A [large] majority of the public opposes plans to sell some of England's forests, a survey suggests.
Three-quarters of the 2,000 polled by YouGov for the 38 Degrees pressure group said they were against the plans.
Ministers want to transfer power from the Forestry Commission, which owns 18% of woodlands, to the private sector...
BBC News - Survey finds opposition to privatisation of forests
Saturday, January 22, 2011
BBC News - A Point of View: Has our relationship with nature changed?
Interesting article and good to see Alain de Botton writing on this topic. Several aspects of it I dont agree with though eg this statement, "Nature doesn't remind us that we are small, but rather provides chilling, awesome evidence of our size and strength". He vastly overrates the power and influence of human beings - yes the evidence is that we can and are having a big impact on our planet but in the full scheme of things we are a blip, dust in the wind in fact.
BBC News - A Point of View: Has our relationship with nature changed?
BBC News - A Point of View: Has our relationship with nature changed?
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