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Wednesday, December 5th, 2007I thought I would post some of the recent reasons that people have given for being free from flying. This is in part a response to an email earlier in the week from a good friend after he read an article in the Times, “Airlines to make billions from CO2 trade” by the Transport Correspondent, [...]
Why do something today when you can put it off til tomorrow?
Friday, November 23rd, 2007BAA proudly announces the advent of a new runway and terminal 6 (although silent about the village that needs to be bulldozed) It seems the future is always the best place to deal with urgent issues that otherwise require us to address things in our own lives. At least, that is, according to many economists [...]
Fighting the right battle against global warming
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007LowFlyZone response to Tom Robbins Observer article where he questions the need to halt in the rapid growth in aviation. His reasoning does not add up. Rather than suggest we back off or somehow water down our efforts at tackling our unsustainable lifestyles, cutting out flying is an important signal in accepting and embracing necessary [...]
A rich tapestry of experiences unimaginable by plane
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007John Stewart of Airport Watch describes his trip to Istanbul It wasn’t any easy choice to make. I was asked to go to Istanbul to speak at a conference. To take the train or the plane from London? I plumped for the train. Despite some difficulties along the way, which I’ll tell you about, I’m [...]
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