Energy

Energy Academy Pilot

In Education, Energy and Society on 04.02.2014
Contributed by Mike Hodson

The Alternative? Mike Hodson profiles the Energy Academy Pilot, a Greater Manchester pilot project to develop a volunteer network to engage with householders through energy advice and understanding of energy usage.

Developing a carbon neutral community venue

In Buildings, Energy and Society on 02.02.2014
Contributed by Mike Hodson

The Alternative? Mike Hodson profiles the Affetside Millennium Green Trust Community Venue.

Outlook for 2014 from the Greater Manchester Low Carbon Hub

In Buildings, Energy and Transport on 23.01.2014
Contributed by Mark Atherton

Mark Atherton is the Director of Greater Manchester's Low Carbon Hub and in this piece for Platform outlines their plans, and hopes, for the year ahead.

Greater Manchester Hydrogen Partnership

In Economy, Education and Energy on 20.01.2014
Contributed by Mike Hodson

The Alternative? Mike Hodson profiles efforts in Greater Manchester to promote an old technology to address current ecological and economic problems.

Improving Davyhulme’s Environmental Awareness

In Energy, Nature and Society on 03.01.2014
Contributed by Mike Hodson

The Alternative? Mike Hodson profiles a long-term biography of a community-based environmental awareness initiative in Davyhulme.

Chorlton Refurb

In Energy and Housing on 02.01.2014
Contributed by Mike Hodson

The Alternative? Mike Hodson profiles Chorlton Refurb’s efforts to find ways of local people working together on reducing energy usage.

Saddleworth Community Hydro

In Economy, Energy and Green & blue spaces on 01.01.2014
Contributed by Mike Hodson

The Alternative? Mike Hodson profiles a social investment to re-vitalise pre-existing technologies and assets.

Turn Up the Volume: Experiments in Local Economics

In Economy, Energy and Food on 09.12.2013
Contributed by Alex Wharton

What can be done to support local economies? Alex Wharton reports on Rethinking Prosperity - Experiments in Local Economics, a recent workshop held at the Centre for Sustainable Living.

Greater urban resilience: we need a cure

In Buildings, Economy, Education, Energy and Society on 21.11.2013
Contributed by Jessica Symons

Jess Symons attends the launch of the rebadged, refocused and remastered Centre for Urban Resilence and Energy at the University of Manchester.

A 'Green Digital Charter' to reduce ICT footprint

In Economy and Energy on 30.10.2013
Contributed by Jessica Symons

Jess Symons on Manchester's signing of the EU Green Digital Charter and our plans to reduce the carbon footprint of the city's digital sector.

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