Floods, Energy & Trees
I agree with Elizabeth Truss's opening sentence that a review is needed,
but not of our flood defence policy. What is needed is a comprehensive
plan for flood prevention, which can only be achieved by a Government U
Turn on Climate Change. Just a fraction of the costs of clearing up the
floods could be used to reinvigorate our fledgling Green Energy
industry. The Government must stop obstructing the construction of wind
turbines, support solar and promote energy efficiency. As for fracking
the best place for the gas is to leave it in the ground. We also need to
look upstream and develop better methods of slowing the water, and
helping the ground absorb it. The most effective mechanism is to allow
our moorlands to return to their natural state of woodland; which will
also have the additional benefit of saving the lives of 1000's of grouse
every year.
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