Airplot!

Climate-wrecking plans for a third runway at Heathrow airport have been axed. In a huge victory in the fight for genuine action against catastrophic climate change, the coalition government has cancelled the project. Which means that Airplot, the piece of land slap bang in the middle of the proposed third runway site at Heathrow and collectively owned by tens of thousands of people from around the world, probably won't now be needed.

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Sign the 'no third runway' petition on Number 10's website

One day, all this will be yours... No wait, it already is! © Rezac/Greenpeace I meant to set up one of these yesterday but never quite got round to it,...
Posted by jamie - 16 January, 2009 - 16:51

Flashmob Heathrow tomorrow

Yesterday, the government approved a third runway for Heathrow. That means tomorrow (Saturday) is the 'Decision Day' Flash Mob at Heathrow Terminal 5....
Posted by christian - 16 January, 2009 - 14:38

Video: John Sauven tells it like it is on Heathrow

Geoff Hoon's arguments for why expanding Heathrow won't be an environmental disaster are rather shaky, to say the least. 'Green planes', 'strict oversight', '...
Posted by christian - 16 January, 2009 - 11:35

Video: Emma gets mad while MP gets suspended over Heathrow

The (let's not beat about the bush here) insane decision to approve a third runway at Heathrow has caused passions to flare in some rather startling ways....
Posted by jamie - 15 January, 2009 - 19:38

Government gives green light to third runway

We all huddled around a tv in our press department to watch Geoff Hoon's statement in parliament. Unsurprisingly Hoon announced they would approve plans for a...
Posted by tracy - 15 January, 2009 - 13:56

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