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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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#saddleworthfire – #climate change increases risk, requires management, says 2010 paper
So, back in 2010 academic research was published by researchers at Manchester Business School and Manchester Metropolitan University. You can read the whole thing here. MCFly sez: We are an exceptionally technologically advanced, and even more exceptionally stupid species. … Continue reading
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Saddleworth Moor fire – Wildlife Trusts response #Manchester #pressrelease
So, if you are in Manchester you can probably smell and taste Saddleworth Moor right now. If you’re asthmatic, for god’s sake, have your inhalers on you, and make sure people know what to do if you get unwell. Meanwhile, … Continue reading
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Permaculture Convergence 2018 – #Manchester 20-23 September
from here – https://www.permaculture.org.uk/convergence-2018 National Permaculture Convergence Tickets available now! The National Permaculture Convergence, organised by the Permaculture Association, will be taking place in Hulme, Manchester from 20 – 23 September. The convergence is bursting with opportunities for learning, networking … Continue reading
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#Manchester MPs vote for Heathrow Expansion
Any time anyone tells you that Labour takes climate change seriously – at a Manchester, Greater Manchester or National level, you are entitled to ROFLYAO. Show them this too
Upcoming Event: “The Clearing” 26 June, #Manchester # climate
The Clearing What kind of world might be coming over the horizon, and what will it be like to live in it? Programmed as part of Castlefield Gallery’s CG Associates series of monthly events, for our June session Tom James … Continue reading
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Activists to Mayor: “Blame the real polluters!” #CleanAirDay
Thursday is so-called “Clean Air Day” in Greater Manchester. The Breathe Clean Air Group, which has been trying to educated politicians and stop the more egregious stupidities, is underwhelmed. They’ve sent out a press release (see below) and this open … Continue reading
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Repair Cafe Roadshow. #Manchester #Moston #Cheetham Hill 9 June
Please forward on to anyone who would be interested! REPAIR CAFE ROADSHOW Start a Repair Café in your neighbourhood! Do you have broken items cluttering up your home? Wouldn’t it be great if there was somewhere you could go to … Continue reading
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Anti-Fracking Solidarity: From Latin America to the UK #Manchester, 19 May.
Manchester, Saturday 19 May Anti-Fracking Solidarity: From Latin America to the UK When: 2pm-4pm, followed by social Where: Manchester Friends Meeting House, 6 Mount St, Manchester M2 5NS –Come to connect the resistance to extreme fossil fuels between UK, Argentina and Colombia. Hear the … Continue reading
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Training for protest at BP’s AGM in #Manchester: Tues 15 May
On May 21 BP is – for the first time ever – holding its AGM outside London. They’re coming to Manchester. There will be a protest. There is training for that on offer. Register via here. (Blurb below copied and … Continue reading
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Upcoming event: Unsustainable fossil fuel use 1950-2018. #Manchester #climate
Free event, no need to book. Tyndall Manchester asking the right questions again… How did it come to this? Unsustainable global fossil fuel use in historical perspective, 1950-2018 Simon Pirani, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies … Continue reading
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