Category Archives: Manchester City Council

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#Manchester #climate Stakeholder Conference 2013 – beyond belief, beyond satire

Posted on January 4, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

UPDATE 7th January: The plot thickens!  We have just stumbled upon a blog post, dated 17th December, on the official Steering Group website that states unequivocally that some of these questions below have been debated and agreed already at the … Continue reading →

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Newsflash: #Manchester Council committee to discuss #climate change and energy issues, Tues 8th January, 2pm

Posted on January 3, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

On Tuesday 8 January 2013 the Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Committee of Manchester City Council will discuss two report: one on the Manchester Climate Change “Action Plan (70 pages – see MCFly’s submission to the writers here), and another on the Greater … Continue reading →

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Crosspost: Alexandra Park -­‐ restoration plan concerns — meeting with Manchester City Council

Posted on December 19, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

An interesting presentation about the concerns of local residents around the City Council’s basically unannounced plans to chop down a lot of trees in Alexandra Park. (We linked to the initial petition here, and published “another view” as well – … Continue reading →

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#Manchester City Council to discuss climate change at full council? Er, no…

Posted on December 5, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

UPDATE: The plot… thins.  See the end of this post for more details and an apology. MCFly jumps the gun twice in a week!! Must see a doctor about that premature encapsulation… An in-depth presentation of climate change action by … Continue reading →

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Alexandra Park in South #Manchester – another view on the proposed tree-felling

Posted on December 4, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

On Sunday we posted a link to a petition asking the City Council and Heritage Lottery Fund to reconsider their plans to chop down some trees in Alexandra Park. It was on our “to do” list to get a statement … Continue reading →

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Petition: #Manchester City Council and Heritage Lottery Fund: Stop plans to unnecessarily fell around 280 trees in Alexandra Park MCR

Posted on December 2, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

So, here’s a chance to use your new-found lobbying skills…  There’s a petition about trees in Alexandra Park that, we think, deserves your signature. “Around 280 trees that have been a feature of the park for 40-108 years are going … Continue reading →

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Youtube about #Manchester Hackathon, musings about technology and climate activism #mcrhack

Posted on November 18, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Here’s a video I made about yesterday’s “Hackathon,” organised by Open Data Manchester. [UPDATE: Sigh, I failed to mute a video clip, so have drowned out a bit of Dave Carter… So it goes. Fixed it!] It was a great … Continue reading →

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Councillor Murphy interviewed! (Sue Murphy, Deputy Leader of #Manchester City Council)

Posted on November 7, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Cllr Sue Murphy has given an extended interview to MCFly. In it she was quizzed on the action the Council has taken around climate change, the nature of a “low carbon culture”, community cohesion, the return (or not) of economic … Continue reading →

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Ash Dieback and Tree Planting: An Intimate Connection?

Posted on November 5, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Dave Bishop, MCFly’s biodiversity correspondent, on Ash Trees and Manchester… A couple of years ago, persons unknown planted an Ash tree on Chorlton Ees. The tree is elaborately staked and mulched and protected with a rabbit guard – in an … Continue reading →

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Ready For A Deep Freeze?

Posted on October 18, 2012 by arwafreelance

The article below appeared on the front cover of Manchester Climate Monthly #10 (click on the image on the right to get through to it). We publish it today because a) articles like this have appeared about a potentially cold … Continue reading →

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