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- Tell your MP to change the politics and save the climate
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Aviation lobbyist admits Heathrow could be a white elephant
Posted by christian on 24 February 2010.

We always thought that the government's economic case for the third runway at Heathrow was flawed. Particularly so given their plan to only allow use of half of the runway's capacity if environmental targets weren't met.
Read more »Sipson ‘twinned’ with Manchester Airport residents
Posted by annaj on 9 February 2010.
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! Read more »
Guardian: Greenpeace plans to build fortress on Heathrow runway site
Environmental group says the plan will create a legal headache for any government pushing ahead with airport's expansion
Government's aviation policy blown out of the water
Posted by jossc on 8 December 2009.

The Committee on Climate Change's (CCC) report on aviation, published today, explicitly undermines government plans to allow a tripling of passenger numbers on commercial aircraft by 2050.
While its Chairman Lord Turner has been careful not to totally rule out the possibility of creating extra capacity in the form of new runways, the committee is recommending that "the policy focus for aviation must be on limiting demand for flights and investing in alternatives such as better rail links and video conferencing." In an interview on the BBC's Today programme this morning, Lord Turner confirmed that a 200% growth in consumer demand for air travel by 2050, assumed in the 2003 Aviation White Paper, would make reaching proposed emission reduction targets impossible.
Read more »Video: Planting the Airplot orchard
Posted by saunvedan on 18 November 2009.
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.
Read more »Architects lose green sheen by winning third runway contract
Posted by jamie on 18 November 2009.

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. Read more »
Don't miss the Alistair McGowan railshow!
Posted by jossc on 29 September 2009.

Impersonator extraordinaire, Airplotter and all-round funny man Alistair McGowan is shortly embarking on a nationwide tour of Britain, and he's going to great lengths to make it as green as possible. Alistair is a long-time Greenpeace supporter, and has committed himself to playing a key role in opposing aviation expansion by jointly buying the Airplot with us - the piece of land we acquired slap bang in the middle of the proposed new third runway development site at Heathrow Airport.
Read more »BAA rapped for 'misleading' third runway advert
Posted by jamie on 26 August 2009.

For as long as it's been pushing for an expanded Heathrow, BAA has been making exaggerated claims about the environmental impacts of a third runway. Now they, along with aviation lobbying group Future Heathrow, have been hauled up by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for making "misleading" claims about the levels of dirt, noise and air pollution a new runway will generate.
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