Hilary Benn – Fabian Socalist
Via Daily Express :
“AN army of town hall snoopers could soon be telling people what they can and cannot grow in their gardens.
Fast-growing plants and even lawns could be banned, under Labour’s latest environmental blitz.
People would be forced to get planning permission to make changes in their gardens in order to help the Government hit its targets for reducing waste.”
Interesting to see that this kind of thing is creeping in all over the west
Via Groovy Green :
“Yesterday, after I vented a bit on the lack of rain barrel options at Big Box stores, a reader tipped us off to a very interesting issue in her state of Colorado. Rain barrels there, you see, are outlawed. Colorado state law mandates that any water falling from the air is not yours. In fact, according to their site, its already been “legally allocated” — so, you don’t actually have any rights when it comes to using precipitation that falls on your property.”
