Yearly Archives: 2014

Video open letter to #Manchester City Council on 9 actions it can take on #climate #mcrclimateplan

Posted on February 5, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Please watch this 2 and a half minute film. If you like it, please email it, facebook it, re-blog it, retweet it etc. Three key actions ONE Sign the open letter Sign the open letter (the shortest version of it … Continue reading →

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#Manchester Climate Plan lacks 780 signatories… and 3 things YOU can do. #mcrclimateplan

Posted on February 4, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

So, this is a little bit depressing, but scroll to the bottom of the post for a stunningly visually-inspiring of how things could look by the end of the year, if the Council and the “Steering” Group were to get … Continue reading →

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#Manchester City Council’s 90 “carbon illiterates” and 3 things YOU can do. #mcrclimateplan

Posted on February 3, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

FIRST  Sign the open letter (the shortest version of it is to the right. The full version, with explanations, is here)  and encourage your friends, family and work colleagues to do the same. or else put “sign open letter” and … Continue reading →

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#Manchester City Council going backwards on #climate, councillors kept in the dark…

Posted on February 2, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Councillors are, with a few notable exceptions, hard-working and concerned individuals.  Most of them spend a lot of their time and energy trying to help Mancunians who are facing all sorts of problems with the benefits system, or planning problems, … Continue reading →

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Tories slash #climate adaptation spending. “Vote blue go extinct…”

Posted on February 2, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Damian Carrington, writing in the Guardian. What’s interesting is that the next sentence goes – It had risen by almost 20% under Paterson’s predecessor, Caroline Spelman, but fell 41% after Paterson replaced her in September 2012. So, there are Tories … Continue reading →

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Marc Roberts exhibition “Back to the Garden” in #Prestwich, north #Manchester

Posted on February 2, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Marc Roberts has produced thousand of brilliant illustrations for Manchester Climate Fortnightly, Manchester Climate Monthly and other climate/food/activism projects. He usually does this at something just under the speed of light. He has an exhibition of his art-work (also brilliant) … Continue reading →

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Upcoming event: Frack Free Greater #Manchester Meeting – Tues 18th Feb, 7pm, Methodist Hall

Posted on January 31, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Tuesday 18th February from 7pm to 10pm Methodist Central Hall, Manchester City Centre. This is on Oldham Street, Manchester. M1 1JQ. (Between Julia Cosmetics on corner of Dale Street and the Pawnbrokers). We are in Aston Room 1. For anyone … Continue reading →

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#BartonMoss #fracking – judicial review is being prepared… #Manchester #Salford

Posted on January 31, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

From a Manchester Friends of the Earth press release – Fracking company IGas should be forced to stop drilling whilst they seek new environmental permits, say campaigners A Salford resident living close to Barton Moss – the centre of anti-fracking … Continue reading →

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Cross-post on Barbara Kingsolver, Professor Kevin Anderson and #Manchester City Council

Posted on January 31, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Below, cross-posted with permission, is Manchester artist Jane Lawson’s latest blog post… I’ve just finished reading Barbara Kingsolver’s The Prodigal Summer (available at all good bookshops) and it got me thinking about home. One of the characters, Lusa, inherits her … Continue reading →

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#Manchester City Council Scrutiny Week February 2014 #democracyfail

Posted on January 30, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester City Council would never ever do something as straightforward as collate the agendas of the upcoming scrutiny committee meetings all in one place. It might encourage interested parties to turn up, and then where would they be? ‘#democracyfail. If … Continue reading →

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