An impressive view in the Lake District National park (10/12/22), Cumbria, UK. The valley below is called St. Johns in the vale.

However, there is nothing saintly about the valley.

The valley below is in a (generally) "sheep-wrecked" condition - ecologically degraded and drained farmland. The majority of standing trees in the area are conifer tree plantations.

All the farms in the valley burn woodfuel & or coal to heat their homes. Many people in the nearby villages burn woodfuel & coal to heat their homes. Many of their homes are poorly insulated - drafty old buildings that take a lot of energy to heat during the winter.

Approximately 30 km South West (To the right & over the distant mountains) is the town of Whitehaven. Whitehaven is where the UK's government ( The Conservative Party) is planning to open a coal mine.

Some people have said, to paraphrase "what will they do with this coal? because many steel manufacturers are converting to electrical methods!".

The government (in partnership with their industrial associates) will sell some of the coal to the local people of Cumbria - people who heat their houses using victorian age technologies. That's not because they're forward-looking people. And that's why they vote for the outdated forms of, fossil fuel promoting, "business as usual", ecocidal politics.

However, the truth (evidence), has the potential to liberate the local communities. To clear up their local air and have affordable electricity so as to heat their (modernized) homes (e.g., using heat pumps)

#climate #UK #cumbria #ecology #LandscapeEcology #hiking #photography #CloudInversion #mountains

#Culture #traditional #politics #farming #SheepWrecked #tourism #FossilFuels #WoodFuels oil #gas #Deforested

#ClimateAction #HomesInsulation #rebuilds #renewables #HeatPumps #EcologicalRestoration #rewilding

An impressive view in the Lake District National park (10/12/22), Cumbria, UK. The valley below is called St. Johns in the vale.

It valley below is in a generally "sheep-wrecked" condition - ecologically degraded and drained farmland. The majority of tree cover in the area is conifer plantations.

All the farms in the valley burn woodfuel & or coal to heat their homes. Many people in the nearby villages burn woodfuel & coal to heat their homes. Many of their homes are poorly insulated - drafty old buildings that take a lot of energy to heat during the winter.

Approximately 30 km South West (To the right & over the distant mountains) is the town of Whitehaven. Whitehaven is where the UK's government ( The Conservative Party) is planning to open a coal mine.

Some people have said, to paraphrase "what will they do with this coal? because many steel manufacturers are converting to electrical methods!".

The government (in partnership with their industrial associates) will sell some of the coal to the local people of Cumbria - people who heat their houses using victorian age technologies. That's not because they're forward-looking people. And that's why they vote for the outdated forms of, fossil fuel promoting, "business as usual", ecocidal politics.

However, the truth (evidence), has the potential to liberate the local communities. To clear up their local air and have affordable electricity so as to heat their (modernized) homes (e.g., using heat pumps)

#climate #UK #cumbria #ecology #LandscapeEcology #hiking #photography #CloudInversion #mountains

#Culture #traditional #politics #farming #SheepWrecked #tourism #FossilFuels #WoodFuels oil #gas #Deforested

#ClimateAction #HomesInsulation #rebuilds #renewables #HeatPumps #EcologicalRestoration #rewilding