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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: Book Review
Book Review: Green Political Thought
MCFly reader “shakkka” reviewed Andrew Dobson’s “Green Political Thought” on her site. We’ve pinched it, with her permission. I’ve been reading a book that I once read when I was about 13, given to me by my geography teacher at … Continue reading
Book Reviews: World Cities and Climate Change, Cities and Low Carbon Transitions
Marc Hudson co-editor reads two academic books about climate change. One is merely very good, the second is staggeringly useful to activists, and chunks of it urgently needs translating into youtubes and “bluffers’ guides” and so on. Help wanted! World … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Governance of Climate Change
The Governance of Climate Change – Science, Economics, Politics and Ethics Edited by David Held, Angus Hervey, Marika Theros Polity Press, 2011, 228 pp. (see official page here) We’ve so far gambled and lost on getting a universal treaty on … Continue reading
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Book Review: Why Aren’t We Saving the Planet?: A Psychologist’s Perspective
Laurence Menhinick the Prolific reviewed this book before interviewing its author. who is a Manchester-based academic. The interview will appear on this website very soon. Why Aren’t We Saving the Planet?: A Psychologist’s Perspective Beattie, G., 2010, Routledge, London and … Continue reading
Book Review: “Climate Change and the Crisis of Capitalism”
MCFly reader [who now prefers to be anonymous – I guess has never heard of google cache?] invites you to twist your brain inside out with a challenging book about climate change. If you’re looking for a quiet read on … Continue reading
Book Review: Mad like Tesla, Underdog Inventors and their Relentless Pursuit of Clean Energy
Book Review: Mad like Tesla, Underdog Inventors and their Relentless Pursuit of Clean Energy Hamilton, T. 2011, ECW Press, Toronto, Canada Wind turbines, photovoltaic cells, biofuels, tidal power… yes, yes, same old, same old… We know renewables exist, what they … Continue reading
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Book Review: Obesogenic Environments
Obesogenic environments: complexities, perceptions and objective measures. (2010), Lake,Amelia A, Townshend,T.G, Alvanides,Seraphim, Wiley-Blackwell. “When you design streets solely for cars, people die as a result. The underlying conditions that are responsible for those deaths are rarely or never challenged. The … Continue reading
Book Review: Politics of Urban Runoff – Nature, Technology, and the Sustainable City
You may have noticed that, in Manchester, it rains. A lot. What happens after it rains, and the ways that cities deal with that urban runoff, is the subject of this interesting book. It begins by charting the shift from … Continue reading
MCFly #02: Culture Vulture Book Reviewers Needed
BOOK REVIEW: Global Action Networks: Creating Our Future Together Steve Waddell Bocconi University Press 2011 Reviewed by Marc Hudson The first chapter is “meh”. The last chapter is semi-dodgy. Everything in between is… solid gold. This management book, by a … Continue reading
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Book Review: Climate and Disaster Resilience in Cities
Book Review: Climate and Disaster Resilience in Cities eds Rajib Shaw and Anshu Sharma Emerald Books ISBN 978-0-85724-319-5 287 pages Resilience is one of those words – like “sustainable” and “green” – that is losing its meaning through constant fudging … Continue reading
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