Blogposts tagged 'Aviation'

Top 10 things we need to see in the budget to solve our energy problems

Posted by tracy.frauzel - 21 March 2011 at 7:10pm - 8 Comments

The government will present the budget on Wednesday and motorists are hoping George Osborne will make fuel cheaper for them as energy prices soar. While this may ease the wallet squeeze in the short term, the last year has shown us that we are at the mercy of world events for fuel prices – first with BP’s oil spill in the Gulf and now because of unrest in the Middle East. And the consequences of these events are more far reaching than pump prices.

Article tagged as: aviation, budget, clean energy, energy, energy efficiency, fuel duty, green investment, transport

Carlisle Airport expansion quashed

Posted by jossc - 20 May 2010 at 3:16pm - 0 Comments

Although there was a lovely buzz around the office following last week's wonderful announcement that the Third Heathrow runway had been scrapped, the wiser heads amongst us were quick to point out that we'd won a battle, not a war.

Our new coalition government may have made good on its pre-election promises over Heathrow, but there have been no such commitments over the 30 or so airport expansions planned for other parts of the country - and they could easily prevent us reaching our CO2 reduction targets if a significant number get the go-ahead.

Article tagged as: airport expansion, aviation, carlisle, co2 emissions

Heathrow third runway cancelled: we won!

Posted by jossc - 13 May 2010 at 10:20am - 13 Comments
by-nc. Credit: John Cobb / Greenpeace

Handing in the Airplot deed at No 10 this morning

Fantastic news - climate-wrecking plans for a third runway at Heathrow airport have been axed.

The Cameron/Clegg government confirmed yesterday evening that it will not only scrap the third runway at Heathrow, but also refuse additional runways at Gatwick and Stansted. So all our Airplot campaigning has finally won out - and a huge thank you is due to all you Airplotters, and everyone who's written to their MP or taken part in one of the many protests demanding that the plan be shelved.

Article tagged as: airplot, aviation, heathrow, successes, third runway, videos

The Airplot Competition: we have a winner!

Posted by jossc - 13 May 2010 at 9:25am - 6 Comments

This morning we're proud to announce the winner of the Airplot Contest - our competition to find the ideal structure to fortify the Airplot so that, if the police come to turf us out, we can peacefully resist them. There were two categories - one for architects and architecture students to come up with some practical solutions for how we can defend the land, and the other open to everyone to let their imaginations off the leash.

Article tagged as: airplot, aviation, heathrow, third runway, videos

Get your own bit of earth for Earth Day and help stop the third runway

Posted by tracy - 21 April 2010 at 11:24am - 2 Comments

Thursday's Earth Day and what better way to mark the occasion than by getting your own piece of  earth that will help block the third runway at Heathrow?

Last year we bought a piece of land slap bang in the middle of the proposed site for third runway at Heathrow and we'd like you to join us as a beneficial owner on the deed. We've got to close the deeds by April 30th so this is pretty much your last chance to join. The land is already shared by over 80,000 owners and we need you to help us reach 100,000 by the end of the month.

Article tagged as: airplot, aviation, climate change, earth day, heathrow, third runway

What would you build on the Airplot?

Posted by jamie - 17 February 2010 at 11:50am - 2 Comments

What would you build on our piece of land to stop the third runway?

Lordy. When we launched the Airplot fortress competition a few weeks ago, I don't think we were prepared for the sheer range of ideas we'd receive. We've had plenty of suggestions for forts of some kind, while others have trod an underground pathway with tunnels and bunkers, and others have gone fully 'outside the box', proposing bold and outlandish new design concepts.

Article tagged as: airplot, aviation, climate change, heathrow

How to build an activist base on the Airplot - we need your ideas!

Posted by jamie - 28 January 2010 at 10:59am - 31 Comments

Update April 23: The deadline for this competition has now passed. No further entries are being accepted.

Exhibition: Come and see the Heathrow Contest entries »

Ever since we bought our piece of land on the site of the proposed third runway at Heathrow, we've been receiving suggestions for what to do with it. We've already sunk our roots into it by establishing an allotment and planting an orchard, but now we want to go one step further and for that we want to get your ideas. Watch the video above for more details, and read on for the full lowdown on how to enter the competition.

Article tagged as: airplot, aviation, climate change, competitions, heathrow

Wave of supporter Airplot activity sweeps country

Posted by jamie - 25 November 2009 at 2:17pm - 6 Comments

Gerald Kaufman MP (far right) joins Manchester supporters in planting an apple tree to oppose the third runway

From small acorns do mighty oak trees grow. Okay, we've been planting apple trees instead of oaks, but the sentiment certainly rings true for the Airplot tree planting ceremonies being held up and down the country.

Article tagged as: active supporters, airplot, aviation, climate change, heathrow

Video: Planting the Airplot orchard

Posted by saunvedan - 18 November 2009 at 5:02pm - 0 Comments

Did you know that the area where Heathrow is now was covered with orchards? It's hard to imagine that now; standing on a small plot of land near Heathrow with planes hovering over my head waiting to land on the world's busiest airport. So as a tribute to the area's past, Airplot is now turning into an apple orchard.

Article tagged as: airplot, aviation, heathrow, third runway, videos

Architects lose green sheen by winning third runway contract

Posted by jamie - 18 November 2009 at 4:07pm - 0 Comments

One of third runway architects Grimshaw's earlier works (photo by Mat Strange)

Even though it hasn't been officially announced, it's been widely reported that architectural firm Grimshaw has won the bid to design the third runway at Heathrow. How much design a strip of tarmac needs I don't know, but presumably there's more to it than my ignorant assumptions suggest.

Grimshaw are, of course, the firm behind such eco-hits as the Eden Project and the firm's chairman Sir Nicholas Grimshaw has something of a reputation for sustainable and environmentally considerate approaches to architecture.

Article tagged as: airplot, aviation, BAA, climate change, grimshaw, heathrow, stansted, third runway, transport
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