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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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Climate Change education in Manchester’s schools
MCFly asked Raichael Locke, of Manchester Environment Education Network, to write about some of the work MEEN is doing. Since May Manchester Environmental Education Network (MEEN) has been working alongside Manchester’s schools helping them to develop a greater understanding of … Continue reading
MCFly Climate bulletin #9, Jan 9 2012
Hi all, The first Manchester Climate Monthly (dead tree format) hit the streets last week. Feedback is very welcome… And you can deliver it face-to-face if you like. We will be at Nexus Art Cafe, Dale St, in the Northern … Continue reading
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Geek alert: “Apps for Climate” competition – 15 grand (US) to be won…
This came our way – “We wish to invite you to participate in the World Bank’s Apps For Climate competition. The World Bank launched Apps For Climate at Durban as part of its Open Climate Data Initiative, which aims to … Continue reading
Off To A Flying Start (Part II): Manchester City Council & Its Record On Aviation
As you may have heard, MCFly finally got its hands on some dirt… sorry, data on the council’s flying habit. In a recent post, we asked our readers to guess the bill the council racked up offsetting the elected members … Continue reading
Keeping up with bee-keeping
MCFly volunteers Roisin Weintraub reflects on the ups and downs of bee-keeping. When I was 8 months pregnant we moved to Prestwich. And I said to myself “so right, what is there to do here?” One of the things that … Continue reading
Newsflash: Biodiversity Action Plan 2.0 to be approved
On Tuesday 10th January a new plan for the protection of biodiversity in Manchester will be discussed and approved. The “Communities and Neighbourhoods Overview and Scrutiny Committee” will look at the 48 -page report (which you can see at the … Continue reading
Poll: Guess The Council’s Flight Offset Bill!
Finally. After days of waiting around and numerous phone calls to Manchester City Council, we have received answers to our questions about the number of flights taken by elected members from the end of 2009 to 2011. And it’s exciting … Continue reading
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Riverbank Market Garden open Sat 7th Jan in Chorlton.
The Riverbank Market Garden will be opening its gates on 7 January between 10-1, an ideal opportunity to start those New Year resolutions to live more healthily. There will be a free cookery class run by Cracking Good Food, advice … Continue reading
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Fingers Burnt, Lessons Learnt
Here at MCFly, we are in the information game. And most of the time, that information is easy to get as people are usually happy to pass on details of their latest project/event. Some information however is not so easy … Continue reading
MCFly editor gets it badly wrong (#001)
In the January 2012 issue of MCFly just published, on page 3, I wrote of Manchester law firm Pannone, that MCFly had “asked them some questions [about their recent environmental work], not heard back yet. Watch this space.” This was … Continue reading
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