The British government is preparing a shortlist of sites for high-density, carbon-neutral eco-towns, but is coming under consistent protest from villagers who don't want 'em nearby. Many residents living near the proposed sites have concerns that, eco or not, new development will take over agricultural land, increase traffic, and burden local infrastructure. Says Mark Sullivan of the Campaign to Protect Rural England, "[Eco-towns] will never be self-sustaining, effective communities if they are sited in the wrong places."
It Takes a Village
Protests arise over British government’s “eco-town” plans 4
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Posted 11:00 AM on 22 Feb 2008
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Wolverine Posted 7:19 am
22 Feb 2008
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mrdavidbarrie Posted 8:48 pm
22 Feb 2008
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amazingdrx Posted 12:09 am
23 Feb 2008
Rather than build new eco-sprawl. Will they be luxury clown-dominiums that save 10% on energy with new improved insulation? Probably.
This ranks right up there with UK plans to go nuke-you-ler. Rather than building offshore wind. Schizoid energy policies racked back and forth by competing lobbies, that seems to be the US/UK norm.
How has the continent avoided this? Less corruption? They opposed the Iraq war too, while the UK's Blair government embraced it.
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Wolverine Posted 2:45 am
24 Feb 2008
Unlike the U.S. and U.K., the rest of western Europe has proportional representation. Because of this, small parties actually have representation in Parliament and have to be dealt with in order to get a majority to pass legislation. This is a much more democratic form of government and doesn't let two gangs masquerading as political parties (Dems & Repubs, Labor & Torries) get away with passing legislation that mainly benefits their funders. The end result is much better societies, though, unlike traditional indigenous societies, Europe is not what enviros should aspire to.
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