Category Archives: Unsolicited advice

#Manchester #climate rally – 8 out of 11 ain’t bad.

Posted on November 12, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

We are so doomed. So, of the 11 hypotheses, I was right about 8 of them. I was definitely wrong about the size (but not the demographic) of the audience, the gender of the first questioners, and the capacity of … Continue reading →

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Predictions about the #climate rally in #Manchester today

Posted on November 12, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

As a trainee (social) scientist, I’m gonna make some predictions about the climate rally today. Based on my theories that the climate movement is an exemplar of the Smugosphere – that place where we do things because we can and … Continue reading →

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Human emissions level off… So, no need to worry about #climate change?

Posted on March 14, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Marc Hudson tries to put the “global human-caused carbon emissions not going up” news into context. I don’t know if there are people out there who, on hearing from the International Energy Agency that for the first time outside of … Continue reading →

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Climate Change – the way ahead? (beyond #Manchester)

Posted on March 9, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Marc Hudson on the current state of play in the United Kingdom. From the march last Saturday, to a historical digression, to Industry and Government to Paris. There was a climate march in London on the weekend, that the organisers … Continue reading →

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Of marches, #emotathons and social movements #climate

Posted on March 7, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

There’s a march happening today in London, on climate change. There was a time I’d have gone, “on principle.”  Now, pretty much on principle, I won’t.  Here’s why; And emotathons? Oh, and screw Paris.

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Marching in #Manchester on #climate on Sunday? Read this first.

Posted on September 20, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Still go, if that floats your boat, but this – “But when the overriding demand is for numbers, which is about visuals, which is about P.R. and marketing, everything becomes lowest common denominator. The lack of politics is a political … Continue reading →

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What does the word “community” mean? Applying the same scepticism that MCFly uses for t’Council in #Manchester

Posted on August 30, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The “MossGardens” people have put out a glossy flyer which you can see to your right. After months during which not much appears to have happened at the site, (the far end of the old Stagecoach bus depot), they are … Continue reading →

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How to Lobby Councillors – #Manchester #climate etc. Comments welcomed!!!

Posted on August 16, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

If you’ve got ideas about how to improve this “bluffer’s guide”, let me know please – environmentalscrutiny@gmail.com Update – it was improved on Tuesday 26th August with help from all the people who came to the first meeting of the … Continue reading →

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Repost: “Getting ready for the Fall” #Manchester #preparedness #climate #debacle

Posted on June 19, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Dave Pollard has been doing a blog for a long time. He started it when he still believed we could avert/appease the juggernaut of destruction, thus the title “How to Save the World.”  He no longer believes this… Getting Ready … Continue reading →

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Off-topic fiction; “The Defiant Ones”, or “Looting the Ivory Tower…” #academics #activism #Manchester

Posted on June 1, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

published recently in Peace News. The Defiant Ones “Run!!” The activist yanked on the plasti-cuffs tying him to the academic. “Run THIS way NOW.” They fled. They fled the tear-gas and the screaming and the thud thud thud overhead. They … Continue reading →

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