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Politics, Wildlife & Flora, Feb 11th, 2011,
The UK government has put its plans to sell off vast tracts of publicly owned forestland on hold. The scheme to privatize 258,000 hectares or 1,000 square miles of forest is part of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government’s harsh program of spending cuts, tax hikes and other actions with the expressed aim of lowering the UK’s large budget deficit. According to a BBC report, the British government is currently allowed to sell of 15% of public forests per public spending period – a “small scale” privatization scheme that has been in practice for years: What the government is saying is…
Tags: 38 Degrees, forests, government, public, sell off, UK
Politics, Videos & Documentaries, Wildlife & Flora, Feb 7th, 2011,
A backlash against the UK government’s plans to privatize vast amounts of national forest has resulted in a softening of language concerning the proposed measure by the ruling Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition. Part of the austerity measures of “greenest government ever”, the plan has sparked a widespread public outcry. The selling off of 258,000 hectares of Britain’s publicly owned woodland is now being presented by the government as an option that is being considered, rather than a done deal. UK Environment Secretary Caroline Spellman is quoted in a BBC report: Unlike some of the consultations we saw in the past, like…
Tags: forest, government, public, UK
Green living, Politics, Sep 15th, 2010,
The top cities in England for green transport include Nottingham, London, Brighton, Hove and Manchester. Nottingham came out top in a study of UK cities that gauged the East Midlands town to be the least dependent on cars and have the best public transport. The CBT, a green lobby group, judged the cities on accessibility and planning; quality and availability of public transport; and how pedestrian and cyclist friendly they are. From a report by the Press Association: The findings showed that in many cities people have little choice but to drive cars. Campaign for Better Transport (CBT) used a…
Tags: Brighton, car, city, Green, london, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, public, tram, transport
Green living, Politics, Jul 28th, 2010,
On Friday London begins its well-publicized bicycle rental scheme, introduced by mayor Boris Johnson, run by London Transport and sponsored by Barclays plc. Over the past few years London has become more cycle-friendly with more bike lanes and cycle paths, reducing stress on public and private transport – which have both become more costly, thereby encouraging more people to travel by bike. But despite recent growth in cycle traffic, London still trails other British cities and lags astronomically behind the European bicycle Meccas of Amsterdam and Copenhagen. Enter Barclays Cycle Hire, which resembles bike rental schemes in other European and world cities,…
Tags: Barclays, bicycle, bike, Boris, cycle, cyclists, European, hire, Johnson, london, private, public, rental, scheme, UK
