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Posted by jamie — 25 January 2008 at 12:36pm
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Posted by jamie — 25 January 2008 at 12:07pm
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The government's consultation on Heathrow is fixed.
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There is evidence of extraordinary collusion between the government and
BAA working together to influence the outcome of the consultation. [1]
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The prime minister and government
ministers have made repeated comments that they want the expansion to go ahead,
pre-empting the outcome of the consultation. [2]
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The evidence put forward
within the consultation is confusing and incomplete, making it impossible for
people to make an informed response to the consultation. [3]
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The consultation document is
heavily biased, presenting leading commentary on the economic benefits of
Heathrow expansion, and down-playing the effects of the proposed expansion on
the climate and on Londoners. [4]
Posted by jossc — 25 January 2008 at 11:36am
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Greenpeace volunteers attended the final Heathrow consultation exhibition today to let the public know that the whole process is a sham - ignoring the threat of climate change in favour of the quick profits to be made from airport expansion.
Posted by jossc — 18 January 2008 at 5:45pm
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Earlier this week the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) released a report identifying things the public should be doing to limit climate change. Third on the list is to "avoid unnecessary short-haul flights". Apparently we find this hard to do because of "divided consumer attitudes" - ie, we want to have our cake and eat it.
Posted by jossc — 11 January 2008 at 1:01pm
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You may remember that a few weeks ago we ran a story about British Airways emailing the members of its Executive Club (who number in the tens of thousands) asking them to sign a petition supporting the proposed third runway at Heathrow Airport.
In it, BA chairman Willie Walsh made the rather remarkable assertion that the massive increase in traffic wouldn't increase emissions in climate change gases. According to Mr Walsh, the fact that airliners would spend less time queuing for take-off and landing spots would reduce CO2 emissions by 330,000 tonnes a year, a figure which the email implied had been endorsed by the government.
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Commenting on today's announcement of a proposed new EU law on car emissions, Anna Jones, transport campaigner for Greenpeace, said:
"These Brussels bureaucrats must be driven to distraction. They should hang their petrol-heads in shame at their kowtowing to a car industry seemingly obsessed with wrecking the climate.
"The EU has let car manufacturers speed off with a weak proposal that lacks any long-term standards and offers an open road to overweight gas-guzzlers."
Posted by jamie — 27 November 2007 at 4:06pm
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Thanks to marcus for letting us know about an email that's been sent from British Airways to members of its Executive Club. In it, CEO Willie Walsh appeals to members' sense of loyalty - nay, duty - and asks them to support a third runway at Heathrow. He's even provided an easy online petition to sign - how sweet is that?
He makes no mention of how vital a third runway is supposed to be for the UK economy which is curious, seeing as it's the drum government ministers have been beating recently. Instead, he plays on the drubbing Heathrow's customer service has received in the press by insisting that a third runway will make the "customer experience" that much more comfortable.
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Gordon Brown tomorrow faces his first test since pledging to put Britain at the forefront of efforts to combat climate change. A proposal to build the UK's first coal fired power station in over thirty years (1) will land on his desk on the same day his government launches a consultation on expansion at Heathrow airport.
The outcome of Brown's decisions on new coal and new runways will determine whether Britain can meet its long-term global warming targets, which the Prime Minister on Monday suggested would be revised upwards to an 80 per cent cut in emissions by 2050.
Posted by bex — 14 November 2007 at 1:23pm
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Eurostar action celebrates new rail line,
but damns PM for Heathrow plans
Greenpeace climbers dodged police and security guards this morning before scaling the front of St Pancras station and dropping a massive banner emblazoned with the word 'YES!' in three metre high letters.
