Beswick show, the fifth (?) time.   It’s on listen again if you missed it, for a week. Here’s the link … Continue reading →

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#Manchester Steering Group elections “how-to”. And me on t’radio again

Posted on January 6, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The wonderful high-visibility and high-impact Steering Group is… not holding an annual stakeholder conference this year. And it’s still not holding elections. Apparently this is Too Hard. Below is my contribution to this non-debate. Coming up- a) Me on the … Continue reading →

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Video: “Can development end poverty?” #narcisissm in #Manchester

Posted on January 3, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

(Ab)normal service will resume Monday. In the meantime, this is the Q and A session after the session at University of Manchester a couple of months back. My initial spiel- “From Toy Story 3 to Noam Chomsky” – can be … Continue reading →

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Another year for #Manchester – Kindling Trust 2013 and 2014

Posted on January 2, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Kindling Trust‘s Chris Walsh talks about last year and next. What was your biggest achievement in 2013? We had many achievements in 2013 including beginning the UK’s first FarmStart project and helping Manchester Veg People with a successful CrowdFunding campaign. … Continue reading →

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