Monthly Archives: July 2014

#BartonMoss Community Energy meeting – clean energy instead of #fracking. Weds 3th Sept #Salford #Manchester

Posted on July 31, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly
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Job Alert: #Manchester Community Cycling Officer deadline is Mon 4th August.

Posted on July 30, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

via environmentjob.co.uk, which you should mention in your application (just good manners) Community Cycling Officer Organisation: CTC Salary: £23,000 pa pro rata Location: Manchester Hours: Full Time Position type: Paid Contract: Fixed Term Contract Closing date: Mon 04 August 14 … Continue reading →

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#Chorlton Community Wildlife Garden – volunteers needed! South #Manchester

Posted on July 27, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Please share the following with anyone who lives in or near Chorlton! “We have wildlife gardening on Tuesday nights from 6.30pm till the end of August and a Saturday session on 2nd August from 10am“ The Chorlton Community Wildlife Garden … Continue reading →

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Commonwealth Games clicktivism- getting BP out of sponsoring sports ‘n’ culture #climate

Posted on July 26, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

http://campaigns.350.org/petitions/no-more-foul-play-no-more-bp-greenwash-at-the-commonwealth-games-1 We, the undersigned, believe that we should enjoy sport, the arts and culture without oil sponsorship. For a small price, BP and other oil companies sponsor events like the Commonwealth Games and the Olympics in order to appear generous, … Continue reading →

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#Manchester scrutiny chairs and carbon literacy – an interesting reply #climate

Posted on July 25, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester City Council has six scrutiny committees that are supposed to oversee the work of the Council bosses (elected councillors in the “Executive” and also the bureaucracy). Yesterday an email was sent to the chairs of the six scrutiny committees, … Continue reading →

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#Manchester, #climate and all that jazz (festival)

Posted on July 24, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester City Council loves to sell the city as a Global Destination for Sport and Culture.  It’s part of the “offer”, to attract inward investment.(1)  That’s great, so long as it doesn’t conflict with the imperative to become a genuinely … Continue reading →

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#Manchester councillors denied information about council’s #climate performance. As are citizens.

Posted on July 23, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester City Council will NOT be giving any detailed account about its climate change performance over the last year, despite repeated requests. In July 2013 the “Annual Carbon Reduction Plan” was brought to the “Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Committee”  (this of the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “Green Capitalism: Why it can’t work”

Posted on July 19, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Green Capitalism: Why it can’t work. Daniel Tanuro Merlin Press/ Resistance Books, 2013 I approached this book with some scepticism. It wasn’t that I was unsympathetic to the arguments I expected to find in it. I do regard myself as … Continue reading →

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Not #Manchester-based; Petition to save the Arctic — Greenpeace versus Lego (yes, Lego!)

Posted on July 18, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Hi, LEGO are rattled. First our video was removed from Youtube. Hours later, it was put back after thousands of us voiced our outcry! But LEGO are still refusing to meet us. So in 4 days, undercover LEGO agents will … Continue reading →

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Video: #Manchester City Council and its scrutiny system. A 7th committee is needed… #climate #democracy

Posted on July 17, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Here’s a rough and ready short film about the scrutiny process of Manchester City Council and the need for a 7th – environmental –  scrutiny committee. Thanks to all the people who gave constructive feedback on the earlier draft. I … Continue reading →

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