The chopping down of that tree seems such an extreme action to me that pure vandalism can't possibly be the reason.
When the dust settles, it would not surprise me one bit that the 16 year-old was making a protest. Look at the coverage the act has generated and the number of people discussing it. He may well have sacrificed the tree, and risked a fine or community service (the sentence for a 16 year-old - he would risk jail if 17), to raise people's consciousness about global warming.
If that's the case, I applaud him. Much more effective at generating discussion and awareness than 1,000 slow marches or holding up motorway traffic.
I may be mistaken, but let's see.
It seems the kind of thing Restore Trust would do in order to make way for a fracking site.
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Seems it was some old bloke responsible. I doubt it was anything ti do with raising climate awareness, that is the last thing one would do. More likely someone with serious problems.
"George said...
Sad reflection on a state of mind..."
Indeed.
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