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Volkswagen - it's no party for the planet in Ibiza

Posted by annaj - 24 October 2011 at 2:31pm - 3 Comments

The downside of campaigning on climate change at Greenpeace is that you often end up doing actions in the most inhospitable of locations - coal stations, nuke sites, oil rigs.

When I heard that VW was hosting a conference in Ibiza, it conjured a different image. I couldn't help but imagine hundreds of car salesman sweating through their suits in one of its many 'banging' nightclubs, perhaps blowing a whistle or reaching for the lasers.

Article tagged as: climate, climate change, oil, oil spill, volkswagen, VW, VWDarkside

Sipson ‘twinned’ with Manchester Airport residents

Posted by annaj - 9 February 2010 at 4:33pm - 0 Comments

Hasty Lane residents in Manchester twin village with Sipson

Find more photos from the twinning on Flickr.

At the end of last year, Manchester Council approved proposals to expand Manchester airport's freight terminal, more proof that despite the rhetoric on climate change, it's still full steam ahead for the government's airport expansion programme across the country.

Yet, this Sunday there was more evidence that resistance to airport expansion is alive and well, and getting stronger by the day.

The proposed freight terminal at Manchester would demolish homes and destroy a large section of the historic Hasty Lane and acres of green belt. So Hasty Lane residents have teamed up with Sipson villagers - who are also threatened with losing their homes under the proposed third runway at Heathrow - and through a live video-link-up they were twinned!

Article tagged as: airplot, airport expansion, climate change, heathrow, manchester, sipson, third runway

The Airplot Big Lunch

Posted by annaj - 21 July 2009 at 10:39am - 0 Comments

The Airplot hosted a very special picnic on Sunday as part of the Big Lunch, which saw a staggering 2 million people sit down for Sunday dinner with their local communities to indulge in locally grown food.

Article tagged as: airplot, aviation expansion, BAA, co2 emissions, heathrow

Sipson is the new Chelsea

Posted by annaj - 26 May 2009 at 2:41pm - 0 Comments

"Everyone gets gold!"

That was the verdict given by Tom Hoblyn, top Chelsea garden designer, to the four guerrilla gardens created yesterday in the villages under threat from a third runway at Heathrow.

Article tagged as: airplot, chelsea flower show, heathrow, richard reynolds, sipson, third runway, tom hoblyn

The view from the top

Posted by annaj - 26 February 2008 at 4:29pm - 0 Comments

Talking to security on the cherry picker

Anna (left) at Heathrow airport yesterday

I’ve been campaigning a long time, though I've never done anything quite like this. Walking out onto the tarmac of the world's biggest airport and climbing onto a plane wasn't like any other Monday morning I've experienced. But with no sign of the government changing its mind on airport expansion, it was a step we felt had to be taken.

Article tagged as: aviation, climate change, direct actions, emissions, heathrow, transport

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