Monthly Archives: April 2014

#Manchester #climate steering group now bewilderingly incompetent … on Twitter

Posted on April 13, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The high-profile and high-impact Steering Group for the Manchester Climate Change Action Plan has set up a Twitter account on January 17th. They managed a “hello look at us” tweet, a retweet and one twet on January 23rd. Since then, … Continue reading →

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Off-topic – “Activist Fictions” article in Peace News

Posted on April 12, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The article below appeared in the latest issue of the essential-reading “Peace News.” (subscribe here.) Activist Fictions The absurdly handsome activist bit his lip. The Peace News crew were threatening mil-itary action if the final extended deadline for a 2000 … Continue reading →

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Hitler learns climate change accelerating and unstoppable. Contains NSFW language…

Posted on April 12, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Found this on the interwebs.  Hitler develops a potty mouth as the clip continues…

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Job Alert: “Campaigns and Outreach officer for “the #Climate Coalition”

Posted on April 10, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The utterly useless Stop Climate Chaos is dead! Long live the “Climate Coalition.” And maybe the first thing the new Campaigns and Outreach” officer can campaign for is a less vomit-inducing logo/icon/whatever-you-want-to-call-the-atrocity… Oh, and there’s an Online Comms job, but … Continue reading →

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#Manchester citizens answer 3 questions – 014 Jennie Bailey #3qthurs

Posted on April 10, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

This week, Jennie Bailey. 1. “Who are you?”  (Name, where you live, and – if you want to say – what you “do”) 2. “What does Manchester need to become more sustainable?” 3. “What knowledge and skills do you want to … Continue reading →

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New garden tool libraries launching in South #Manchester to mark National Gardening Week, 14–20 April

Posted on April 10, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Below is a press release from the folks at Eat Green (UK) Range of gardening tools will be available for free hire in Burnage and Didsbury Eat Green (UK) is delighted to launch two new garden tool libraries in South … Continue reading →

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Capacity Building: “How to write an Event Report”

Posted on April 9, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

MCFly is supposed to give some coverage of what is going on , climate-wise, in Manchester.  Two things have made that more difficult; a) the inexplicable departure last year of co-editor Arwa Aburawa. (1) b) the explicable inability of the … Continue reading →

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#Manchester #climate boss Kate Chappell on cycling, the coming Great Car Debate and much else

Posted on April 9, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Councillor Kate Chappell is the Manchester City Council’s Executive Member for the Environment.” Here’s an interview, conducted Tuesday 8th April,  that touches upon “highway bores” (a good thing), potholes (a bad thing), the coming debate on the role of the … Continue reading →

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#Chorlton Big Green Happening, South #Manchester Sat April 26th

Posted on April 8, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Chorlton Big Green Happening Saturday April 26th, 2014 1-5pm St Clement’s Church Edge Lane Chorlton Chorlton Big Green Happening is going to be the biggest green festival in Manchester this year – we’re promoting a greener way of life and … Continue reading →

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#Salford Cabinet refuses to discuss #fracking despite 3,000-strong petition

Posted on April 8, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Local residents opposed to drilling on Barton Moss gathered at Swinton Civic Centre as Salford Council cabinet members were presented with a 3000+ strong petition against the controversial practice of fracking. Ali Abbas, the originator of the petition presented a … Continue reading →

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