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green energy con. 1) The wind does not blow all the time, when it blows too hard they do not generate electricity. 2) Solar farms are not as efficient when cloudy and do not work when dark. In addition they take farm land, producing food, out of production 3) Both of the above only produce energy when they can, not when it is needed. 4) We are an island surrounded by water, with tides and waves that can produce energy 24 hours a day (granted tides have a ebb time). Why are we not investing huge amounts of money in tidal/wave energy?

I thought it was the small hooked barbs on the bottom of the leaves of a London Plane that caused the issue, not pollen.

Do not want to seem pedantic but The clip shows a falling tree hitting a bin with wheels; not a wheely bin

The trees were a mix of Pines, Oaks, Birch..., all planted in blocks with open spaces in between. They were planted not for timber but as a interesting landscape design over a couple of hundred acres.

Met a forester in East Anglia who instead of protecting new trees he just gave the deer something else they preferred to eat, by planting other stuff, to stop them eating bark. We looked at hundreds of trees, none had bark damage.

Try Wiggins Transport, the are v close to hrow have a huge yard and all kinds of recycling going on. Also Cecil (Wiggins) is a really nice bloke

Mature and Veteran trees should be protected akin to Grade 1/2 listed buildings. I planted a Common Lime recently and calculated that it would live for 28 generations. What gives one generation the right to end the life of a tree that has lived for 10+ generations? Their description as "Keepers of Time"; they exist on a timescale we cannot comprehend. As such they should be preserved in (nearly all) circumstances.

The limitations tend to be the lack of budget often compounded by lack of timescale to prepare. Not forgetting not gaining the permission of the Local Authority! Otherwise any size of Tree can be moved (other than Eucalypts and Monkey Puzzles).

Do not underestimate the importance placed on a good social media image. Ask on Facebook, tripadviser, twitter (#name of business that owes you money), Linked in, Streetwise subbie if anyone else is having payment problems (or even better is anyone aware they are in financial trouble). We had this with a mid sized construction company. One tweet (to a small number of followers) and the following day they contact me saying payment coming. Could be just timing, but they had never called me back before.

Use an Air Spade to see if there are any roots. If no roots helps argue vs root protection areas. If roots are found development could be compromised.

Try putting it on shiply.com Hauliers of all sizes then bid for it. We have used it a few times to move things from Tree Spades to trees and planting sundries, all without hassle, relatively quick and cheaper than others.

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The story below is when a similar thing happened with trees that stopped a view of the sea. Replace the trees with shipping containers, they look worse than trees and have the opposite result to what was intended. Brilliant Port Stephens Council takes revenge on suspected tree loppers

Fastest growing = the happiest, if it is unhappy at best it will stand still, at worst go into terminal decline. Ensure you chose the right species for the location/soil/drainage. It has to be good quality stock, planted correctly and with aftercare, primarily watering for upto 5 years (BS8545:2014). It would be good if you could ensure it suits the locality. Decide if want deciduous or evergreen (include Beech in all year round screen, if you trim it annually and accept 80% leaf retention in winter). With regard to Leylandii, if you have reasonable soil and are prepared to trim lateral and (when it gets to the height you need) vertical growth every 12-18months, it is the cheapest evergreen by far. It is a dense, if monochrome screen. Thuja is more expensive (but slightly slower growing). Also we can plant Leylandii at 9-10 metres, there are no other options at this size with the same density of foliage. Many clients are happy to have the Leylandii planted due to cost compared to other options and have reconciled themselves with the annual cost of management and monochrome nature, especially at heights over 4 metres. I would love to plant Lawson conifer varieties but these are not commercially grown at large sizes.

Went to a very large country house and the very posh (old) lady of the house, knew what she wanted, it was a Pine, but being a keen gardener she mispronounced the scientific name. How I held it together as she told me she wanted a penis, a wide one, about 18ft tall and how she liked a penis, I don't know. I did not correct her as I wanted other people to enjoy this.

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Increased Global Warming and Globalisation has increased threats to UK trees and 'new' threats like Fraxinus chalara are occurring and coming here. My concern is that other than increased Co2 allowing trees to grow quicker, why are there so few new benefits that trees are getting, it all seems new negatives. Shouldn't the threats be matched by benefits? Why is it all bad news? I am missing something? I appreciate that some of the threats have arrived in this country, but their natural predators have not arrived. Top of my wish list Something that eats OPM, leafminer,grey squirrels, muntjac..... could be a long list

Will The laws are written by people with trees. You are entitled to the same tree back and a maintenance backed guarantee to ensure it establishes. BS8545:2014 recommends 5 years aftercare It is all in Charles Mynors The Law of Trees, Forests and Hedges [ame=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Trees-Forests-Hedges-Charles-Mynors/dp/1847039146]Law of Trees, Forests and Hedges: Amazon.co.uk: Dr. Charles Mynors: 9781847039149: Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51HQblKRBXL.@@AMEPARAM@@51HQblKRBXL[/ame] Ask for a quote to cover the replacement tree at the same size* and 5 years aftercare; that will focus their minds. * This will not be possible but you will be quoted for the biggest tree of this species nursery grown in Europe. The haulage alone will be eye watering as they are usually bigger than a standard lorry.

It's not an upland overgrazing /lack of veg factor that is a major contributor to these floods; according to Private Eye "sheep farming was a economically fragile... then Foot & Mouth destroyed sheep numbers in 2001. The local breeds of sheep best suited to these harsh conditions were slaughtered in such numbers that not enough replacements could be found to restock from Cumbria's farms. This led to other problems, the traditional 'hefting' system (same flocks kept on farms for generations and trained to stay on the farm without fencing) was distrupted. Where grazing was reduced... veg grew that the sheep were reluctant to graze..., whole areas of fell quickly were lost to grazing. The tending of sheep became more difficult and English upland farmers (Av age 62) report it harder to walk safely across their land." I am used to Private Eye reporting things before other media, but why has no-one else added this to the debate?

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There is little logic between the courses that are offered and the jobs/skills that are needed: Below was lifted from the Guardian (found it because I heard that we produce the same number of kids with beauty qualifications as we need engineers, and we produce the same number of engineers as we need qualified beauty people ). "According to the LGA, last year more than 94,000 people completed hair and beauty courses, despite there being just 18,000 new jobs in the sector, meaning there were five people qualified for every job. Of these, more than 60% – 57,000 people – were 16 to 18 years old. Similarly, more than double the number of people were trained to work in hospitality, sport and leisure than there were jobs advertised. "This is simple stuff which other countries manage to get right," said Peter Box, chairman of the LGA's economy and transport board. "We are teaching too many young people the wrong skills, and we can't go on pretending that all courses are intrinsically the same and have the same prospects. Too many courses are effectively leading young people nowhere, while there are skill shortages in other areas." Applications to work in media were also heavily oversubscribed, with colleges training more than 83,000 people to fill 65,000 jobs in broadcasting, journalism and public relations. But last year fewer than 40,000 people trained to fill around 72,000 new jobs in the building and engineering trades. Similarly, in the construction sector 123,000 people were trained for 275,000 advertised jobs – more than two jobs for every qualified person".

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Other countries have trains and leaves. What happens there?

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