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Was print format from 2012 to 13. Now web only. All things climate and resilience in (Greater) Manchester.

PMT #11: How do we get more people involved? #Manchester #climate #movement-building

Posted on March 13, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Help!  Send in your thoughts about “How do we get more people (especially ones who don’t look like us; white, middle-class, child-free) involved in the “climate movement”? Please use the comments box below, or email us at mcmonthly@gmail.com Your answers … Continue reading →

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#Trafford campaigners challenge Environment Agency – Environment Agency responds.

Posted on March 13, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

We got this press release below from BCAG.  We asked the Environment Agency for a comment and they got back to us very swiftly indeed.  That response is below the BCAG one. BCAG Press release Trafford-based Breathe Clean Air Group … Continue reading →

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Event Report: Launch of “Beacons; short stories for our not so distant future” #Manchester #climate

Posted on March 12, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Attention Conservation Notice: Fifty five people gathered on Thursday 7th March for the launch of “Beacons, a book of short stories for our not so distant future”. You can read MCFly’s interview with the editor or, a longer one on the … Continue reading →

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“A rubbish market: a study of the role of the market mode of governance in preventing waste” – a Greater #Manchester (GM) perspective

Posted on March 12, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

We asked new MCFly writer Vicki Ramsden to “interview herself” about her MSc dissertation. Why did I do the research? My interest in the issue of waste relates to its relationship with the consumption of natural resources. The focus of … Continue reading →

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Job Alert: MMU Travel Plan Manager – closes 18th March #Manchester #climate

Posted on March 12, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

You can see it on the MMU jobs site.

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Professor Kevin Anderson joins 21st century! Website, twitter!! #manchester #climate @KevinClimate

Posted on March 11, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Professor Kevin Anderson – who will be speaking to the Economy Scrutiny Committee of Manchester City Council on Weds May 22nd – has dragged himself kicking and screaming into the 21st century. This below just landed in the MCFly inbox, … Continue reading →

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Businessman abt the “Stakeholder” “Conference” – “Help me tell industry this is not a giant waste of public money” #Manchester #climate

Posted on March 11, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

We just got this amazing comment from a local businessman, who has been involved in the “Manchester A Certain Future” process since last year. We at Manchester Climate Monthly have been asking questions about democracy and “process.” He is asking … Continue reading →

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#Manchester #climate nuggets March 11th 2013

Posted on March 11, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Hi all, The latest MCFly is now a week old.  “Fishwrap”, for you non-vegetarians… The next post on MCFly is *extra-ordinary*, by the way (and no, we didn’t write it…) Tonight’s third and final film in the “Climates of Hope, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Goldilocks Planet “the four billion year story of earth’s #climate

Posted on March 10, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

MCFly reader (and artist!) Jane Lawson (see video here) reviews a book that has been four billion years in the making. The cosily-named Goldilocks Planet is a review of 4 billion years of the Earth’s climate history written by Jan … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: “#Despite The Cuts: Engaging People, Engaging Places.” #Manchester Thurs 21 March, free…

Posted on March 10, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

From Neighbourhoods NW and Keep Britain Tidy. #Despite The Cuts: Engaging People, Engaging Places. This event is aimed at generating new ways of thinking around creating national models for citizen-led action in the places we love. It is free to … Continue reading →

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