Why is HS2 eco-warrior camp STILL standing 13 days into tunnel protest?

A Tory backbencher has led calls for the immediate removal of the ‘dangerous’ anti-HS2 campsite in Euston, including wooden shacks which cover a 100ft tunnel network – after bailiffs first started evicting eco-warriors protesting the controversial £98billion rail project 13 days ago.  Six HS2 Rebellion activists including veteran environmental campaigner Swampy, real name Daniel Hooper, … Read more

‘Eco-warrior’ on Grand Designs leaves viewers baffled with non-environmentally friendly home

A self-declared ‘eco-warrior’ on Grand Designs left viewers baffled last night after using concrete, plastic lining and polystyrene insulation to build his ‘environmentally friendly’ self-heating home. Dr Andrew Smith, from Buckinghamshire, appeared on the Channel 4 programme last night, alongside his wife Margretta and their children Jasper and Imogen, as he set out to construct … Read more

Veteran eco-warrior ‘Swampy’ is hauled from treehouse by police at HS2 protest

Police move in to arrest veteran eco-warrior ‘Swampy’ at HS2 protest as they demolish treehouse camp after he rejoined green movement with his 16-year-old son EXCLUSIVE  Police clamped down on the protest against HS2 rail line in Buckinghamshire Activist, real name Daniel Hooper, has teamed up with an HS2 rebellion group  They are trying to … Read more

Eco-warrior says going veggie is pointless and mass loss of species is a myth

When it comes to radical activism, there are few who can hold an ethically-sourced candle to Michael Shellenberger. At 16, he threw his first fundraising party for a rainforest conservation group. At 17, he lived in Nicaragua to show ‘solidarity’ with the Sandinista socialist revolution. By his early 20s, he was raising money for Guatemalan … Read more