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Posted by bex — 1 October 2008 at 4:10pm
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Greenpeace volunteers at Newquay airport in March 2007
You might remember that, 18 months ago, we set up ticket exchanges at airports across the country, and called on British Airways to show genuine leadership instead of launching new, unnecessary short haul routes that just add to the huge threat to our climate caused by runaway aviation growth.
Posted by jamie — 1 October 2008 at 12:05pm
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While the preservation of civil liberties is an ongoing struggle (the government's ID database plan is one I think is definitely worth challenging), we've still come a long way in the last 100 years.
Back then in the days of empire, Britain might have straddled the world but women had no voting rights and it was only thanks to a group of determined women waging a persistent (and sometimes violent) campaign of direct action that, in 1928, the government finally passed a bill granting equal voting rights to both sexes.
Posted by bex — 29 September 2008 at 11:52am
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Greenpeace saying Yes to the new high speed rail link to Europe last November © Rose/Greenpeace
We've been hearing likely sounding noises for a while now but today, the Conservatives have formally announced that they'd say no to a third runway at Heathrow, and yes to a high speed
rail link between London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds instead.
And so I find myself a bit befuddled to be wholeheartedly agreeing with a Tory party spokesperson, Theresa Villiers. She said:
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Reacting to a story in today's Guardian newspaper containing details of a Conservative proposal to scrap plans for a third runway at Heathrow and instead invest heavily in high speed rail, Greenpeace Executive Director John Sauven said:
"This announcement puts real pressure on Gordon Brown and his new transport secretary. The Conservatives have recognised that decisions taken now on high carbon projects like new runways and coal fired power stations will make or break our chances of tackling climate change in the future.
Posted by jossc — 16 September 2008 at 12:10pm
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The battle to win hearts and minds on the critical airport expansion issue continues apace. The latest group to take the field is in Manchester, where a flashmob is being organised to protest against the expansion of Heathrow, Manchester and all UK airports.
It's being called to coincide with the Labour Party Conference in Manchester and, in true flashmob fashion, will mysteriously manifest in Albert Square outside Manchester Town Hall on Tuesday 23rd September at 12.45pm sharp!
Posted by jamie — 8 August 2008 at 11:39am
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The Lego replica of Kingsnorth power station complete with 'Stop Climate Change' banner © Hans Bricks
Not one, not two but at least three climate change-related happenings popped up around the country yesterday, many of them carried out by Climate Camp attendees. Although the camp is primarily focused on coal and the proposed new power station at Kingsnorth, today's activities also highlighted other climate threats such as aviation and biofuels. Here is just a taste of what's been happening:
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