tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749076668428822511.post6098674945819297820..comments2024-01-03T12:14:52.906+00:00Comments on Kingsdowner: Reasons to be (a little bit more) CheerfulKingsdownerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127225013640474483noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749076668428822511.post-78584183083100537532011-02-01T13:06:46.377+00:002011-02-01T13:06:46.377+00:00Thanks for the comments, gentlemen (and Graham, so...Thanks for the comments, gentlemen (and Graham, sorry to startle you!)<br /><br />David, my views on the Forestry Commission sell-off are hampered by lack of information available from the Commission, but to summarise....<br />local community groups won't be able to afford to buy at the stated market price; <br />therefore forest land will be sold to private operators;<br />who will want to make a profit;<br />so will plant and manage to achieve this;<br />and will ignore the altuistic objectives that the Commission has belatedly adopted.<br />Consequently, even if access is preserved, the improving biodiversity of forests is likely to be reversed, so it won't be worth visiting them anyway.<br /><br />So it will be A BAD THING.Kingsdownerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12127225013640474483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749076668428822511.post-83942319207809959382011-01-31T21:45:33.268+00:002011-01-31T21:45:33.268+00:00Hi Steve,
Woh! Haven't looked in for a while...Hi Steve, <br /><br />Woh! Haven't looked in for a while and things seem to have got a bit heavy since Christmas! Something to do with this being a time of year for reflection (or a tainted mince pie maybe)?<br /><br />My thoughts for the future are all to do with the coming energy crisis (that no one in government is talking about). The good bits (for the evironment) are less fossil fuels, less growth or de-growth, less intensive agriculture, etc. Bad things could include the increased consumption of remaining woodland (as alternative to fossil fuels). Could ramble on here as there are many scenarios, but instead check out, and keep an eye on http://www.energybulletin.net/GrahamHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749076668428822511.post-70505380815113365672011-01-31T18:30:27.418+00:002011-01-31T18:30:27.418+00:00Still lots to do steve, but movement in the right ...Still lots to do steve, but movement in the right direction has been seen :-)Warren Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042798315431561018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749076668428822511.post-60171499506009692962011-01-31T08:44:17.414+00:002011-01-31T08:44:17.414+00:00What's your opinion of the break up of the For...What's your opinion of the break up of the Forestry Commission's responsibility for our woodlands? Have been following the story in my usual hazy way and really don't understand why the government is doing it. The only urge I can see is the Conservatives' - hoarse laugh - compelling interest in privatising everything.DOThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00719312854612984929noreply@blogger.com