Linden with 250 years cut to make room for Aldi supermarket
A Linden tree with 250 years and 30 meters high was cut to make room for a supermarket Aldi, in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, after a battle of a month to try to save the tree. According to The Guardian, the Ecology Building Society tried at all costs to avoid cutting the gigantic tree healthy, which was habitat for birds, insects and mammals, but ultimately unable to prevent the slaughter."It was completely unnecessary to cut this tree," explained the Manager of ethics of British society, Anna Laycock, with The Guardian. The tree was located on land owned by Aldi â€" and where will arise a new store â€" but a few feet from another land, owned by Ecology.A month ago, the Ecology began with a campaign to try to change the plans of Aldi. On Facebook and Twitter, hundreds of people asked for that the store was changed from place or, Alternatively, the design was changed, but the supermarket chain did not alter their plans. The city of Bradford also did not see any problem in this slaughter, having given approval for cutting the tree.View video of felling the tree.According to the Ecology, the tree took five minutes to be cut, after 250 years of history. "It was horrible to see that tree fall. We are very sad for the tree and for our community, "continued Laycock.The social responsibility of the Aldi supermarket chain claims that it is "committed to reducing the environmental impact of the business," including "reducing the carbon footprint" and "try to find the leadership standards for green buildings".According to Giles Hurley, director general of corporate purchases of Aldi, the company "understood the concerns of the community in relation to the removal of lime", but had "to propose the tree felling". "The plans will include a significant replanting trees in this place". We will see if the community understands the action of Aldi â€" and if the reward with the visit to your store.Here are some pictures of the before and after of Linden..fancybox-wrap { position: absolute; top:0; left: 0; z-index: 8020; } .fancybox-skin { position: relative; /*margin-top:20px !important;*/ background: #222222; color: #74b32e; text-shadow: none; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; } .fancybox-opened { z-index: 8030; } .fancybox-opened .fancybox-skin { -webkit-box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); -moz-box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); } .fancybox-outer, .fancybox-inner { position: relative; } .fancybox-inner { overflow: hidden; } .fancybox-type-iframe .fancybox-inner { -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch; } .fancybox-close{ background: url('wp-content/themes/codistage/styles/fancybox/exit.png') no-repeat; width:25px; height:25px; float:right; margin-top:10px; margin-right:5px; } /*.ngg-gallery-image img{width:565px; height:393px;}*/
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