http://www.ecostreet.com/blog/conservation/2008/05/28/no-ford-eco-town-join-the-campaign/ A walk down EcoStreet is a step in the green direction. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:35:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.ecostreet.com/blog/conservation/2008/05/28/no-ford-eco-town-join-the-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-69129 ROBERT EAST Sun, 24 May 2009 18:36:59 +0000 http://ecostreet.com/blog/conservation/2008/05/28/no-ford-eco-town-join-the-campaign/#comment-69129 As Cllr. Peter Mates says, we cannot afford to lose good prime farmland,common sense has left us if we destroy our means of feeding our own people. In the virtual slump we are in, the properties will find few buyers/ few folk wishing to rent. Affordable homes sounds all very grand, but what use is or example; shared ownership -if prices rise in the future and you cannot afford the next share,it an be a trap. As Cllr. Peter Mates says, we cannot afford to lose good prime farmland,common sense has left us if we destroy our means of feeding our own people.
In the virtual slump we are in, the properties will find few buyers/ few folk wishing to rent.
Affordable homes sounds all very grand, but what use is or example; shared ownership -if prices rise in the future and you cannot afford the next share,it an be a trap.

]]> http://www.ecostreet.com/blog/conservation/2008/05/28/no-ford-eco-town-join-the-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-68276 Cllr. Peter Mates CC Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:56:07 +0000 http://ecostreet.com/blog/conservation/2008/05/28/no-ford-eco-town-join-the-campaign/#comment-68276 Good luck with your campaign to stop this so-called eco town. Greenwash is the new whitewash. In the light of unstable global weather conditions and rising sea levels, we cannot afford to lose a square yard of agricultural land in this already over-populated island of ours. The UK imports nearly 60% of its food. Will other nations continue to feed us when they cannot feed themselves? Good luck with your campaign to stop this so-called eco town. Greenwash is the new whitewash. In the light of unstable global weather conditions and rising sea levels, we cannot afford to lose a square yard of agricultural land in this already over-populated island of ours. The UK imports nearly 60% of its food. Will other nations continue to feed us when they cannot feed themselves?

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