Spoor of the Ecomoonbat

You can recognize ecomoonbats by the trail they leave behind them. Human waste and dead animals are telltale signs. The Guardian dutifully pulls back the curtain on a pair hailing from Denmark:

Flemming Hansen and Mette Helbæk founded their purportedly eco-friendly retreat, Stedsans, in Halland, southern Sweden, after claiming to have “felt the call of the wild” …

Stedsans, formed of 16 wooden cottages looking out on to nature, attracted praise from influencers…

But then the couple took a powder, leaving behind…

…158 barrels of human waste… [W]astewater was left to run into the forest.

The “eco-retreat” was no kinder to animals than a wind turbine.

Staff said multiple animals – including ducks – had died as a result of being left outside through the night by the couple, and others were left abandoned after the owners vanished.

Stedsans was declared bankrupt in March and the couple reportedly registered themselves as living abroad before Christmas.

They reportedly owe Sweden $607,200 in taxes. Rather than pay, they absconded to Guatemala and gripe on their website,

“We came very far with Stedsans, but we also had to realise on the way that being soul-driven entrepreneurs on a mission in a country where taxes are some of the highest in the world and bureaucracy is relentless, it is an impossible task.”

Wail the soul-driven entrepreneurs,

“All we ever wanted was to be a part of creating a more beautiful planet.”

Meanwhile,

Local authorities described their actions as “environmental crime”.

With moonbats, it is only the righteous posturing that counts. Actual outcomes are for grownups to worry about.

On a tip from Steve T. Hat tips: Samizdata, David Thompson.

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