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

Upcoming Event: #Manchester University students call for divestment – Fri 13th Feb, 12 noon

Posted on February 8, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Press Release: As part of Global Divestment Day on the 13th of February, Manchester students in conjunction with local campaign groups will be demonstrating outside University Place at 12pm for divestment from the fossil fuel industry. Fossil Free are campaigning … Continue reading →

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Book Review: This Changes Everything, by Naomi Klein

Posted on February 7, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

This excellent book review is re-posted with permission from the site of a PhD student colleague.  His site has many other posts as insightful as this one below… January 12, 2015 by Falsum A passage in Naomi Klein’s new climate … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: Chico Mendes film screening/event , Sat 28th Feb, Mossley

Posted on February 6, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Interactive Digital Carnival Installation inspired by environmental activism stories from across the world – including Chico Mendes. SPECIAL OPENING EVENTS SAT 28th FEB incl. Film Screening, discussion, Multimedia Music Performance, live Brazil link, interviews, poetry and free food! Full details: … Continue reading →

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“Processed Food” event in #Manchester Feb 17th, 3.30 – 5.00pm

Posted on February 4, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Watching Mold Grow: Facts, Politics and “Processed Food” Lesson Plans   Dr Charlotte Biltekoff, University of California, Davis   Should we fear or celebrate bread that does not get moldy after 3 days inside a moist plastic bag? This talk … Continue reading →

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#Manchester Evening News letter about “carbon literacy” failure #climate

Posted on February 4, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Last Friday Manchester Evening News published this letter. It’s great that the airport is booming  and that Councillor Kevin Peel is enthused about New York-style aerial walkways (Manchester Evening News, January 29th). Closer to earth, and with our feet on the … Continue reading →

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#Manchester professor – “UK shale gas industry incompatible with 2 degree #climate target”

Posted on February 2, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Professor Kevin Anderson has written a detailed blog post about the implications of a UK shale gas industry for climate change. The post, based on analysis developed by Professor Anderson in collaboration with Dr John Broderick, is in response to … Continue reading →

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#Fracking in Lancashire: Interview with Friends of the Earth campaigner

Posted on January 30, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Ali Abbas of Manchester Friends of the Earth answers questions about fracking in Lancashire. Please SHARE this post. It’s full of information that  you and other people can ACT upon. There was supposed to be a decision today in Lancashire, … Continue reading →

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Manchester Council aims for 60 carbon literate councillors. Gets … 23.

Posted on January 29, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester City Council set itself a public target last year of getting 60 of its 96 councillors to undertake “carbon literacy training.” The training involves an “on-line component, and a face-to-face session, and takes less than a day. “23 councillors … Continue reading →

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Jan 28, 1987- “A warning from history” – Two scientists tell the politicians how it will be…

Posted on January 28, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

As well as “sniping” at Manchester City Council (I’d happily publicise anything climate-y they were doing that was genuinely innovative or useful), and doing a PhD, I also… run a blog called “All Our Yesterdays – 365 climate histories.”  Today … Continue reading →

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Upcoming event: #Manchester Saturday 31st Jan: How Clean is my Air? (Clean Air Workshop)

Posted on January 28, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Saturday 31st Jan: How Clean is my Air? (Clean Air Workshop) This workshop will give you the skills to undertake a ‘citizen science’ study of air quality/ air pollution in your neighbourhood. Find out how you can check the air … Continue reading →

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