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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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Category Archives: academia
Shale gas and #climate change – #Manchester scientist explains the facts of life
In late January Dr John Broderick of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research gave a presentation about shale gas and its “low-carbon transition” credentials. Here MCFly reposts a report by Robbie Watt. Shale gas is one of the most … Continue reading
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Seminar Tues 11th Feb in #Manchester – “Glacier Sensitivity to #Climate Change in the Nepalese Himalaya”
Dr Ann Rowan, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences at Aberystwyth University answers questions about her work. She is giving a seminar tomorrow at Manchester Metropolitan University. It is free to attend and open to … Continue reading
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Culture, behaviour, #climate change; an anthropologist speaks… #Manchester #mcrclimateplan
Dr Hannah Knox (see Sept 2012 interview here), very kindly answered the curliest questions we could think of on the subject of a “low carbon culture.” Engaging people in the creation such a culture is the second goal of the … Continue reading
“More long term support needed for families displaced by #flooding say researchers”
From a press release – Planning for the emotional aftermath of devastating floods is as important as dealing with the immediate impact of such emergencies, say researchers from the Hull Floods project at Lancaster University. As local councils brace themselves … Continue reading
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Upcoming Event: ‘International Transport and Sustainable Development’ Thurs 30th Jan #Manchester
Tyndall Manchester invites you to attend the next talk in our seminar series ‘Globalisation and Sustainable Development: International Transport and Sustainable Development’ by Dr. Jonathan Köhler of the Fraunhofer Institut on Thursday 30th January (room C1, George Begg Building, Sackville … Continue reading
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#Climate scientist riposte reposted. Corinne Le Quere skewers #torygraph blogger. #floods of tears. Don’t read the comments…
Corinne Le Quéré is professor of climate change science and policy at the University of East Anglia. She recently got smeared by a Telegraph blogger, who used all the standard denialist tosh, with a garnish of tweeting in which he … Continue reading
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Holding out for a hero – science, silence, #climate and communication #Manchester
The tl:dr? MCFly editor Marc Hudson blunders further into the debate about what (climate) scientists “should” and “shouldn’t” be saying. They should be doing more, not less. But activists can’t keep expecting scientists to do all the heavy lifting! What … Continue reading
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Professor Kevin Anderson on science, silence and ‘neutrality’ #Manchester #climate
Following on from his comments on shale gas and civil disobedience, Professor Kevin Anderson of the Tyndall Centre has given a robust defence of scientists’ involvement in policy debates. Speaking to Manchester Climate Monthly on 17th December, the climate expert … Continue reading
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Interview: Dr Simon Cook, Glaciologist, Lecturer at #Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Simon Cook Glaciologist, Lecturer in Physical Geography School of Science and the Environment, Manchester Metropolitan University What you do I’m a Lecturer in Physical Geography at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU). There are three parts to my job. First – … Continue reading
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Event Report: “Radical Emissions Reductions Conference” #Tyndall #climate
MCFly writer Vicky Ramsden reports on the recent Radical Emissions Reductions Conference. For other accounts, see here and here. A radical conference to reduce carbon emissions Now let me make one thing clear. This was not a conference that was … Continue reading
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