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Our "leaders" are going to keep making empty promises. It makes them feel good. It gets the activists to act like zombie kittens. If you want to have some self-respect and perhaps make a difference (actual facts may vary), then find a functioning group that cares about your skills and knowledge - what you have, what you want. One useful group might be www.climateemergencymanchester.net - you can email them on contact@climateemergencymanchester.net-
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Book Review: Climate and Disaster Resilience in Cities
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Readers’ opinions sought – is Tesco’s “low-carbon” store a little help?
An academic at Durham University is going to be doing interviews in Manchester next week (Monday 30th Jan onwards). Cheetham Hill-area residents are especially sought. If you know anyone in that neck of the woods who would be interested, please … Continue reading
Open letter to Steering Group 2.0
The Steering Group An Open Letter from the editors of Manchester Climate Monthly Dear members of the Steering Group old and new, We wish you good luck in your new endeavour. Manchester desperately needs your energy and unique position in … Continue reading
MCFly Climate bulletin #11, Jan 23 2012
Hi all, don’t forget to book your annual leave/child-minder etc for Friday 16th March, for the second “Stakeholder Conference” on the Climate Change Action Plan. Apparently the venue and booking arrangements will be announced imminently. Other dates for your diary … Continue reading
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Event Report: Climate Violence
Climate Violence, History and Resistance (exploring a bigger picture) workshop. Saturday 21st January. Hosted by Southern Voices who are running a series of five workshops, of which this was the first. The first thing to mention is the demographic which … Continue reading
Airport City – against and for…
Attention Conservation Notice: The following article contains entirely predictable statements from various organisations about the virtue/vice of “Airport City.” Last week, accompanied by a certain amount of civic boosterism (always in short supply in Manchester), the £659 million “Airport City” … Continue reading
News flash: Christie car park turned down
Christie Hospital has been refused permission to build a multi-storey car park in Withington (previous MCFly story on this). The Planning and Highways Committee of Manchester City Council met at 2pm today. After representations for and against from interested parties, … Continue reading
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The Big Cs: Christie, carparks and carbon dioxide
Christie Hospital will find out today if they can build a new multi-storey car park in Withington. The Planning and Highways Committee of Manchester City Council meets at 2pm today (Thurs 19th January) at the Town Hall to decide on … Continue reading
Manchester legal firm cuts own carbon footprint
Leading legal firm Pannone has been working on its internal environmental footprint [see their press release here] It has established an environment/sustainability policy, conducted a firm-wide internal environmental audit and in the last 12 months reduced energy consumption by 40%. … Continue reading
Digging for Victory with the Land Army
MCFly badgered Ben Cashell, organiser of “A Reasonable Cause“, into writing about his conscription into a “Land Army.” The views expressed are his own, not those of MCFly. Last month I went and planted some Garlic with the Kindling Trust’s, … Continue reading
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