Category Archives: Aviation

Book Review: The Politics of Airport Expansion in the United Kingdom: Hegemony, Policy and the Rhetoric of ‘sustainable Aviation’

Posted on September 21, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester-based academic Dr Damian O’Doherty reviews Manchester University Press’s “The Politics of Airport Expansion in the United Kingdom” for Manchester Climate Monthly. In this study of airports and aviation Griggs and Howarth draw extensively from the corpus of work produced … Continue reading →

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#Manchester Council proclaims itself transparent. Want to know how “Clean City” money is spent? You gotta use FoIA.

Posted on July 15, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Update: The Council has got even more Airport Windfall money this year. Manchester City Council bleats loud and long about openness and transparency. In early June bureaucrats assured elected members they would explain the “Clean and Green Fund” better. A … Continue reading →

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Polar Bear Facepalm: #Manchester Airport gets more destinations

Posted on November 26, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly
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Polar Bear Facepalm: 9000 more car-parking spaces for #Manchester Airport

Posted on October 28, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

I defy you to make this stuff up.

Posted in Aviation, Manchester Airport, Manchester City Council, Polar Bear Facepalm, Transport | 1 Comment

Airing views on aviation – Tyndall #Manchester chap and that Monbiot geezer…

Posted on July 24, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Following on from the much-read MCFly report on the Airports Commission’s recent jolly in Manchester, here are links to two worth-reading articles about aviation First up, Michael Traut , who researches on Shipping, Aviation & Climate Change at the Tyndall … Continue reading →

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#Manchester C02 “7% reduction” illusory; down to traffic lights moving to TfGM’s books #beyondthecarbonbudget.

Posted on July 12, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

City Council’s emissions would have risen but for accountancy measure. Aviation emissions also up. MCFly editor Marc Hudson reports. The latest annual carbon reduction plan of Manchester City Council will come under the spotlight next Tuesday, 16th July. The Neighbourhoods … Continue reading →

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Event Report: Airports Commission talks #climate in #Manchester #redemptionritual

Posted on July 9, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Around sixty rich white university-educated people gathered today in Manchester to discuss aviation’s contribution to global climate change, a crisis that is already harming millions of non-white, non-rich people around the world. At the end of an hour and a … Continue reading →

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Polar Bear Facepalm: #Manchester Airports Group celebrates emissions… #beyondsatire

Posted on June 30, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

If you were a satirist, you’d be killing yourself about now…. The 2011-2 Annual Report of Manchester Airports Group clearly thinks a skyfull of aviation emissions is something to celebrate.       Feeling helpless? Well, Steady State Manchester is … Continue reading →

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Un-news flash: #Manchester City Council Executive silent on airport #emissions

Posted on June 26, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

In perhaps the most unsurprising news since Pope Francis announced he was not in fact Protestant, Hindu, Muslim or Buddhist, the Executive of Manchester City Council this morning approved an update on the “Manchester Airport City Enterprise Zone.” And it … Continue reading →

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Airports Commission Public Evidence Session #Manchester Tues 9th July

Posted on June 21, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The government has a policy – don’ t laugh – about “Making sure UK airports and airlines are safe, secure and competitive while reducing their impacts on the environment and communities.” To this end, they’re holding some “public evidence” sessions… … Continue reading →

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