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Greening Businesses: Manchester Event, 20 November

20 November will see a coming-together of North West organizations concerned about carbon emissions and how to manage them in the shape of the Low Carbon Innovation Network's regional gathering - and it's free to attend.

Heated Debate on Climate Change at the M.E.N.

Had a very interesting evening at last night's M.E.N. Climate Change Debate, where speakers including LibDem leader Nick Clegg, Manchester Airport's director of planning John Twigg and Co-Operative Group's Paul Monaghan joined academics Prof. Kevin Anderson, Prof. David Collins and Dr. Henry Clemmey plus Chamber of Commerce chief exec Angie Robinson for a debate on climate change and how business should best react.

M.E.N. Climate Change Debate, 21 Feb

Next Thursday evening, 21st February, the Manchester Evening News are holding a climate change debate at their Spinningfields offices.

Where Eagles - or Falcons - Dare?

It's the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend, but here at Smith & Smith's new top-floor offices I'm wondering when I'll get to see the famous young peregrine falcons of Manchester city centre.

The Real Kings and Queens of Spin

Save A Spider Day comes but once a year, and it's today! I haven't found one to save yet, but here's a nice Wikipedia page about all things arachnid.

9 out of 10 SMEs still don't have an Environmental Policy!

Only one in 10 small- to meidum-sized businesses has an environmental plan, according to Neil Geoghegan, corporate resources director at Business Link North West (source: NW Business Insider).

More Gore!

For anyone who hasn't seen it yet, or who fancies a refresher in the light of Al Gore being a Nobel laureate, Trafford Borough Council are showing a free screening of An Inconvenient Truth at MUFC's International Suite on Thursday 8th November at 8pm. Afterwards there'll be a talk by Brigit Strawbridge from the BBC programme It's Not Easy Being Green.

I.T. Issues rule 'PR in a Jar' out of Blog Action Day ... But We Save Electricity!

Ahem ... the sharp-eyed among you might have noticed that our own blog didn't feature its promised environmental post on Monday. Yes it was Blog Action Day but at Smith & Smith PR it was also No Server Day, or at least, the day we changed our server here (or "Black Monday" as we're already calling it).

Carbon Trading Event in Manchester, 19 September

On the evening of Wed 19 Sept, Manchester Town Hall will be the setting for an event and debate around personal carbon trading as part of Manchester Carbon Trading Week.

Low-Carb Manchester: Event at MCFC, 27 September

On Thurs 27 Sept I'm off to an event organized by Manchester City FC, along with Greenpeace and Ecotricity to discuss national energy policy and how Manchester can achieve the necessary carbon emission reductions.