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We just got this from World Development Movement Banks and pension funds in the UK are fuelling climate change by pouring billions of pounds into dirty coal, oil and gas around the world. Only government regulation can make the finance … Continue reading →

Vicki Ramsden spoke to Ric Frankland, the creator of the shed at the bottom of the garden of the Eastlands Homes towers, that is in fact a new concept of eco-building. [Interview conducted in February – the delay in posting … Continue reading →

A group of six councillors is aiming to look at how Manchester City Council can work better on “sustainability issues.”  Once its terms of reference are agreed (at an Economy Scrutiny Committee meeting today), the “Environmental Sustainability Subgroup” will hold … Continue reading →

The devil really is in the detail.  Comparing the City Council’s Annual Carbon Reduction Plans of 2012/3 and 2013/4 is a thankless task. It’s also a job the Council’s officers – for some reason I can’t possibly fathom – have … Continue reading →

So, last week MCFly told you (very late, sorry about that) about a “consultation” on the Greater Manchester Strategy (thanks Tom Skinner!) I have just had a cathartic little rant on their website, which may amuse/horrify/bore. I have thrown in … Continue reading →

Hi all, congrats to the Envirolution crew for organising a fun and relaxed event in Platt Fields yesterday. (and  a special shout out to the meteorological liaison officers who ensures such good weather!) Wanna flex your creative muscles, and maybe … Continue reading →

There are 21 stories in ‘Beacons’, one of which is a graphic short story, with contributions from the UK’s greatest short story writers. There’s a story with a time machine, one with a Scottish chief, one about suicide-inducing TV presenters, … Continue reading →

We caught up with research fellow John Broderick from the Tyndall Centre to talk shale gas, what activist can realistically gain from academics and why the GDP model is deeply flawed. Do you think that we have gone past the … Continue reading →

In a bid to answer the big questions facing the environmental movement in Manchester, MCFly has been mining the minds and experience of climate activists. In the last issues we looked at morale – getting it, keeping it and sharing … Continue reading →