ecozealots

ROBERT HARDMAN: The eco-zealots who want to send a colliery town’s dream up in smoke

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For better or worse, we have become a nation of Nimbys. ‘Not In My Back Yard’ is now the default response to any proposal for building anything bigger than a shed. Suggest a few houses on the edge of a village and locals will be up in arms. Announce plans for a new supermarket, and … Read more

How trendy metropolitan eco-zealots are set on driving out farming and ‘rewilding’ the land

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When winter comes, an upsetting sight can greet office workers taking the train from the commuter town of Lelystad into central Amsterdam. Roughly 25 miles east of the Dutch capital, they pass a nature reserve called the Oostvaardersplassen, where herds of red deer, wild horses and cattle roam free. The 5,000-hectare plot is supposed to … Read more