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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Steve H on September 30, 2023, 08:15:09 AM

Title: Appalling plan to destroy beautiful and bio-diverse orchard
Post by: Steve H on September 30, 2023, 08:15:09 AM

"In the interest of the environment"! (That's not a direct quote, but a summary of Cambridgeshire County Council's argument.) Not only are they destroying an important site of bio-diversity, they are building yet another bloody road. This must be stopped.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/21/hundreds-trees-felled-cambridge-bus-route-tackle-climate-change
https://www.cotonbuswayaction.com/coton-orchard.html

Title: Re: Appalling plan to destroy beautiful and bio-diverse orchard
Post by: Steve H on September 30, 2023, 08:31:48 AM

Unfortunately, I can't blame this on the Tories, because (from Wikipedia)...

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Following the 2021 Cambridgeshire County Council election a joint administration formed comprising the Liberal Democrats, Labour, and independent councillors.

Title: Re: Appalling plan to destroy beautiful and bio-diverse orchard
Post by: jeremyp on September 30, 2023, 11:01:13 AM

Felling trees in the interests of climate change? Can people please stop and think about what they are saying?

One electric bus route is going to do bugger all for climate change. A beautiful orchard doesn't do much either but there are environment considerations other than climate change.