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

NEWSFLASH: Council to release report on Steady-State Economics

Posted on May 21, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

First the good news; Manchester City Council has committed itself to producing a report on Steady State Economics.  This follows an open letter to its Economy Scrutiny committee [see membership here]. last November. That letter was signed by co-ordinators of … Continue reading →

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Event Report: Transforming Manchester, or “The thin veneer of climate governance”

Posted on May 20, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

MCFly co-editor Marc Hudson went to an academic seminar about, well “Transforming Manchester” and came away informed and intrigued. The first of the two speakers was Dr Jeremy Carter, of the Centre for Urban Regional Ecology and the Ecocities project … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on a protest…

Posted on May 19, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

MCFly writer Philip James ponders the ethics of non-violent direct action, and seeks readers’ opinions… Take the Flour Back is a non-violent direct action event against a crop trial of GM wheat taking place at the Rothamsted Institute in Hertfordshire … Continue reading →

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Articles Review: Crises, Camps and Citizenship

Posted on May 18, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

MCFly co-editor Marc Hudson reads three academic papers on the stepper at the gym. And is impressed, distressed and depressed, in that order. Compressed reviews follow. Economic and Ecological Crises: Green new deals and no-growth economies Bob Jessop Beyond the … Continue reading →

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How about we…

Posted on May 17, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

This is from a website called “The Learning Planet.” It’s a brilliant list of things we should start doing… …face what we really feel about future threats to life on Earth rather than self-anaesthetising with constructive denial? …acknowledge the current … Continue reading →

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Event Report: Green Expo 9/10 May in #Manchester

Posted on May 16, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

MCFly writer Phil James attended the Greenbuild Expo last Wednesday, Manchester’s annual show-and-tell for all things Green and buildy. I’m not sure what I was expecting, but this is what I found; Preparation for the Green Deal continues apace. At … Continue reading →

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Environment Commission plays musical chairs; without a chair.

Posted on May 16, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

and the song is “The Sound of Silence.“ By dawn on May 4th Dave Goddard, chair of the Environment Commission, knew he had lost his council seat. Later that day we phoned and then sent an email to officers who … Continue reading →

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Event Report: #Manchester #madf or a digital future. A green one? Not so much.

Posted on May 15, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Attention Conservation Notice: This is an account of a two hour ‘debate’ about Manchester’s digital future. Nobody brought up climate change as an Issue. A panel consisting of Dave Carter (Manchester Digital Development Agency), Dave Mee (Madlab) Tim Roberts (I-Com) … Continue reading →

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Ecocities “widening debate” on Manchester adaptation – in parallel universe, maybe

Posted on May 14, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Words like “engagement”, and “involvement” and “stakeholders” get tossed around pretty lightly in Manchester. The reality is somewhat more tawdry. The latest example of the gap between what is said and what is done comes to us from the world … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Green Political Thought

Posted on May 14, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

MCFly reader “shakkka” reviewed Andrew Dobson’s “Green Political Thought” on her site. We’ve pinched it, with her permission. I’ve been reading a book that I once read when I was about 13, given to me by my geography teacher at … Continue reading →

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