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Alternative Heathrow consultation gathers pace

Posted by louise - 26 November 2007 at 1:00am - Comments

Local MP Emily Thornberry lends her support as the airstream tour arrived in Islington

Local MP Emily Thornberry lent her support as the airstream tour arrived in Islington

Today the intrepid airstream crew were in Islington talking to the locals about plans to expand Heathrow airport and increase flights over London by some 70%. The tour is part of our 'alternative' Heathrow expansion consultation.

Article tagged as: airport expansion, aviation, climate change, heathrow, heathrow voices

Join us to oppose new nuclear weapons - vote day is this Wednesday

Posted by louise - 12 March 2007 at 5:59pm - Comments

Part of the Trident: we don't buy it tour blog


Mushroom cloudA parliamentary vote to "replace" the Trident nuclear weapons system and tie Britain into having nuclear weapons for the next 50 years is being rushed through this Wednesday.

Article tagged as: disarmament, government, nuclear, nuclear non-proliferation treaty, nuclear weapons, parliament, peace, trident, trident tour

Faslane blockade continues

Posted by louise - 23 February 2007 at 4:43pm - Comments
Part of the Trident: we don't buy it tour blog

Louise, Greenpeace campaigner aboard the Artcic Sunrise

Wow. Well it's now 2.50pm and around seven hours after we set sail. We are still here, right up against the pontoons that surround the Faslane nuclear weapons base – and just some 150 metres away a Trident submarine is sitting there… I keep staring at it… It's a large beast but it's still weird to think that something of that size can carry enough nuclear missiles to wipe out hundreds of thousand of people at the touch of a button…

Article tagged as: arctic sunrise, nuclear weapons, peace, trident, trident tour

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