Category Archives: Aviation

I’ll recycle, but keep your green fascist hands off my flying

Posted on January 28, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

From personal experience (cough cough), there are limits to the sacrifices that even the greenest of us are usually willing to make.* Now some academics seem to have proved it. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management Volume 54, Issue 10, … Continue reading →

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Airport City – against and for…

Posted on January 20, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Attention Conservation Notice: The following article contains entirely predictable statements from various organisations about the virtue/vice of “Airport City.” Last week, accompanied by a certain amount of civic boosterism (always in short supply in Manchester), the £659 million “Airport City” … Continue reading →

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Event Report: “Air pressure” symposium (ain’t just noise pollution)

Posted on January 15, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester Climate Monthly’s prolific volunteer Laurence Menhinick attended a recent symposium. Here’s her report. Symposium: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Air Pressure Thursday 5 January 2012, Whitworth Gallery The symposium, organized by the Japan Society for the Promotion of … Continue reading →

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