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

Campaign Update: Friends of the Earth’s Final Demand

Posted on November 1, 2011 by manchesterclimatemonthly

MCFly invited Ali Abbas of Friends of the Earth Manchester to tell us about FoE’s “Final Demand” campaign. The Big Six energy companies have a lot to answer for. Public anger has been growing as record prices, with average annual … Continue reading →

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Weather Vs Climate: Food, Nuclear Power and Thin Threads Of Hope

Posted on October 29, 2011 by manchesterclimatemonthly

MCFly went to the ‘Weather vs Climate’ event organised as part of the Manchester Science Festival on Thursday Oct 27. The first part of the event was a strange mix between a bad science lesson and cheap kids’ party. The … Continue reading →

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Solar Power and The Right to “No”?

Posted on October 28, 2011 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester City Council is going ahead with a scheme to install solar panels across a swathe of North Manchester properties, to be in place before the end of March 2012. A councillor who asked whether tenants would have the right … Continue reading →

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We’re back!

Posted on October 28, 2011 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester Climate Fortnightly (2008-2010) is dead! Long live Manchester Climate… Monthly. Publishing on the first Monday of the month, with its first issue in January 2012, MCFly (we’re keeping the name, for sentimental reasons) will deliver the same level of … Continue reading →

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