Monthly Archives: July 2014

#Climate change and #Egypt – please forward to anyone in #Manchester with connections there

Posted on July 16, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

What does practical solidarity with those on the sharp end of climate change look like? What, beyond sharply reducing developed world emissions, should we be doing?  Any suggestions? Regardless, please circulate this excellent article, which makes good use of the … Continue reading →

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Job Alert: #Manchester BikeRight! Programme Manager. Applications close 1st Sept

Posted on July 15, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

via the excellent environmentjobs.co.uk site Programme Manager Organisation: BikeRight! Salary: £25,000 – £30,000 pa Location: Manchester Hours: Full Time Position type: Paid Contract: Permanent Website: http://www.bikeright.co.uk Contact name: Liz Clarke Contact telephone: 0161 230 7007 BikeRight! is a dynamic, award-winning … Continue reading →

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#Manchester Council proclaims itself transparent. Want to know how “Clean City” money is spent? You gotta use FoIA.

Posted on July 15, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Update: The Council has got even more Airport Windfall money this year. Manchester City Council bleats loud and long about openness and transparency. In early June bureaucrats assured elected members they would explain the “Clean and Green Fund” better. A … Continue reading →

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Councillor says carbon literacy an “eye-opener.” #Manchester folks- are YOUR councillors carbon literate?

Posted on July 14, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Here is what Councillor Anna Trotman, one of the three councillors representing Higher Blackley ward, thinks; The Carbon Literacy training that I went on recently, really opened my eyes to how wide the subject is.  I knew it wasn’t just … Continue reading →

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How to find out what skills there are in the room…

Posted on July 13, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

RUNNING A “NOVICE LINES”/INTRO TO ACTIVIST SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE SESSION version 1.0 13th July 2014 Marc Hudson askfortheworld.net Below are a series of suggestions for how I would structure an intro to “novice lines” and Activist Skills and Knowledge session. … Continue reading →

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Want to grow #food in #Manchester? Free land! Here’s the latest on Eat Green’s landshare scheme… #Withington #Didsbury

Posted on July 12, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Amanda of “Eat Green” explains why and how… Interested? Email info@eatgreen.co.uk We get it. You’ve spent a decade sitting on an allotment waiting list. Then elderly ‘Uncle’ Albert pops his clogs. You’ve finally made it to the top of the … Continue reading →

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#Manchester parents worried about #climate – journalist wants your stories/opinions etc…

Posted on July 11, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

He’s a friend of a friend…

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#Manchester councillors call for more gully cleaning machines. #floods and stuff…

Posted on July 10, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

A group of councillors has called for some of the £14.5m windfall received by Manchester City Council from Manchester Airport to be spent on the “purchase or lease” of an additional gully cleaning wagon. The “Task and Finish” group, chaired … Continue reading →

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Food glorious “sustainable” food – but who in #Manchester benefits? Councillors scrutinise the bureaucrats…

Posted on July 9, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Councillors of Manchester’s “Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Committee” met on Tuesday 8th July to discuss “sustainable food.” There was waffle and spice. MCFly editor Marc Hudson gives a blow-by-blow account, with a garnish of snark. Most people have an opinion (or three) … Continue reading →

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#Prestwich “Village Greens” co-op opens on Friday 11th July #Bury #Manchester

Posted on July 9, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

A new co-operative enterprise is launching in Prestwich this Friday. The “Village Greens” shop will have a ribbon cutting at 12 noon. Customers “will be able to buy fantastic organic fruit and veg, local beers, organic meat, delicious deli goodies, … Continue reading →

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