Yearly Archives: 2014

#Manchester Council Environment Executive Kate Chappell on #shale gas and #fracking -interviewed

Posted on March 4, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

But not by MCFly*. The folks at “Shale World” seem a little confused about two things. Firstly, the Councillor’s gender and secondly, the fact that the May conference of the shale gas industry has been shifted to Birmingham, (for reasons … Continue reading →

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#Manchester Better Energy – better energy seems not to include greener energy… #climate #toast

Posted on March 4, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

This “Dear Resident” email below comes to MCFly’s inbox, with the following comment; “so – cheaper energy a good thing of course, but no green energy option in all this?  A distinct lack of joined up thinking here – especially … Continue reading →

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#Manchester Ward Plans NOT dead, only resting. #Climate action needed in #local neighbourhoods

Posted on March 3, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Last week Manchester Climate Monthly published a story with the snappy title “Manchester has 32 wards. All should have ward plans. Only 9 do. People gonna have to do it for themselves.” We’d done an investigation of whether the “ward … Continue reading →

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#Manchester Green Infrastructure Plan (progress report) to be scrutinised, Tues 4th March

Posted on March 3, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

On Tuesday 4th March Manchester City Council’s bureaucracy will do something that is both note-worthy and praise-worthy. It will … present a “work in progress” document for inspection by elected members of the Council. The Green and Blue Infrastructure Strategy … Continue reading →

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Research Training for Activists, #Manchester Sat 15th March; Interview with Nick Hildyard

Posted on March 2, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Here’s an interview with Nick Hildyard of the Cornerhouse, who will be part of the “Research Training for Activists” workshop on Sat 15th March. There are still some places left on that – see below the video for more information … Continue reading →

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Are attempts to do scrutiny of #Manchester City Council on #climate doomed to fail? Probably…

Posted on March 1, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

UPDATE: Oh my goodness!! The Green Infrastructure Plan is… published?!  I had just completed the post below when I went to get the link to the agenda  the scrutiny committee meeting on Tuesday. And there, suddenly and new, is the … Continue reading →

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All over #Manchester the lights are going out. Sort of.

Posted on March 1, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Here’s the latest film. (There have been several others on this theme, and doubtless will be several more…)

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#Manchester City Council Scrutiny Week March 2014

Posted on February 28, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Because they are unable/unwilling to do this themselves, here are the agendas (and links to reports) for the existing 6 scrutiny committees, scraped from the award-winning website.  The scrutiny commitees all meet in the so-called “Scrutiny Room” on the second … Continue reading →

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#Manchester citizens answer 3 questions – 008 Chris Walsh of Kindling Trust #3qthurs

Posted on February 27, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Here’s Chris Walsh of Kindling Trust answering – 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 … Continue reading →

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Upcoming: #Bangladesh and #climate change – 10th March, #Manchester meeting

Posted on February 27, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester will host an important meeting on Monday 10th March on the subjects of climate change, food sovereignty and workers rights. A talk will be given by Badrul Alam, president of the Bangladesh Krishok Federation (the largest peasant federation in … Continue reading →

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