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

Executive indecision: carbon budgets off the agenda

Posted on July 19, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Here’s a progress report on the City Council’s much-vaunted annual carbon budgets. On the left is the agenda for the Manchester City Council Executive meeting of July 27 2011.  We’ve circled the relevant bit.  On the right is the agenda … Continue reading →

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Tweet for a greener #Manchester, today – #greenmcr

Posted on July 19, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Please share your top tips (one per tweet!) about how everyone in Manchester – individuals, neighbourhoods, organisations, businesses and the Council -can make the city greener and fairer. What can “we” do in the next 1 to 4 years to … Continue reading →

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Competition! How do we “engage all individuals, neighbourhoods and organisations”…

Posted on July 18, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Cross post from “SteadyState Manchester” Posted on July 18, 2012 by steadystatemanchester We want your ideas. The second goal of the Manchester Climate Change Action Plan is “To engage all individuals, neighbourhoods and organisations in Manchester in a process of … Continue reading →

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Birchfields Park Forest Garden

Posted on July 18, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Yasmin Quayyum writes about an exciting project that MCFly readers can get involved in. Having recently marked its five year anniversary and newly being added to the Agroforestry Research Trust’s network, Birchfields Park Forest Garden is a dynamic and developing … Continue reading →

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Free comic about “The Carbon Supermarket”

Posted on July 17, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Cool climate cartoonist Kate Evans tells MCFly about her new project, which takes a critical look at Carbon Trading. The snappily titled Funny Weather: Everything you Didn’t Want to Know about Climate Change but Probably Should Find Out was written … Continue reading →

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#Manchester #climate nuggets July 16 2012

Posted on July 16, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Hi all, This youtube is 54 seconds long and tells you about a really exciting project happening here in Manchester. Please watch it! And this Thursday (19th) there’s a gathering at Madlab, on Edge St. See here for more details. Best … Continue reading →

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Sometimes it’s what #Manchester leaders DON’T say that matters: Silence and #climate change

Posted on July 15, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Council Leader Richard Leese has probably never been accused of not saying enough. He’s articulate, confident and ferociously well-briefed.  He has a regularly-updated blog too, on which I lurk.  And I seem to be stalking him in real-life; I keep … Continue reading →

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Fallowfield Secret Garden – week-long opening!!

Posted on July 14, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

this from their website… Big volunteer push!!! from Fallowfield Secret Garden by gav1187 Got some great news for you all today.  Me and Mark have committed one full time week of garden attendance starting this Monday… This means the Secret … Continue reading →

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Something for the Weekend 13 July 2012 #Manchester #Climate

Posted on July 13, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

We went to hospital the other day, to visit a friend.  Got lost, so walked onto a ward to ask for directions. All the doctors and nurses were singing Auld Lang Syne, which was pretty odd.  We said to one … Continue reading →

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Event Report: What’s cooking? The planet, soon enough

Posted on July 13, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Attention Conservation Notice: MCFly co-editor Marc Hudson is seduced by good food, good research [about food, in this instance] and lucid approachable academics. First a bit about the report, then the launch event. “The key message from this report is … Continue reading →

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