Category Archives: press release journalism

Press Release: Growing Wave of #Climate Protest in #Manchester

Posted on November 17, 2018 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The growing wave of climate protest continued in Manchester on Friday 16 November, when 15 people from across the area gathered in St. Peters Square near Manchester Town Hall.   They were inspired by the example of 15 year old Swedish … Continue reading →

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Food Hub with focus on Community, Good Health & Sustainable Food receives 5 years funding grant. #Manchester

Posted on October 31, 2018 by manchesterclimatemonthly

A press release, sent by Kindling Trust: On a beautiful, sunny, Autumnal Saturday morning, over 200 local residents, local councillors, senior council officers and funders came together to celebrate the launch of Stockport’s Community Food Hub. Funding from Reaching Communities, … Continue reading →

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Press Release- #Climate change study finds burning waste is rubbish

Posted on October 22, 2018 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The United Kingdom Without Incineration Network (UKWIN) has today launched a report that looks into the climate change impacts of waste incineration in the UK. The 56-page report [you can download it here] found that in 2017 the UK’s 42 … Continue reading →

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BCAG: “Barton Renewable Energy Plant Will Not Be Built”

Posted on September 10, 2018 by manchesterclimatemonthly

(Sent in by the Breathe Clean Air Group). Plans to build a 20 MW, biomass-fuelled, heat and power plant in Davyhulme, Greater Manchester appear to have failed. Local campaigners the Breathe Clean Air Group, have unearthed documentation showing that the … Continue reading →

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#Manchester air quality – kids warned to ‘limit outdoor exertion’

Posted on September 8, 2018 by manchesterclimatemonthly

So, probably a good thing that the mobikes are going… Good grief, what a species we are. Manchester records highest levels of air pollution anywhere in western Europe as children warned to ‘limit outdoor exertion’ Manchester recorded the highest levels of … Continue reading →

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New report: Unreported and harmful emissions from incinerators across England

Posted on July 19, 2018 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Harmful emissions from incinerators are going unreported says new research which highlights serious public health failings. Copies of the full report can be read here: http://ukwin.org.uk/bin The new report reveals: • Incinerators exceed pollution reporting thresholds, but due to a loophole … Continue reading →

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More toxic Greater #Manchester air looms. Silence from Andy Burnham…

Posted on July 1, 2018 by manchesterclimatemonthly

So, months on from the world-changing “Green Summit” it turns out that the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, is not responding to legitimate questions from the Breath Clean Air Group (sent on the 24th June – see below).  What … Continue reading →

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Saddleworth Moor fire – Wildlife Trusts response #Manchester #pressrelease

Posted on June 27, 2018 by manchesterclimatemonthly

So, if you are in Manchester you can probably smell and taste Saddleworth Moor right now. If you’re asthmatic, for god’s sake, have your inhalers on you, and make sure people know what to do if you get unwell.  Meanwhile, … Continue reading →

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#Trafford air quality: improvement proposal “cynically watered down”

Posted on October 24, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Press Release from the Breathe Clean Air Group “Trafford Labour Group’s positive proposal for achieving improved air quality in the borough has been cynically watered down by the Conservative Council’s amendments,” said Peter Kilvert, Chairman of the Breathe Clean Air … Continue reading →

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#goodnews – Dragons! (Is winter coming?)

Posted on June 26, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

So, gonna start printing occasional bits of good news, to offset the horror that is the continuing and escalating incompetence and delusion that is Manchester climate tosh… The first bit is a press release that got sent a couple of … Continue reading →

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