Yearly Archives: 2014

Greater Manchester “ESD Forum” on water, Thurs 23rd October

Posted on October 2, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Dear GM ESD Forum participant, The next GM ESD forum is going to be held on Thursday 23rd October, starting at 1.30pm at Bridge 5 Mill, 22a Beswick Street, Ancoats, M4 7HR. We will be exploring the topic of ‘Water’, … Continue reading →

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Solar panel comedy gig: Friday 3rd October

Posted on October 1, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

On Friday 3rd October, St John’s Sunshine are inviting local people to a Comedy and Auction night to help raise funds to install more solar panels on St John’s Church and help generate clean energy for the St John’s Centre … Continue reading →

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Upcoming: “Beyond the Fracking Polemic” Tues 7th October, University of #Manchester

Posted on September 30, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Not organised by MCFly.  And no need to book –  you just turn up.

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Daily Mash: Humans undecided on total destruction of nature versus having cool stuff

Posted on September 30, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

We have been killing cute things (pandas and polar bears) and not-so-cute things for a long time, with impressive results.  But who is to say the price isn’t worth paying?

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Sunday 5th October – meet people, cause constructive mayhem

Posted on September 30, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

This Sunday, 5th October, you have a chance to come and meet other people who care about Manchester’s future, and to work with them on a series of concrete, albeit odd, projects. It’s not every day that citizens gather and … Continue reading →

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Appearing before a scrutiny committee – (Finance, about “The Scrutiny Mutiny”)

Posted on September 28, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester City Council has six scrutiny committees (Young People and Children’s, Neighbourhoods, Economy, Communities, Finance and Health).  These aim to keep tabs on what the Executive (9 top councillors) and officers of the City Council are doing.  The Council really … Continue reading →

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Job Alert: #Manchester Veg People Worker Co-op Member

Posted on September 28, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

http://www.vegpeople.org.uk/jobs   Want to help bring the freshest, most local organic produce to Manchester? Do you have a passion for good food and want to support local farmers? Then Manchester VegPeople may be for you. We are a unique multi-stakeholder … Continue reading →

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No eco-dashboard, no apology, just a “clarification”

Posted on September 27, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Rather than turn up in person and admit that he had, albeit unintentionally, given the Finance Scrutiny Committee duff information, Richard Leese (for it is he), got the Environmental “Strategy” Team (for it is them), send a retraction and apology… … Continue reading →

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Victory regained: Finance Scrutiny Committee demands action and answers on Clean City Fund

Posted on September 25, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

It’s been a long long fight, but slowly the Council is being forced to be minimally and routinely open about how it has been spending the £14.5m “Clean City Fund.” Here’s a 10 minute video of what was discussed at … Continue reading →

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Blistering speech about fracking at the climate march in #Manchester, Sun 21st September

Posted on September 25, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Well, a little over half the speech…

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