The International Rebellion for the Climate Change has begun. Yesterday, Monday 15th, thousand people gather on the street in protest for the environment. Their intention is cause huge disruptions on the main roads in London. These actions has been organised by Extinction Rebellion, British environment group, with rallies in more than 30 countries. The main action is in London. Not everybody is happy, though. … Continue reading First day in #InternationalRebellion

An environmental protest group says the plan in Greater Manchester for facing climate catastrophes is not enough. Jennifer Gibson, 34, from the protest group Extinction Rebellion, declare the plan for setting the city ready to respond the risk from extreme weather is not enough: “No when they invest £1bn in the airport”. Extinction Rebellion interrupted a Manchester Council meeting on Wednesday 27th asking for declare … Continue reading Protesters slam green-plan in Manchester

Andy Burnham after his election announced his ambitions for doing Greater Manchester a Green City. For this, it needs to improve and protect the environment, green spaces and air quality. In 2018 was organised Green Summit and drafted a plan to be carbon neutral by 2040. The plan will be approved in March 2019, though. In this mission, Alex Ganotis was put in front to … Continue reading GMCA give a step ahead in the fight against the Climate Change

“We are running out of time. 2019 should be the year to declare climate emergency”, said Liz Mckelvey, 55, from Extiction Rebellion. 2019 is a crucial year for the environmental crisis. During 2018, Earth has suffered some of the most devastating natural phenomena it has ever been. Earthquakes in Indonesia, floods in Africa, fire in the U.S. or the heat wave here in the UK, … Continue reading Extinction Rebellion demand to declare climate emergency

In 2015, Eileen Fisher was the recipient of the Riverkeeper Award for her commitment to the environment. During her thank you speech she said “clothing is the second largest polluter industry; just behind oil”. According to Value Our Clothes 2017 by WRAP, the environmental footprint for clothing is a cause of extreme concern. The clothes consumption within the UK alone generates 38 million tonnes of … Continue reading Considering the growth rate of a new-born baby, is it worth buying everything brand new?

The need of having trees to keep a clean air is out of any doubt. Planting one tree per person in Greater Manchester, ideally up to 3 million, is the aim of City of Trees. This charity seeks to look after the environment and fight climate change by reforesting green spaces. Last month they started to work in Wigan close to Leigh at Bickershaw Country … Continue reading City of Trees will plant one tree for each person in Greater Manchester