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

Interview with Cassie Norman* of Save Alexandra Park Trees #Manchester #biodiversity #campaigning – er, Nolan!!

Posted on February 19, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Every month we publish an interview with a local activist in the print edition of Manchester Climate Monthly.  Here’s a sneak preview of the March edition, with Cassie Norman Nolan, one of the many people who have been involved in … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: Beacons (short stories about #climate) launch in #Manchester Thurs 7th March

Posted on February 18, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Disclaimer: the MCFly editors are members of the Steady State Manchester collective

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#Manchester #climate nuggets Feb 18th 2013 #mcc #acertainfuture #acretinfuture

Posted on February 18, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Hi all, if you’re interested in democracy and cancelled elections and so on, you probably want to read this post. And then you can decide if you’re going to a) send letters [of our devising or your own – it’s … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: Why? Bee Cause! #Manchester Weds 20th Feb 6.30pm #biodiversity #campaigning @ManchesterFoE

Posted on February 17, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

You’d think that our species would understand that it’s not going to have much of a future if we wipe out the species which pollinate our crops. Apparently not. Some of the people making the decisions on behalf of our … Continue reading →

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Crosspost: #Manchester Friends of the Earth meeting on “how ethical is your shopping basket”

Posted on February 16, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester Friends of the Earth has a “full-group” public meeting on the second Tuesday of every month, at the Greenfish Resource Centre on Oldham St. Here’s a report, by one of the FoE co-ordinators, on the most recent meeting. Report … Continue reading →

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Parents of #Manchester – what are you telling your children about #climate change?

Posted on February 15, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

This below is a repost from an excellent blog called “The Learning Planet.”  What do MCFly readers with young children have to say? We’ve added a “starter comment” from a good friend… This is a very brief post because I … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: Talk about Wangari Maathai (and #Manchester’s De-Industrial Food Revolution”) Tues 19th Feb, Castle Hotel,

Posted on February 15, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

MCFly caught up with Judith Emmanuel (a friend of both editors) about her upcoming presentation on Tuesday night. What’s happening on Tues 19th? I will be leading a discussion at Ragged about Wangari Maathai – some lessons from the Global … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: Feeding the City: The Politics & Promise of Urban Food #Manchester Tues 19th March

Posted on February 14, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Hmm, last time this lot organised an evening forum, MCFly was under-whelmed.  Hopefully this one will be a forum rather than a panel debate followed by Q and A, eh? Urban Forum on Food // Feeding the City:  The Politics … Continue reading →

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EMERGENCY ACTION: Please protect #climate #democracy in #Manchester today. (Elections cancelled, questions unanswered.)

Posted on February 14, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

If you want climate change action in Manchester to become even more undemocratic, even more ineffectual, simply stop reading now and move on. If you want the people of Manchester to have the transparent and democratic institutions they deserve and … Continue reading →

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Tell your councillors! – Free workshop on “local health and well-being in a changing #climate.” #Manchester Mon 4th March

Posted on February 13, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Free training, thanks to the Environment Agency and Climate UK. (All text below from here). You can find the members of Manchester City Council’s Health Scrutiny Committee here. If you are a Manchester resident and any of them is one … Continue reading →

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