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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
New website for user reviews of heating and insulation #Manchester #climate
A ‘crowdsourcing’ website where people can leave reviews of heating and insulation products and services has been launched. Created by a small team of academics at the School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester, it can be found here: … Continue reading
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MCFly gets its MoJO back!!! “Monthly Journal Overview” returns! #manchester #climate #academia
MOJO April 2013 This month’s MoJO features a paper from the journal Cities exploring the history of climate change and policy in Manchester, along with a number of articles discussing our city and climatic issues. To find out more about … Continue reading
Kevin Anderson: “why the near-collapse of Europe’s carbon-trading scheme could be good for reducing emissions” #Manchester #climate
Professor Kevin Anderson of the Tyndall Centre will be addressing the Economy Scrutiny Committee of Manchester City Council on Weds May 22nd at 10am. That will take place at Manchester Town Hall, and you don’t need a ticket or anything … Continue reading
Upcoming Event: The Sustainability of Bioenergy #manchester #climate Mon 18 March
Monday 18th March 2013 4pm to 5pm C 5.1 Ellen Wilkinson Building By Dr Patricia Thornley, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Manchester Bioenergy has a significant role to play as part of the UK’s renewable energy future. … Continue reading
Professor Kevin Anderson joins 21st century! Website, twitter!! #manchester #climate @KevinClimate
Professor Kevin Anderson – who will be speaking to the Economy Scrutiny Committee of Manchester City Council on Weds May 22nd – has dragged himself kicking and screaming into the 21st century. This below just landed in the MCFly inbox, … Continue reading
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#Climate change a conspiracy? Denialists in denial about being denialists! #facepalmpolarbear #recursivefury
The text for this image is from here. Is it just me or does “Recursive Fury” sound like the Jean Claude van Damme movie that Jack Derrida never got to direct? I’m undecided…
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When Polar Bears attack in #Manchester!! (#climate monthly)
We have a photo of a polar bear doing a facepalm thing. We drag it out whenever we encounter something that is a jaw-dropping wtf. Here’s two in one go…
New (draft) video on #Manchester #climate “history” – please critique
The MCFly co-editors have been invited to run a workshop at an academic talk-fest, on the subject of Manchester’s climate efforts. We said “yes if we can also run a session on the (potential and actual) role academics play in … Continue reading
Upcoming Event: Workshop on Governance, Transport Policy and Carbon Reduction in #Manchester, Feb 28th
If you’re interested in going, please contact Dr Caroline Mullen – details at the foot of this post. The workshop is hosted by the Multi-level Governance, Transport Policy and Carbon Emissions Management project, and aims to feedback findings from the … Continue reading
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The year ahead: Tyndall Manchester (Lessons learned and future goals for #Manchester #climate groups)
Manchester Climate Monthly asked several different groups about the challenges and lessons of 2012 and the goals for 2013. We published a small portion of the answers in the centre-spread of the January issue (which you can see here). Over … Continue reading
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