Responding to David Cameron’s comments in Parliament today that “there are a whole series of areas - social, employment, environmental legislation - where Europe has gone far too far", Greenpeace Executive Director John Sauven said:
“If David Cameron feels that Europe’s technology is far too energy efficient, our water and air too clean, and the whole place overrun with birds, badgers and bees, then he could always try Beijing or Mexico City. We would strongly urge him to try living somewhere without strong environmental regulations for few years before he considers turning the UK back into the dirty man of Europe.
“We would still be swimming in sewage if it wasn’t for Europe. There are good and bad things about Europe but the British people will not want to see the natural environment further threatened by a weakening of environmental legislation.”
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