Straitgate Action Group

In 1965, Straitgate Farm near Ottery St Mary in Devon was bought by ECC Quarries in the hope it would yield 20 million tonnes of sand & gravel. In 2001, Straitgate Action Group was formed to oppose the development and its potential harm to water supplies, ancient wetland habitats, protected species and much more. In 2023, Aggregate Industries – owned by Swiss giant Holcim – was finally granted permission to quarry just 1 million tonnes following a public inquiry. This blog records the story.

Thursday, 16 February 2017

Eric Olsen: “Tackling #climatechange requires a shift in the way we do business”

No-one would disagree with this statement from LafargeHolcim's CEO.

But when subsidiary Aggregate Industries thinks it can foist a 2.5 million mile #CO2 polluting haulage plan onto the county of Devon, perhaps he should put his own house in order first.

Tackling #climatechange requires a shift in the way we do business. Companies must compete on #innovation and reducing #CO2 via @WEF pic.twitter.com/KiBOtlfzJt

— Eric Olsen (@_EricOlsen) February 13, 2017

.@_EricOlsen If you want to #ActOnClimate & #CO2 why is @LafargeHolcim @AggregateUK planning a 2.5 million mile haulage scheme across Devon? pic.twitter.com/MQy66zijL4
— Straitgate Action Gp (@straitgateactgp) February 14, 2017

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Thursday, 16 February 2017

Eric Olsen: “Tackling #climatechange requires a shift in the way we do business”