They have three demands: End to short haul flights and airport expansion Stop aviation advertising A just transition to sustainable jobs and transport Came together in 2005 to oppose an aviation industry conference and have been taking action ever since. Find out more at : http://planestupid.com/aboutus
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Plane Stupid – A network of grassroots groups that take non violent direct action against aviation expansion.
Posted: February 20, 2010 in Environment, TravelTags: Aviation, Plane Stupid
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Greentraveller – A website that provides information on how to have a green holiday.
Posted: February 20, 2010 in Environment, TravelTags: Environment, Green holidays, Green traveller
What is green travel? “Let’s face it, few holidays are 100% green. Most trips involve taking some form of motorised transport and unavoidably contribute to carbon emissions. Greentraveller shows how you can plan a holiday that keeps these emissions down to a minimum. The website was founded in 2006 by travel journalist Richard Hammond – the co-author of Clean [...]
Extreme Ice Survey – Is the most wide-ranging glacier study ever conducted using ground-based, real-time photography.
Posted: February 20, 2010 in EnvironmentTags: Environment
“EIS uses time-lapse photography, conventional photography, and video to document the rapid changes now occurring on the Earth’s glacial ice. The EIS team has installed 27 time-lapse cameras at 15 sites in Greenland, Iceland, Alaska, and the Rocky Mountains. EIS supplements this ongoing record with annual repeat photography in Iceland, the Alps, and Bolivia.” In [...]