In a week of the big freeze, environmentguardian.co.uk's interaction manager rounds up this week's hotly discussed topicsWalking on ice,
travel, tax and classAs the nation struggles to get in and out of towns, cities and airports for the festive break, Simon Jenkins argued against hypermobility, writing: "Of all human activities that bring out the selfish in mankind, nothing compares with travel." This prompted a heated discussion, from carbon footprints and urban planning to restrictions of personal liberty. GeorgeLloyd considered how travel might be reduced with the building of homes that allow people to work at home without distraction, martinusher concurred, complaining of "cramped, claustrophobic, living conditions with a lack of accessible – and usable – public space".However Haliborange and BeautifulBurnout thought sensible house prices would mean "people wouldn't need to live 100 miles from where they work." hkbabylon commented that in Hong Kong he/she is shocked at the frequency of flights to Thailand or the Philippines for long weekends when the Chinese government could make more of Hong Kong's own beautiful beaches as attractive destinations for tourists.Fed, watered, happy?This week's video of Rachel Holmes at the zoo made beenbrun glad the
tigers looked happy, and Icarus57 recounted their own pleasure at having once been a Whipsnade "Keeper for a Day". However booker said "They are fed and watered and walk around in an unnatural environment in an aggravated and frustrated
fashion" and he/she "would not be contributing to putting
animals behind bars".What now for campaigners after Copenhagen?While some activists are still being kept behind bars after protests at the Copenhagen summit James Garvey argued on the site that our political leaders failed to do the right thing in Copenhagen and it's up to us to push them into action or get on with it without them. He mused on what should be done: "Do you chain yourself to yourself and i ...
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