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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, [...]
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 change. [...]
A low-cost trip to Venice
Friday, November 9th, 2007A low-cost trip to Venice
by John Valentine
Hundreds of thousands of words have been written about the beauty of Venice, a wonder of the world, this jewel is just an overnight train ride away from London – since our visit last in October we have met people who have been on holiday to Sri Lanka, Vietnam, [...]
BAA take off the gloves
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007A signal court case affecting the right of individuals to protest peacefully about climate change:
BAA are attempting to ban environmental campaigners from the airport, parts of the rail network and sections of the M25 and M4 motorways.
Heathrow Airport Ltd (part of BAA) has applied for an extremely broad injunction under the Protection from Harassment Act. [...]
Berlin for Breakfast
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007John Valentine, founder of the original flightpledge sight, is travelling by train around Europe this year and we are posting his experiences here on LowFlyZone. . . Seeing European destinations by train is one of the most rewarding ways to travel [Ed.]
‘Yes, we know you are against short and medium haul flying – but what’s [...]